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Schloß Taxis mit Dischingen vom Flugzeug aus

Postcard featuring an aerial view of Schloß Taxis and the surrounding area. Schloß Taxis is a castle with a large primary building that is surrounded by smaller secondary buildings. A forest is visible to the right, and a village in the background is located among vast expanses of fields.
Date: unknown
Creator: A. Weber & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Girl and Keg]

Photo postcard of a little girl in a cloak standing on a table next to a keg of some sort. She holds something that looks like a turnip in her hand. Printed on the card is, "Gruss aus Munchen!" Handwritten on the front is "Dorothy Ha"
Date: unknown
Creator: Beck, F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church]

Postcard of the interior of St. Peter Evangelical Church. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Ev. Luth. St. Petri Kirche Bei Walburg, Tex." A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Olga Fuchs in Manor, Texas and reads: "Hello Olga! How did you and your brother get over your trip? I came home the 30 after having a delightful time. With love to you from Olga Granzin."
Date: 1907
Creator: Granzin, Olga
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Alps Mountains]

Postcard of the Alps Mountains, showing a church peeking out from behind a boulder and a tram coming out of a tunnel.
Date: [1944..1945]
Creator: Huber, Hans
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church]

Postcard of a black and white photograph of the Waco First Presbyterian Church, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, surrounded by trees with a light blue colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "Mrs Markquart" and a longer handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 1908
Creator: Marquardt, Luise
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from H. Studtmann to Reverend R. Osthoff, December 15, 1926]

Postcard with a note from H. Studtmann, President of Lutheran Concordia College, to Reverend R. Osthoff.
Date: December 15, 1926
Creator: Studtmann, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[House in Bavaria]

Photograph of a two-story house in Oberammergau, Bavaria painted with scenes from Little Red Riding Hood. In the foreground there is a wooden fence, bushes, and pots of flowers in front of the house, as well as a flower box filled with pink flowers on the house's balcony. In the background several trees and the Kofel mountai are visible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographs of the Goldberger Family]

Two photographs of the Goldberger family, including one of the parents, Augusta and Erich, walking towards the camera outside a large building where other people are gathered behind them. Augusta is wearing a hat and a light-colored shirt, dress, and jacket, and is holding a purse and gloves; Erich is wearing a suit and tie. A letter in German is handwritten on the back. The second image is a portrait of the children, Hugo and Rita, posing together looking toward the right side side of the photo and visible from the chest up. The back is labelled with their surname.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Fred to Mrs. Gus Jentsch, July 21, 1915]

Postcard from Fred to his sister Mrs. Gus Jentsch. The correspondence is written in German. On the front is a photograph of a brick building on a corner of a street. The building is two floors and houses the Little Red Onion Cafe and the Sanitex Clothes Shop. The clothes shop has a few stairs leading up to its door. Part of the shops can be seen through the front windows. The sidewalk in front of the stores is lined with trees.
Date: July 21, 1915
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Smoke is billowing from the top of the building, covering the background.
Date: April 23, 1903
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Intense flames have spread across the top of the roof, giving off heavy smoke.
Date: April 23, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Couple and Firemen]

Illustrated postcard of a kissing couple within a burning heart, surrounded by firemen attempting to extinguish the fire with hoses and ladders. There is a Poem in German printed in the top left corner of the postcard. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, saying, "My dear Sir! My best compliments for new year 1910!"
Date: December 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]

Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"
Date: April 26, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.
Date: January 31, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Safety Carriage]

Postcard of a group of uniformed men with a horse-drawn vehicle, helping an injured man. The injured man is strapped to a wooden stretcher, with bandages around his head.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Auerbacher Castle]

Postcard of Auerbacher Castle on the top of a hill covered with trees. Text on the front of the postcard indicates that it was taken from an airplane: "Auerbacher Schloß (Bergstraße) vom Flugzeug aus."
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Basel Marketplace and Town Hall]

Postcard with woodcut print of the marketplace and town hall in Basel, Switzerland. Text on the print says "Das Rathaus," and typed text below says "Basle, golden Gate of Switzerland. Basle, Marketplace and townhall."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of German firemen in four auto fire engines. The line of automobiles is seen in front of a three-story brick building.
Date: July 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a coiled fire hose on its rear.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of a fire station in Berlin, Germany, with the firemen in four auto fire engines parked outside of their garages. The back of the postcard has a message from the sender, discussing the trade of collectible postcards.
Date: July 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a water tank and hose.
Date: August 17, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bern, Switzerland]

Postcard of an aerial view of Bern, Switzerland, with two bridges over the Aare river and snow-capped Alps in the distance. A typed note on the front of the postcard says "Fliegeraufnahme von Bern mit den Alpen."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bern, Switzerland Clock Tower (Zytglogge)]

Postcard of the clock tower (Zytglogge) in Bern, Switzerland. Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Bern, Zeitglockensturm, Détail. Berne, La tour de l'horloge, détail." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard describes the functions of the clock: "The circle tells the hour. The ring with zodiac tells the phase of moon etc. Small sun is phase of sun (at III). 2 min. before hour - 1. Cock flaps wings and crows, 2. Joker rings hour in bells, 3. Bottom figures go around (changing of the guard), 4. Cock flaps wings and crows, 5. King turns hour glass over, opens mouth, 6. Lion on right turns head, 7. Cock flaps wings and crows, 8. Big figure on tower has hammer and goes through motions of hitting bell."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History