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[Postcard of Ponte di Rialta]

Postcard of the Ponte di Rialta with three gondolas on the canal below. On the back of the postcard, "Venice - Rialto's Bridge" is written in French, English, and German. The text, "Vera fotografia - Omniafoto Torino - Rip interdetta" is also printed on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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

[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 of Brenner's Park-Hotel in Baden-Baden]

Portion of a postcard with a photograph of the Brenner's Park Hotel in Baden-Baden with the address and phone number of Eva Naubur handwritten on the reverse side.
Date: 1956
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 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 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 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

[Temple Sanitarium]

Postcard of a partially colorized photograph of the Temple Sanitarium, a large two-story red brick building with white columns anda balcony on the second floor; there two horse-drawn carriages in the street in the foreground and a woman standing on the second-story balcony. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Temple Sanitarium, Temple, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 25, 1907
Creator: unknown
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 Hotel Continental Basel]

Postcard of Hotel Continental in Basel, Switzerland, with cars and a trolley in the street, and the steps of the train station in the foreground. Typed text on the back of the postcard says "Contihotel fliessendes kaltes und warmes wasser in dem zimmern."
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
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 Marketplace in Bad Orb, Germany]

Postcard of buildings on a street in Germany. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Bad Orb i. Spessart. Am Marktplatz."
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

[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