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[Postcard of Brazos River Flood]

Postcard showing the Brazos River flood on Elm Street in East Waco. Buildings and power lines can be seen above the water.
Date: December 7, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date: May 7, 1909
Creator: Sleeper, Minnie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anson Mills Building]

Postcard of the historic Anson Mills Building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. Please also see duplicate postcard WH-PC-186-022.
Date: July 7, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anson Mills Building]

Postcard of the Anson Mills Building. The Anson Mills Building is a historic building located at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building stands on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de León ranch. Anson Mills hired Henry C. Trost of the Trost and Trost architectural firm to design and construct the building. At the time, Henry C. Trost was the area's foremost pioneer in the use of reinforced concrete in building design. Built in 1910-1911, the building was only the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States, and one of the largest all-concrete buildings. At 145 feet (44 m), the 12-story Mills Building was the tallest building in El Paso when it was completed. The architectural firm of Trost and Trost moved its offices to the building upon completion, where they remained until 1920. The Mills family sold the building in 1965. The building stands on a corner site opposite San Jacinto Plaza, with a gracefully curved street façade that wraps around the south and east sides. Like many of Trost's designs, the Anson Mills Building's overall form and strong verticality, as well as details of the ornamentation and cornice, are reminiscent of the Chicago …
Date: July 7, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston - November 7, 1995]

Postcard from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The postcard has been sent as a formality, indicating that they have received his application material and will be notified of a decision in the month of January.
Date: November 7, 1995
Creator: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

Platt National Park

Photograph of the Vendome Artesian Well in Platt National Park (now known as Chickasaw National Recreation Area), Sulphur, OK, August 7, 1924. Postcard Album.
Date: August 7, 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Platt National Park

Photograph of the Artesian Hotel in Platt National Park (now known as Chickasaw National Recreation Area), Sulphur, OK, August 7, 1924. Postcard Album.
Date: August 7, 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard from Peggie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, February 7, 1925]

Valentine's Day postcard from a woman named Peggie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock "wishing you a merry Valentine." The illustration on the front of the card shows to children sitting on a hammock with a large, red heart behind them; the caption below them reads: "I've lost my heart, for good I guess, to somebody at your address."
Date: February 7, 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Henry Sleur - October 7, 1954]

Postcard written to Mrs. Henry Sleur in Belton, Texas. The letter says "Dear Bessie- Will you give me your mother's numbers as a D.A.R. Was she listed as one, in Austin? I was told to write to Washington for the D.A.R. lineage as I want to trace it beyond 1776. Thank you. Odetta."
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ellen to Miss Harthausen, October 7, 1910]

Postcard from Ellen to Miss Harthausen, promising to write a letter when she has time. The front of the postcard features an illustration of three buildings lining a street - one two-story building and two one-story buildings. The building on the far right has a sign for a bakery. Two automobiles and a small buggy are parked along the street.
Date: October 7, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Adler's Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of Adler's Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Th postcard features a photograph of an l-shaped, two-story building with light-colored wood siding and a wrap-around front porch. Much of the ranch house is obscured by tall trees, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the house and lawn. There are several men in white dress shirts sitting in chairs on the front lawn, and one of the men is pictured translucently in several different spots (due to long-exposure photography). There are handwritten notes around the photograph, reading: "Here we are stopping, a kiss from Papa, Apr 7-08." The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 1908-04-07~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, June 7, 1912]

Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, discussing their home, which they say is near the scene depicted on the postcard. The front of the postcard features a photograph of a small, sloped mountain covered with trees at the top and base of the mountain, and dotted with trees around the middle. At the base of the largest part of the slope are three buildings - two barns and one two-story house with columns.
Date: June 7, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, October 7, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: October 7, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lillian G. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 7, 1910]

Postercard from Lillian G. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. On the back, Lillian wrote some brief news about San Antonio, TX and that she found the postcard in a Japanese store. The front of the card has gold embossed images of huts by a lake, birds, and a boat. The background consists of a mountain with a white top and clouds.
Date: November 7, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, September 7, 1989]

Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards discussing changes that should be made to the Fifinella monument. The front is a picture of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Date: September 7, 1989
Creator: Tanner, Doris Brinker
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from F. L. Diaggne to Harris Leon Kempner, May 7, 1956]

Card with letter from F. L. Diaggne to Harris Leon Kempner notifying him that he has to appear for special Jury Service on May 14, 1956. And Diaggne mentions that if he's an exempt he has to claim but no person other than Judge has the authority to excuse him from this jury service. And failure to obey this will cost him between $10 to $100.
Date: May 7, 1956
Creator: Diaggne, F. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Central Fire Station, the "Pride of Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of Waco's Central Fire Department, a two-story brick building with a garage on the first floor.
Date: August 7, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station]

Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station, a two-story building with a tower extending another story in one of its corners. The base of the building has garage doors with labels corresponding to the type of fire engine it houses. There is a large, red brick building in the background that says, "Southern Rock Island Plow Co." The back of the postcard has a handwritten message by the sender to the addressee.
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a View in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas]

Postcard with a view inside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas; the view is looking down a street with trees lining it on either side and a large building off to the far left. The note on the back of the card reads: "Hello Mayme, am having a lovely time will write later."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: C. Weichsel Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Yard in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of several rows of cotton bales and men with horses and carriages in a cotton yard in Waco; there are factories and other buildings featuring advertisements and some trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. Cotton Yard." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Birdseye View of Temple]

Postcard of a color image of Temple from above featuring a neighborhood with several rows of houses on the left and a two-story red and white house on the right side; there are several trees in the foreground and on the left side of the street and more houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Bird's-Eye View, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: January 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of The Franciscan Monastery sent to Harris L. Kempner, November 7, 1945]

Postcard of The Franciscan Monastery in Washington D.C from Mr. Fox to Harris Kempner thanking him as well as asking if he wants an album of prints.
Date: November 7, 1945
Creator: Fox, Courdi L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter, May 7, 1912]

Postcard from Clarence W. Conor to George Pendexter regarding different collections of photographs. The photograph on the backside of the card shows a view of a fireman sitting in an old fire engine belonging to the Stratford Fire Department in Stratford, Connecticut. This vehicle has a ladder attached to its side, a basket with a water hose on top, and an alarm bell on the far back.
Date: May 7, 1912
Creator: Conor, Clarence W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Man with Two Mugs]

Postcard of an illustration of a man sitting next to a table with two empty mugs. Printed text on the postcard says: "Three empty mugs." Handwritten note on the front of the card adds: "You can't drink it all, so no use of making a hog of yourself." Postcard is addressed to Abner Rayburn.
Date: September 7, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History