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[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

Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) #3

A photograph postcard showing Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) #3, four-unit diesel, westbound on New york to Chicago section of B & O's fastest time freight approaching Orlean Road, WV, at 45 mph
Date: August 7, 1947
Creator: Fales, Bruce D.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma 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

[Blackwell Sanitarium and Clnic]

Postcard of Blackwell Sanitarium and Clinic in Gorman, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a a red, four-story brick building from the front. The correspondence on the back contains the name, "Mrs. Hazel Decker," an address, and appears to be an entry for the 1959 showcase of The Price is Right.
Date: January 7, 1959
Creator: Decker, Hazel
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. C. Jones Home

Postcard of the two-story Baroque architecture styled home of Mrs A. C. Jones located at 611 East Jones St. Philanthropist and supporter of local schools, Mrs. A.C. (Jane Field) Jones (1842-1918) built the house on this site after her husband Captain Jones’ death in 1906. Governors and other Texas leaders were welcomed here. Located on the hill where the college stands today, the first and much grander A.C. Jones home was sold to the John Flournoy and moved into town by mule and wagon. It stood facing Flournoy Park until it was razed in 1946.
Date: January 7, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central High School in Waco]

Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1907
Creator: unknown
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

Delaware & Hudson (D&H) 452

A photograph postcard showing Delaware & Hudson (D&H) 452 (class G-5), 4-6-0, camel back (center cab) locomotive, on passenger train, Eagle Bridge, NY.
Date: June 7, 1922
Creator: Dean, J. H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 361

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western, narrow gauge, crossing the Gunnison River at Crystal Creek, CO, with the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Excursion Train, 6 cars.
Date: September 7, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, snow plow blade on locomotive, on mixed freight, south of Mineral Hot Springs, CO, on the Alamoso-Salida line, 10 cars.
Date: October 7, 1945
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, on mixed freight leaving Mineral Hot Springs, CO, on the Alamoso-Salida line, 13 cars.
Date: October 7, 1945
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 605

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 605, 2-8-0, Leadville, CO.
Date: August 7, 1938
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3414

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3414, 2-8-8-2, Denver, CO.
Date: December 7, 1940
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3607 on "Ute"

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3607, 2-8-8-2, waiting to pull the "Ute" out of Denver, CO.
Date: September 7, 1939
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3616

Postcard with a photograph of Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3616, 4-8-8-4, coasting downgrade with a mixed freight, in the snow at Arena, CO, 51 cars, 25mph.
Date: March 7, 1948
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 405 & 5227

A photograph postcard showing the Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D)405 and 5227, 2-8-2's, eastbound near Oklaunion, TX, 49 cars, 50 mph
Date: September 7, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 405 & 5227

A photograph postcard showing the Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 405 and 5227, 2-8-2's, eastbound near Electra, TX, 49 cars, 45 mph
Date: September 7, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 504

A photograph postcard showing the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf (KOG) 504, 2-10-2, Baxter Springs, KS. [Note: KO&G acquired by MV in 1925]
Date: August 7, 1929
Creator: Lavelle, Joseph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Laramie Valley Railroad Company

A photograph postcard showing Laramie Valley (LPN&W) 2, 0-6-0, Laramie, WY. (Quarry road)
Date: July 7, 1940
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Letter from Black, Starr & Gorham to Jeane Kempner, January 7, 1952]

Letter from Black, Starr & Gorham to Jeane Kempner informing her that they will need to see the broken silver in order to determine the best way to fix them. They assure her that they will send a price estimate before beginning repairs.
Date: January 7, 1952
Creator: Black, Starr & Gorham
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from D. B. McDaniel Cadillac Co. to D. W. Kempner, December 7, 1949]

Letter from D. B. McDaniel Cadillac Co. to D. W. Kempner acknowledging that he "has not been in for service" on his Cadillac "during the past 90 days". They express hope that their services have been satisfactory.
Date: December 7, 1949
Creator: D. B. McDaniel Cadillac Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oklahoma Railway (ORY) Interurban car 225

A photograph postcard showing the Oklahoma Railway Interurban car 225, passing Belle isle at north edge of Oklahoma City, coming from Guthrie, OK
Date: July 7, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oklahoma Railway (ORY) Interurban car 225

A photograph postcard of the Oklahoma Railway (ORY) 17th Street Station at corner of N.W. 17th Street and Classen Blvd. in Oklahoma City, on the double-track Belle Isle streetcar line. Guthrie and El Reno interurbans also stopped there. Car 140 is inbound to downtown and thence to the State Capitol Building via the Capitol-Culberson line. Cardboard sign in front window indicates it will make connections with the Lincoln Park car at the Capitol. The Victoria Theater building can be seen at extreme right.
Date: July 7, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History