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Raleigh Court, Jamestown Exposition, 1907

"Official souvenir" color postcard depicting the Raleigh Court at the Jamestown Exposition in 1907. There is a lake in the foreground with many boats on it, walkways lined with lamp posts along the water, and numerous red buildings in the background with landscaping and fountains. Correspondence on the card reads,"This looks well on a card, but in reality it is bum, in big letters. It is addressed to Miss Rosa Bassano, S. Mill St., Paris, Texas and postmarked Norfolk, Va on Sept 22, 1907.
Date: September 22, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a View Looking Down a Road Between Trees]

Postcard with a photograph of a view looking down "Lover's Lane" positioned underneath a grove of trees; the caption reads: "You had better bring Harry down here. What you think?" The note on the reverse side of the card reads: "Am having some joy - so sorry you would not ride with me Sunday. Lots of girls here. I leave tomorrow. At home about Sun./six."
Date: August 22, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, December 22, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins in Central City, Nebraska from Leda Bahl with a Christmas illustration printed on the front. The picture on the front is of a bell decorated with Christmas decorations all around it, and "A Merry Christmas" printed below it. There is a note on the reverse side of the card from Leda that reads: "Guessing you are glad that the time is almost here for you to come home you said you were anxious to see Harry's house. You ought to see Harry's dog. I told you Harry he thought more of the dog than he does of his sisters. Mayme wish you all a merry Xmas."
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Bahl, Leda
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Go on Smiling": Part 2]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska, and is one of a set of four similar cards. The photograph shows a woman standing on a stone wall and looking down at a man sitting below another wall with a beam of sunlight shining from her face to his body; the caption underneath reads: "We'll be wedded to each other and the sunshine will be smiling on us too." There is also a note written on the back of the card in red ink.
Date: October 22, 1908
Creator: Scott & Van Altena
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard: OHPG0349] -- part of ark:/67531/metadc2018039

Reverse side of postcard to Arch Stoneman
Date: November 22, 1909
Creator: Pettit, Frank
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard of Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a manilla-colored four story building obscured by a treeline. Stuart Hall's history is written as follows, "Stuart Hall is a new name given to the Virginia Female Institute of Staunton. It was founded in 1848, and is one of the oldest educational institutions for girls in the country. There are four massive buildings, surrounded by about four acres of beautiful land, located on an elevation of 1,450 feet above the sea level, and midway between the picturesque James and Shenandoah Rivers." The letter reads, "We reached here 7 this a. m. Write me soon with love, Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave Huntington, W. Va."
Date: August 22, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Woman Standing Near Window]

Postcard of a woman wearing a green dress standing near a window with a mistletoe pattern on the pane and "A Merry Christmas" written on the glass. The letter on the back reads, "With great wishes for a lovely X-mas from Phoebe." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1114 3rd Avenue Huntington West Va."
Date: December 22, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Peristine Building in Beaumont]

Postcard of a six story pale blue building with an early model car and horse drawn buggy traveling down the road in front of it. A boy dressed in black stands in the lower right corner. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 65 Beach St. Charlotte N. Y."
Date: June 22, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Three Women Laughing]

Postcard of three women with reddish-brown hair laughing and embracing one another. One wears a pale green dress and red sash, another wears a lavender dress, and the other a white dress with a green sash. The letter reads, "Have you heard from Smith? It seems ages since I've seen you. How are you getting along at school? Called Sig tonight - what if she has changed her mind. Write soon. Marie. 1009 Resk Ave." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas, to W. P. H. McFaddin."
Date: September 22, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Busy Square]

Postcard of many people and pigeons wandering the stone-paved courtyard in front of a colorful building with green domed roofs. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. L. McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, W. Va. U.S.A."
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elk Creek

Photograph of a scene on Elk Creek, Hobart, OK. Published by Post Office Book and News Depot, Hobart, OK, postmarked August 22, 1908.
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard: OHPG0348]

Postcard mailed to Arch Stoneman from Frank Petitt from Prineville Oregon showing a man bull riding in an open field, with hills in the background. A man on horseback is behind the bull-rider, near the center of the image, and several spectators are partially visible in the lower-left corner. Text: "Exciting times during the Fair bull rideing [sic] contest. I got the Pictures all O.K. and am very much obliged to you. Frank Petitt."
Date: November 22, 1909
Creator: Petitt, Frank
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. There is typed text on the back from Rev. Charles T. Caldwell to the Misses Burton reminding them of the church's anniversary service on the following Sunday.
Date: October 22, 1908
Creator: Dodson, Wesley Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History