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Oklahoma Historical Society
29
McFaddin-Ward House Museum
14
Rosenberg Library
9
Fire Museum of Texas
8
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
6
Hardin-Simmons University Library
5
El Paso Public Library
2
Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
2
Murphy Historical Society Inc.
2
The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
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Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) 7618
A photograph postcard showing Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) #7614, 2-8-8-4, hauling coal, Terra Alta, WV. Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works, February 1944
Date:
March 25, 1945
Creator:
Fales, Bruce D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Colonia Díaz - Chihuahua, Mexico]
The postcard caption reads: 'U.S. Soldiers resting under shade trees at Colonia Díaz'. This group of U.S. Soldiers is part of the American Punitive Expedition or Mexican Expedition who were sent into Mexico to confront and/or capture Mexican Revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico was led by Brigadier General John J. Pershing. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico went on from March 14, 1916 to around February 7, 1917. Colonia Díaz itself was the first permanent Mormon colony in Mexico, located along the Casas Grandes River, in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Back of the postcard: 4/24/16 'My Dear G M - Everything fine here. Glad you are well. Try and enjoy yourself. Will write soon. Doing business! Walter'. Addressed to: G.M. Horne, Box 365, Portland, Maine. This postcard has a 1912 1c Washington, green, single line watermark stamp.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colorado & Southern (C&S) Passenger Car 70
A photograph postcard showing Colorado & Southern (C&S) 70, passenger car, wood-sided, on exhibition, Idaho Springs, CO.
Date:
May 25, 1941
Creator:
Kindig, Richard H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 499
A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 499, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, with Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion train in San Luis Valley, north of Villa Grove, CO, 6 cars, 20 mph.
Date:
September 25, 1949
Creator:
Kindig, Richard H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Flagstaff Lumber Co. #2
A photograph postcard showing Flagstaff Lumber #2 (Hinkley), formerly ATSF class 2300, Flagstaff, AZ. Scrapped Topeka 4/28/1915.
Date:
July 25, 1935
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Gillard-Duncan House Photograph #2]
Postcard of the Gillard-Duncan House in Liberty, Texas.
Date:
March 25, 1978
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Gillard-Duncan House Photograph #3]
Postcard of the Gillard-Duncan House in Liberty, Texas.
Date:
March 25, 1978
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]
Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date:
June 25, 1917
Creator:
Sholin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to Barbecue at Levin's]
Invitation from Levin's to D. W. and Jeane Kempner for a barbecue they are hosting on August 5, 1950.
Date:
July 25, 1950
Creator:
Levin's
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital]
Postcard of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image depicts a three-story, red brick building with a sign reading "King's Daughters Hospital" over the porch and a smaller white house partially obscured by the hospital building. The text, "King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. Marry Skiller" and signed "Aunt Emma."
Date:
March 25, 1914
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Southern Fern Growers, Inc. to D. W. Kempner, August 25, 1949]
Letter from Southern Fern Growers, Inc. to D. W. Kempner informing him that they will ship his order on September 9th. They estimate that the order will arrive on September 12th.
Date:
August 25, 1949
Creator:
Southern Fern Growers, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Louisville & Nashville (LN) 1909
A photograph postcard showing the Louisville & Nashville (LN) 1909, 2-8-2 (Alco), on a mixed freight, Berea, KY.
Date:
June 25, 1938
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Lubbock Sanitarium and Clinic]
Postcard of Lubbock Sanitarium and Clinic. The front of the postcard has an illustration of a red brick building with multiple wings, with information about the sanitarium printed below. The text on the front of the postcard reads, "One hundred twenty-five beds, fireproof construction, every modern convenience. Completely equipped to care for medical, surgical, dental and obstetrical cases. Modernly equipped nursery. Complete x-ray and pathological laboratories and radium. A chartered training school for nurses is conducted in connection with the sanitarium." The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. R.L. Maloul."
Date:
April 25, 1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog]
Postcard of a man wearing a straw hat and suspenders standing in a grain field next to a girl in a light-colored dress to his right. A dog is standing on the girl's right side and above it is a text that reads: "Lon. Hill. Irrigated Farm Harlingen, Tex. Sorghum Planted May 4. Phots. July 25, '08."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Man, Girl, and Dog on Farm]
Postcard of a man wearing suspenders and a straw hat standing in the middle of a cotton field with a young girl in a light-colored dress and a dog. The girl is standing in the foreground with the dog on the left and the man is behind her on the left. More fields and houses are visible in the distant background and a text on the front of the postcard reads "Lon C. Hills Irrigated Farm. Harlingen, Tex. Cotton Planted APr. 20. Photo. July 25, 08. Producing 15 Bales per acre."
Date:
July 25, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 1304
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 1304, 4-4-0, on a passenger train, lead car is Railway Express Agency, at Elk City, OK, ex. Katy 312, sister to 1306
Date:
July 25, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 1306
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 1306, 4-4-0, on a passenger train, lead car is Railway Express Agency, at Elk City, OK, ex. Katy 315, sister to 1304.
Date:
July 25, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" Wheat Train
A photograph postcard showing wheat cars in the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" yard at Altus OK, during the railroad engineers and brakemen strike of 1946. Doors are open to ventilate moist wheat & part of one car has been scooped on the ground to cool off.
Date:
May 25, 1946
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New York, Ontario, & Western (NYO&W) 42
A photograph postcard showing the New York, Ontario & Western (NYO&W) 42, 2-6-0 (BLW), Sydney, NY.
Date:
October 25, 1937
Creator:
Geertz, Lloyd
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop]
Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Wilfred Hellser from "H. W."
Date:
June 25, 1918
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Félix Díaz Prieto]
Postcard with an oval portrait image of Félix Díaz [17 February 1868 – 9 July 1945], wearing a three-piece suit and visible from the chest up, viewed from his left side. The caption below the image reads: Felix Diaz. Associated with President [Victoriano] Huerta at Mexico City. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "Dear G.M. Glad to hear that you and Father are enjoying yourselves. Will write at once. All ok.", Walter. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365. Dated May 25, 1913.
Date:
May 25, 1913
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Post Office Return Receipt, November 25, 1950]
A United States Post Office return receipt for an article sent to P. H. Francois by H. Kempner.
Date:
November 25, 1950
Creator:
United States Post Office Department
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Galdi Securities Corp. to Fannie K. Adoue]
Postal card from Galdi Securities Corp. to Fannie Kempner Adoue regarding the purchase and sale of Mexican Northern Mining & Railway Co. shares.
Date:
November 25, 1957
Creator:
Galdi Securities Corp.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Railway Express Agency to Daniel W. Kempner, January 25, 1949]
Postal card sent by Railway Express Agency to Daniel W. Kempner of a request for disposition.
Date:
January 25, 1949
Creator:
Railway Express Agency
System:
The Portal to Texas History