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[Postcard of Christmas Tree]

Postcard of a Christmas tree from Miss Edith Gray addressed to Miss Maude B. of Belton, Texas. The tree is decorated, and three children sit beneath it with presents.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Mary Hardin-Baylor College]

Postcard of Mary Hardin-Baylor College in Belton, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Summers Mill in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a narrow, three-story, wood and stone building on the far bank of a creek, connected to a short dam that stretches across the creek. The building has wood siding on the third floor, and a wooden balcony on the far side of the second story. A staircase on the right of the building (downstream of the dam) leads down to the water, while a wooden dock is partially visible upstream of the dam. Tall trees border the far bank, surrounding the mill. On the back are postcard markings and a brief paragraph detailing the history of the mill.
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Barton House in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a two-story stone and wood house with a rust-red roof and a small, slightly raised, covered porch at the front right of the house. Groups of trees surround the house on all sides, partially obscuring the front of the house. The second story has three wood-framed windows, and a small stone chimney stack sits on the left side of the roof. A green, grassy lawn stretches out in front of the house, while large white clouds are visible in the blue sky above. On the back are postcard markings and a brief paragraph detailing the history of the house.
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hamblen House in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a two-story cinder-block house with a small balcony in the front, supported by two large columns on the front porch. There are two, double-door entrances, one on the porch and one on the balcony, as well as two stone chimneys on either side of the roof. Two bare trees sit in the front lawn, one on the right of the front pathway and the other on the left. A small child with short hair, in a light-colored dress and dark pants, stands on the front porch, facing the camera. On the back are postcard markings and an identification sticker.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Stagecoach at Stagecoach Inn in Salado, Texas]

Photograph of a red stagecoach with yellow wheels and a yellow hitch, sitting on a grassy green lawn in front of two flagpoles. The stagecoach has three windows on the closest side, and black trim around the whole vehicle. An American flag flies from the left flagpole, while the branches of a tall tree obscure the top of the flagpole on the right. In the background, a major road marked by a sign reading, "Exit 284; Stagecoach Rd; Next Right" runs from left to right, and in the far background, across the road, is a line of tall trees. On the back are postcard markings and a brief paragraph detailing the history of the stagecoach.
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South View of Salado College]

Photograph of a two-story building with a small tower at the front and a fence surrounding the building. The top of the tower has a pointed roof with a spire. There is a grassy field in the foreground and several trees surrounding the fence. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the photo as a southern view of Salado College in Salado, Texas, and that the postcard was published for two people named Guthrie and Halsey. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and handwritten notes to someone in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Salado, Texas in 1883]

Postcard with an illustration based on a photograph of Salado, Texas in 1883, showing a street in town with carriages passing by Family Groceries.
Date: 1980
Creator: Creeko Creations
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with an Illustration of a Suspension Bridge]

Postcard with an illustration of the suspension bridge spanning Salado Creek, based on a photograph. The image shows two individuals on horseback in the creek, and individuals standing on the middle of the bridge.
Date: 1980
Creator: Creeko Creations
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Salado Mill]

Postcard with a photograph of Sumners Mill located along Salado Creek on FM 1123. The mill includes a dam on the creek allowing smaller amounts of water to pass through.
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Salado Creek Dam in Fall]

Postcard with a photograph of a small dam on a creek, with bridges across the water further up the creek. Trees and bushes with brown and orange leaves line the banks on the right and left sides of the creek, and a thin mist lies across the water. The back of the postcard has typical postcard markings and a small paragraph about the Salado Creek scene.
Date: 1980
Creator: Scully, Rita
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with an Illustration of the First State Bank]

Postcard with an illustration of the First State Bank of Salado, Texas, based on a photograph of the same bank. The image shows the bank with an old automobile parked outside the front door.
Date: 1980
Creator: Creeko Creations
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Stagecoach Inn Postcard]

Postcard with a photograph of the Stagecoach Inn surrounded by numerous trees. The back of the card has a note detailing when the Inn opened and that it was a "major stage stop-relay station of the old Chisholm Trail."
Date: 19uu
Creator: Dexter Press, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Salado, Texas in 1884]

Postcard with an illustration of "Salado, Texas from the south side of the creek, 1884." The drawing is based on a photograph of shows the main street with carriages moving by all of the buildings.
Date: 1980
Creator: Creeko Creations
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Methodist Church in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a white, one-story church with wood siding and a square bell-tower at the front right (the closest corner of the church). The church has two windows on the either side of the front door (on the left), one window in the bell tower, and three visible windows along its right side, all of which are tall and narrow with uniform decorations in each window. A pathway on the right leads around from the front of the church to the back. The church is surrounded by groups of trees, some of which shade the grassy lawn and gravel parking lot in the foreground. On the back are postcard markings and a handwritten note identifying the date of the postcard.
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of White-Aiken House in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a small, two-story, cream-colored farmhouse, with an off-white, wooden, four-wheel cart sitting in the grassy lawn in front of the house's white picket-fence. The house has an L-shaped, covered porch on the front and left side of the house - the overhang supported by white, circular columns. Two groups of trees stand in the yard, one group on the front left of the house, and the other just to the front right. A small, white truck is just visible in the driveway on the left, while a windmill and standing water tank are partially visible past the trees on the right. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and a brief paragraph about the history of the house.
Date: 1990
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sirena Sculpture in Salado, Texas]

Postcard of a metal sculpture shaped in the figure of a female mermaid sitting and holding her fish tail on a light-colored, flat rock in the middle of a small pool of water. The sculpture's image is reflected in the water below. The pool is surrounded by light-colored rocks and weeds, lining the banks, and the golden lighting indicates the photo was taken at either dusk or dawn. On the back are postcard markings, a white, rectangle sticker, and a brief paragraph detailing the history and meaning of the statue.
Date: 1990
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Salado College Ruins]

Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used to be part of Salado College.
Date: [1924..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baines House on Royal Street]

Postcard with a photograph of a one-story, cream-colored house with wood siding and a small, covered front porch supported by small, square columns. A white picket fence surrounds the grassy front lawn. A stone chimney is visible on the left side of the house, through a group of trees and bushes. A small, separate garage is visible to the right of the house, at then end of a driveway. On the back are postcard markings and a small paragraph of information about the house, indicating it belonged to George Washington Baines.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge]

Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Farmers Union Warehouse]

Postcard of a man standing between stacks of cotton bales in a large barn, with the caption, "Rogers Tex. Farmers Union Warehouse." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas and says, "Hello. How are you this eve? I am down in the bottom cutting wood now. Got 8 more boys with me. We are having a good old time. Well how was preaching Sunday? Mattie & Leo. Kreuger were at our house Sunday. All went to Knob Creek to prayer meeting Sunday night. Bye bye. A."
Date: January 24, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Businesses on Austin Street in Holland, Texas]

Postcard of buildings lining a dirt road. Text on the photo says "Business portion Austin St. Holland, Texas." A handwritten note on the front of the postcard says "Hello, feel like 15 cts. I look worse. How are your good old fellows? I guess you are having a good time, at least I hope so." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1907
Creator: Holland Drug Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Buffalo at Brackenridge Park]

Postcard of buffalo grazing in a field at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: May 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rogers, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of the north side of Main Street in Rogers, Texas, lined with buildings. A typed note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "This is the main street of our big city of Rogers. Adolph."
Date: June 27, 1907
Creator: Hendrick, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History