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[Postcard of Dredge in Brazos River]

Postcard of a dredge in the Brazos River near Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Will try and write you in a fortnight. Rec'd Bertha's letter, was glad to hear from you. Mae."
Date: September 19, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Holland, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of the north side of Main street in Holland, Texas. A handwritten note on the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "Well if it wasn't for the scripture where it says all ye who are weary and heavy laden come unto me and I will give you rest. That is the only hope I have in this world. I don't think there ever will be any more pleasure for me left in this old world. I do sometimes wonder if ever I could be happy again. There is only one [?] for me and that is-"
Date: July 29, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin County Court House]

Postcard of Austin County Court House in Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Hello Annie. How are you taking in these days? Hope you are taking life easy. Best wishes for a happy Easter and lots of eggs. Emil."
Date: April 1, 1907
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 Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 14, 1908]

Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The photo on the card is of a young girl. She is standing with one arm behind her back and is wearing a white dress and matching hat. Around her waist is a dark belt and she has on stockings. On the front and back, Mrs. Metcalf wrote that the photo was of Sou and that she wanted to hear from Junia.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Metcalf, Mrs. C. W.
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 Ora Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, July 23, 1891]

Postcard from Ora Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing what she has been doing in Fort Worth, Texas. On the back, it is addressed to Mr. J. P. Osterhout in Belton, Bell Co., Texas, and it is postmarked Fort Worth, Texas, July 23, 1891.
Date: July 23, 1891
Creator: Osterhout, Ora
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Ora Osterhout, April 14, 1908]

Postcard from Mrs. C. W. Metcalf to Miss Ora Osterhout in Belton, Texas. On the front is a photograph of Mrs. Metcalf's house in Holland, Texas. She says that they "have lots of chickens to fry" and invites Ora to come visit. On the back she says that she would like to hear from Ora. The house is a small wooden cabin with a front porch. There are three small children in the yard in front. The card is postmarked Holland, Texas.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Metcalf, Mrs. C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]

Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this building that Santa Anna mounted his cannon in besieging the Alamo in 1836. The postcard is addressed to Misses Ora and Junia Osterhout in Belton, Texas, and it is postmarked San Antonio, January 9, 1911.
Date: January 9, 1911
Creator: Graves, Lillian
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade, November 13, 1914]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade discussing recent events. She says that she went to the carnival every night during the fair. The postcard has a picture of a house on the front, and it is addressed to Mrs. C. B. Wade in Temple, Texas. It is postmarked San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 13, 1914
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ann Farman to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 28, 1879]

A postcard from Ann Farman to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, expressing Ann's desire to see Junia before she returns home. She told Junia she could not visit yet because her mother was feeling ill and she was disappointed that Junia could not visit.
Date: October 28, 1879
Creator: Farman, Ann
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, March 23, 1886]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, regarding requests from others that he was passing along. A doctor wanted Paul to look up where and for how much he could obtain a couple of books. The doctor was also waiting on Paul to let him know what the cost would be to get to where he was.
Date: March 23, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, May 21, 1886]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, regarding finances. John wanted to send his son money to return home, but he had to wait until he had more.
Date: May 21, 1886
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rogers High School]

Postcard of a high school at Rogers, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "There will be a picnic the 11th & 12th in 1 mile of Rogers in the Waller Pasture. A." The postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: 1907
Creator: Hendrick, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Compress in Temple]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Temple Cotton Compress, a wooden structure with a tower and smoke stack, with rows of bales of cotton and several men moving individual bales in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compress, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: May 1, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Methodist Episcopal Church]

Postcard of a color image of Second Street with the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a yellow building with several spires, on the left side and rows of trees on the left and right side of the street. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple, the Tree City. Second Street and First M. E. Church, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Avenue A in Temple]

Postcard of Avenue A in Temple, Texas featuring a street corner lined with large buildings and two horse-drawn carriages in the street, with telephone poles lining the street."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baca-City Drug Orchestra]

Postcard of members of the Baca Brothers Orchestra, nine men posing around a piano holding their instruments with a large drum that says "Baca Bros Orchestra." Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compliments of Baca-City Drug Orchestra K.T.E.M. Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. S. Willis Jr. Portrait]

Postcard of a portrait of W. S. Willis Jr. as a small child, wearing light-colored clothing, posing sitting on a tricycle in front of a curtain. There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: Worthington
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot]

Postcard of a partially colorized photograph of the Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, two two-story buildings with several rows of windows, with train tracks and a train car in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, Temple, Tex."
Date: July 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Methodist Church]

Postcard of a color image of First Methodist Church, a round brown brick building with a red tile roof and a row of large windows, on a street corner with a row of trees in front of it and houses on either side of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Methodist Church. Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Memorial Baptist Church]

Postcard of a color image of Memorial Baptist Church, a two-story brick building with stained glass windows and steps leading up to a porch with two columns, on a street corner lined with trees with houses and a sunset in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Memorial Baptist Church and Parsonage, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedemeyer Academy in Temple]

Postcard of a color image of the Wedemeyer Academy, a two-story red brick building with large windows, three chimneys, and four columns surrounding a porch; several men are standing on the lawn and on the porch, and an automobile is parked in the driveway in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Wedemeyer Academy, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Methodist Church Temple]

Postcard of a black and white photograph of First Methodist Church, a stone building with a tower and stained glass windows, with trees in front of it and a colorized pink and blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Methodist Church, Temple, Tex." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: July 29, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History