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[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 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 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 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 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 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

[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

[Avenue A]

Postcard of a color image of Avenue A in Temple, with two horse-drawn carriages on the left in front of a large building with a sign that reads "Fine Watch Repairing," a trolley, an bicyclist, and a few people standing on the right, and several buildings and a sunset in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Avenue A., 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

[Baylor College in Belton"]

Postcard of a color image of Baylor College, a three-story yellow building with white columns around the front and side entrances, with a fountain and several trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Baylor College, Belton, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas 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

[Carnegie Library in Temple]

Postcard of the Carnegie Library, a yellow and white brick building with a dome and two columns in front of the entrance, with several trees in the foreground and other trees and buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Carnegie Library, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carnegie Library Interior]

Postcard of a color image of the interior of the Carnegie Library, featuring a round room with a white stone statue in the center and four smaller statues in recesses along the walls and two sets of stairs on the left and right side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Interior Carnegie Library, Temple, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cemetery in Temple]

Postcard of a collage of four photographs of a cemetery in Temple, Texas, featuring a house and a statue on a grave (upper left), several rows of graves and trees (upper right), a mausoleum surrounded by trees and bushes (bottom left), and a statue on a grave and rows of trees (bottom right). Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cemetery, Temple, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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

[Cottages at Scott & White Sanitarium]

Postcard of a color image of two cottages at the Scott & White Sanitarium, two two-story white buildings with columns in the front and balconies on the second floor, with a row of trees in front of them and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cottages, Scott & White Sanitarium, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 24, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Easter Bunny Postcard]

Postcard of a rabbit standing in a wagon filled with brightly colored Easter eggs, blue flowers, and a pink ribbon that is drawn by another rabbit wearing a harness and running on four legs. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Easter Greetings from Crawford Jewelry Co., Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Baptist Church]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of First Baptist Church, a stone building with two towers and a red roof, on a street corner lined with trees with houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Baptist Church, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the post card and a handwritten note on the front that reads: "Tell Mr Brown it sure is work here I thought he worked me hard but that was play. M. S. R."
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Christian Church Temple]

Postcard of a black and white photograph of the First Christian Church, a stone building with two towers and rows of stained glass windows, on a street corner lined with trees and a colorized blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Christian Church, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
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

[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

[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

[Grace Presbyterian Church]

Postcard of a color image of Grace Presbyterian Church, a large red building with stained glass windows and several towers, on a street corner with rows of trees in front of it and houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Grace Presbyterian Church, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History