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[Postcard of Mount Vernon]

A packet of postcards included in the articles Brother Sewell brought back from Mt. Vernon. Postcard shows George Washington's plantation home Mount Vernon, and two oval portraits of George Washington and Martha Washington with Washington's family motto: "Exitus acta probat."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Library of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a fireplace with a mantle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Mount Vernon]

Postcard of a two story white colonial house with two chimneys and two balconies braced by 8 white columns.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Kitchen Fire Place at Mt. Vernon]

Postcard of a brick fireplace with herbs hanging above the mantle. The letter reads, "Best wishes and love for a very Merry Xmas. Mildegard." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin city."
Date: December 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Pergola of Guston Hall]

Postcard of a brick Pergola with white columns looking towards the Potomac river.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Sunken Garden of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a marble statue on a decorative platform as the center of a series of hedges.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Drawing Room of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a marble fireplace with a mantle and two sets of shelves built into the wall with two tables and a lamp set on each.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Formal Garden of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of several trimmed hedges, a rectangular pool, and a house in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Chinese Chippindale Room in Guston Hall]

Postcard of a marble fireplace with vases on the mantle framed by two doors, a chair near the fireplace, and two tables with a lamp on each.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Entrance Hall of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a staircase winding towards the second floor, five framed pictures, two mirrors, and three doors.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of North Front of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a two story brick house with two chimneys, an extended porch, and three hedges on either side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South Front of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a circular pond in front of hedges trimmed to make a walkway between them, bushes obscuring the two story house with four chimneys.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South Porch of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a covered porch supported by four columns with fencing between the columns with rose bushes growing on the exterior of the brick wall between two windows. A staircase leads to the covered porch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of George Washington's Bedroom at Mount Vernon]

Postcard of a white four poster bed with yellow and pink fringed curtains at the window, cherry wood furniture, and a red and green rug. The note below the picture reads, "Hello Mamie, We are now in Washington, having a lovely time with love, Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History