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[Postcard of Wichita Falls Fire Department]

Postcard of the Wichita Falls Fire Department with two automobiles and one horse-drawn carriage. The group is in front of the city hall, with two garage doors on the side of its building.
Date: June 5, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Houston Street in Ft. Worth, Texas]

Postcard showing an illustrated view looking north down Houston Street in Fort Worth, Texas; there are trolley tracks running down the center of the street and wagons lining both sides of the street. The note on the back of the card reads: "Am on my way to Wichita Falls will write when I reach my destination."
Date: 1907-08-26?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas]

Postcard showing a view looking down Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas; there are people walking walking across the street and an automobile driving towards the camera. The text on the picture reads: "Hello Mayme - This isn't such a bad town, am stopping her a day or two..."
Date: August 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Kate to Mrs. W. A. Scott, February 12, 1924]

Postcard from Kate to Mrs. W. A. Scott with an illustration of two children with a caption that reads: "Tell me, Sweet does that heart of thine Cherish a thought that is hope to mine?" The note on the card tells Scott that she should come up to Durant to visit but that Kate's children has had the chicken pox.
Date: February 12, 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Block 47 Oil Field]

Postcard of an oil field with four large cylindrical structure in the fore ground, a dirt ground and numerous oil derricks and houses in the mid ground, and numerous oil derricks and houses in the back ground. The print on the bottom of the front reads: ' Block 47, Buck Burnett Tex". The writing on the back reads: "Thru here Sat eve. 8pm. On way to Luvton. Sun - stayed in Luvton all night [Illegible]. H.O. Badger 5804 Anderson Kan City [illegible].
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Oil Tank Trains]

Postcard of the Burkburnette oil field in Wichita County, Texas. The image features oil tank trains and the background is littered with numerous derricks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Main Drag]

Postcard of muddy street lined with store fronts, numerous people are visible walking along either side of the road, several wooden derricks are visible in the background. The caption on the Image reads "- The Main Drag - New Town. 200 [circled]" The inscription (on back): "February 16,1920. Dear Mamma, I have written every week. I am not sick. Last week I waded waist deep across a pond of icy water, didn't get to change clothes for four hours and all it did was make my nose run. I have been taking pictures and will send some pretty soon. Mark."
Date: February 16, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field, including a number of wooden derricks and small wooden buildings with a cloud of smoke or steam obscuring parts of the center of the image. The caption on the image reads "Burkburnett New Field Nov. 1-19 Kodak Shop."
Date: unknown
Creator: Kodak Shop
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire]

Postcard of wooden a derrick surrounded by a cloud of dark smoke. The caption on the image reads "Oil Tank and Derrick on Fire, New Town Oct 4-19."
Date: 1919~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Burkburnett Oil Field]

Postcard of the Burkburnett oil field in Wichita County, Texas, taken from ground level near a derrick. A number of wooden derricks are visible, with wooden housings and other small structures. Many of the derricks are partially obscured by smoke.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church in Wichita Falls, Texas]

Postcard image of First Presbyterian Church in Wichita Falls, Texas. The large white colored church has two sets of steps leading up to the front entrance, stained glass windows, and circular style lamps placed throughout the exterior. Visitors of the church are along the steps going into the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital]

Postcard of Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas. The image is a yellow brick or stone building with a red roof with a large lawn and garden in front of the building. "Wichita Falls Clinic Hospital, Wichita Falls, Texas - 40" is printed at the bottom of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. R. P. Dorian from Her Son - September 5]

Postcard to Mrs. R. P. Dorian in Burkburnett, Texas, from her son in Waco. Mrs. Dorian's son writes of visiting a show while waiting for his train to Rockdale later that day, anticipating his arrival there at 7 o'clock. The front of the postcard shows down Franklin Street in Waco, lined with stores, tall buildings, and pedestrians on sidewalks.
Date: 192X-09-05
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 9980 on "Texas Zephyr"

A photograph postcard showing the Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 9980 streamlined 2-unit diesel-electric, 2 units on passenger train No. 2, "Texas Zephyr", west of Wichita Falls, TX, 9 cars, 60 mph.
Date: April 26, 1947
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 405 & 5227

A photograph postcard showing the Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 405 and 5227, 2-8-2's, eastbound near Electra, TX, 49 cars, 45 mph
Date: September 7, 1946
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 310

A photograph postcard showing Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 310, 2-8-0, Wichita Falls, TX. (Subsidiary of the Burlington)
Date: March 19, 1946
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 405

A photograph postcard showing Fort Worth & Denver (FW&D) 405, 2-8-2, Wichita Falls, TX. (Subsidiary of the Burlington)
Date: March 19, 1946
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History