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[Postcard from M. M. Schiller to Miss Mattie Bele - January 11, 1947]

Postcard from an Mitha[?] M. Schiller to Miss Mattie Bele of Fayetteville, Arkansas, thanking the correspondent for a map card and addressing recent icy weather and pictures the writer had taken. The front of the post card depicts a cotton compress factory in Taylor, Texas.
Date: January 11, 1947
Creator: Schiller, Mitha M.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floeckinger Sanitarium]

Postcard of Floeckinger Sanitarium in Taylor, Texas. The image depicts a white building and landscaped lawn or garden with several small trees obscuring the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Swede Church in Georgetown,Texas]

Postcard image of the Swede Church in Georgetown, Texas. Within the image the church has one steeple that comes out of a stone like structure. Pointed arched windows are positioned throughout the exterior of the church. A wooden post fence surrounds the church and trees within the grassy area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nelson's Hardware Store Postcard]

Postcard featuring a pencil drawing of Nelson's Hardware Store, a historic two-story building built 1900 in Round Rock, Texas. The artist's signature can be seen on the bottom right edge of the drawing, and a typed description about the history of the building can be seen on the back..
Date: unknown
Creator: Winnette, Ward P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Bass Headstone Postcard]

Postcard with a photo of the headstone of infamous outlaw, Sam Bass, seen featured on the front. Text on the back of the postcard describes the outlaw's crimes and death, as well as the slow destruction of the headstone and community efforts to replace it.
Date: [1949..1955]
Creator: Sam Bass Cafe
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Georgetown High School Postcard]

Postcard of Georgetown High School from the front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church]

Postcard of the interior of St. Peter Evangelical Church. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Ev. Luth. St. Petri Kirche Bei Walburg, Tex." A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Olga Fuchs in Manor, Texas and reads: "Hello Olga! How did you and your brother get over your trip? I came home the 30 after having a delightful time. With love to you from Olga Granzin."
Date: 1907
Creator: Granzin, Olga
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, Georgetown]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church, in Georgetown, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

Postcard with the image of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas. The Williamson County Courthouse is shown surrounded by parked 1920's style automobiles and people. A brass band plays their instruments from the bed of a truck. Buildings can be seen through the trees to the right of the courthouse on 7th street and rows of businesses on the left on 8th street. Buildings are on the south side of the square. Image is taken looking at 8th street from Main St. towards S. Austin St. The building on the left is identified as the Lesesne-Stone Building (1884) and the last building on the left with the pitched roof as the Steele Store/Makemson Hotel (ca. 1970-1911).
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Inez Sharpe]

Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe featuring the image of a young girl wearing a dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe, August 17, 1908]

Postcard from Pharis Whittenberg to Annie Sharpe featuring the image of a young girl wearing a dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date: August 17, 1908
Creator: Whittenberg, Pharis
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with Panoramic View of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas]

Postcard image of the north (7th Street) and east (Main Street) sides of Courthouse Square in Georgetown, Texas with the Williamson County Courthouse in the center. Buildings are visible along each of the streets around the square, with a large number of vehicles parked on either side of the streets. There appears to be a parade around the square, with a number of persons on horseback riding up 7th Street on the left, a brass band riding in an open truck in the center, and additional persons on horseback (one of whom is carrying a flag) riding along Main Street in the right side of the image.
Date: 1929~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 10, 1873]

Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote a brief message to his wife to inform her that she would need to send for him soon.
Date: September 10, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, July 18, 1908]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has an illustration of a woman in a long-sleeved red dress, fur boa, and red hat. In her hand is an orange flag for the University of Texas. Below the drawing is a school cheer for the university. On the back, J. H. wrote that he heard Junia and her sister were moving to Chicago and that he wished them well.
Date: July 18, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Office

Postcard of the Taylor Post Office, located at 202 W. 4th Street, Taylor. There is no correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Parade at Taylor

Postcard of a street parade in conjunction with the Taylor Fair. Correspondence in English is on the back of the postcard. Visible are horse-drawn parade floats, spectators and a marching group.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

West on Sixth Street

Postcard of a street scene featuring a row of homes down Sixth Street from Porter Street, Taylor. Correspondence on the back of the postcard in English.
Date: 191?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Residential Section, Taylor.

Postcard of the home located at 1103 Lexington, Taylor. Correspondence on the back in English.
Date: 191?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Residential Street Scene

Postcard of a residential street scene featuring the T. W. Marse home, located at 104 W. Sixth Street, Taylor. Correspondence on the back in English.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Residential Street Scene

Postcard of a residential street scene in Taylor, featuring the Colonel Bland home, located at 721 Davis Street. Correspondence on back in unknown language.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Murphy Park

Postcard of an aerial view of Murphy Park in Taylor. No correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: 192?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street Looking North

Postcard of the view from Second Street looking north on Main Street, Taylor. No correspondence on the back. Note the parked automobiles in front of the stores and commercial building. An old traffic signal is in the middle of the street in the distance.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Street Looking South

Postcard of Main Street, look southward at the intersection of Fourth Street. Note traffic signal in the center of the road, and automobiles parked in front of businesses and stores on Main Street. No correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Floeckinger's Sanitarium

Postcard of Dr. Floeckinger's Sanitarium, a hospital for women, at 720 W. 6th Street, Taylor. Correspondence on the back in English.
Date: 191X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History