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[Blank Postcard of Women's Memorial Model]

Blank postcard with a picture of a miniature model of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial built in Arlington National Cemetery. Text on the back can be seen with information on how to register a name with the memorial or to make donations.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Chapel at Hampton Institute

Color postcard depicting the Chapel at Hampton Institute. It is a brick building with a tall bell tower. The date 9-22-07 is hand written on the front. Information on the back reads, "The Chapel at Hampton Institute. The Memorial Chapel dedicated in May 1886 was a gift of the Frederick L. Marquand Estate. It is a perfect specimen of Italian Romanesque architecture and is built of red brick outside while the interior is cream brick." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Bassano, Paris, Tex. It is postmarked Fortress Monroe, Va. on Sept 22, 1907.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia]

Letter from the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia thanking the recipient for their "remittance for membership" in the organization.
Date: 194X
Creator: Alumni Association of the University of Virginia
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston - November 7, 1995]

Postcard from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. The postcard has been sent as a formality, indicating that they have received his application material and will be notified of a decision in the month of January.
Date: November 7, 1995
Creator: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Field Where Lee and Grant Met]

Postcard of a green field with a white sign that reads "Spot where Lee and Grant Met," in Appomattox, Va. The note below the picture reads, "Hello Mamie write me soon with love Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie Souine McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington, W. Va."
Date: August 24, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Roanoke, Va.]

Postcard of a two-story fire station. The building has two garage doors at its base, and a belfry on its roof. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "a merry Xmas and a Happy New Year."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Aerial View of Homestead Hotel]

Postcard of a large red bricked estate with grey roofing amidst a forest.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Audrey House]

Postcard of a two story house in black and white except for the light blue sky, with a white picket fence surrounding the property. Below the picture, the following information is written - "Home of Governor John Page, Life Long Friend of Thomas Jefferson One of the oldest homes in Williamsburg, Va. Built in 1710. On Palace Green. An inscription scratched on a window pane, reads "S. B. 1796, Nov. 23, O Fatal Day." "A. Boush, 1734," is a second inscription on another window pane."
Date: unknown
Creator: C.T. American Art Blue Sky
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bremo]

Postcard of a large tree in front of a two story house. On the back, the postcard is described in the following - "The residence at Bremo was designed by Thomas Jefferson for General John Hartwell Cocke. It is recognized by the authorities as one of the most perfect of the type in existence and is in an excellent state of preservation, except for the galleries connecting the wings with the main house...."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bremo House]

Postcard of a small house with one chimney. On the back, it is described at length, "Quaint adobe house on the Bremo Estate. The mansion on the hill above was designed by Thomas Jefferson for General John Hartwell Cocke...."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bremo Trees]

Postcard of trees in front of Bremo mansion, described on the back as follows, "Bremo Mansion, in the middle distance, and wings, has been called "the loveliest old Mansion in Virginia". The plans were drawn by Thomas Jefferson for his friend and associate in the organization of the University of Virginia, General John Hartwell Cocke."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Carter Hall]

Postcard of a two story building with six columns supporting the top balcony. The message is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Caroll Ward McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: June 7, 1933
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Chesapeak & Ohio R. R. Depot in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a yellow one story building with blue roofing with three women on the stairs, a double horse drawn cart strolling down the cobblestone road where two men and a woman are walking in the opposite direction. Below the picture, the name "Sig" is written. The picture on the postcard is described with the following, "Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. Depot. The Depot of the Chesapeak & Ohio Railroad at Staunton is a handsome brick structure, built in 1905 at a cost of about $30,000. It is provided with an extended, covered shed so as to protect very long trains, and the total length of the station, including the platform, is 650 feet." The letter reads, "Hello Mamie, your postcard received this a.m. Why don't you ever write me? With love - Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington W. Va."
Date: August 31, 1907
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 Country Club of Virginia in Richmond]

Postcard of a large estate with arched windows and columns described as "Country Club of Virginia, Richmond, Va." The back includes a lengthy letter and description. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: January 2, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Culpeper Street in Warrenton, Virginia]

Postcard of a dirt road with a horse drawn buggy traveling down it, houses and fences on either side of the road. The back of the postcard reads, "I am so sorry you can't go to D. C.. Please write and tell me why you can't. It is a shame the way you have done me. Not a word from an of you. Are you ill? Love to everybody. My address is Box 190 - Warrenton, Va." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington, W. Va."
Date: July 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Custom's and Digges Houses]

Postcard of a sketch of two houses behind a large tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gene Hawler
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 East Portico of Bremo]

Postcard of the white portico supported by white columns. Described on the back as follows - "East portico of Mansion at Bremo, designed by Thomas Jefferson for John Hartwell Cocke and built 1815-1819. The ladies on the left are overlooking the James River lowgrounds and the Buckingham hills in the distance. The south front of the Mansion afforded a view of the fertile farm lands of Bremo Plantation which stretch in both directions as far as the eye can reach."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of East Wing of Bremo]

Postcard of an entrance supported by four columns and staircase. On the back, the postcard is described as follows - "Mansion and East Wing of Bremo, designed by Thomas Jefferson for John Hartwell Cocke and built 1815-1819."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Emmanuel Church in Staunton]

Postcard of a small red chapel with grey roofing with green flora growing on the side. The letter reads, "It sure is cold up here - Sig." The church is described with the following paragraph, "Emmanuel Church. The Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, on Frederick Street, was built in 1891, at a cost of about $25,000. It is a splendid brick structure partially covered in ivy. The church has a very strong membership both numerically and financially." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 24, 1907
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 Formal Garden of Homestead Hotel]

Postcard of a four story building with yellow window shades, hedges, and a rectangular fountain.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Front of the Homestead Hotel]

Postcard of a 10 story brick building with a four story wing and rows of cars parked in front while an American flag flies from both the roof of the wing and a pole in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History