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Rescuing Texas History, 2015
100
George Pendexter Postcard Collection
92
Texas History Collection
25
Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum
10
Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
8
T. B. Willis Collection
8
Fort Bend Museum Collection
7
Preston George Collection
6
Abilene Library Consortium
5
The Mexican Revolution on the Border: Primary Sources from El Paso
5
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Residences
Scan of a postcard showing residences, Chelsea, OK. Postmarked July 1912.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Traders Day Crowd
Scan of a post showing a Traders Day Crowd, Fairview, OK. Postmarked April 27, 1912.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alfalfa
Scan of a postcard showing Alfalfa crops, Pauls Valley, OK.
Date:
June 30, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cotton Compress & Bales
Color postcard of cotton compress and warehouse with cotton bales ready to ship.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First Presbyterian Church, Taylor, Texas
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church in Taylor.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
City Hall, Taylor, Texas
Postcard of the 1905-1935 Taylor City Hall, located on Heritage Square in downtown Taylor, Texas. Correspondence on back of card in English.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
City Hall, Taylor, Texas
Postcard of the 1905-1935 Taylor City Hall, located on Heritage Square in downtown Taylor, Texas. Correspondence on back of card in faded English.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever and some of his Officers entertaining at the Pershing House in Fort Bliss, Texas. General Steever and Mexican General Victoriano Huerta are marked accordingly on this postcard image. At the far right of this image is Mexican General JoaquÃn Téllez. General Mexican JoaquÃn Téllez is standing in between the two tall Officers and he is looking directly in the direction of the camera. He also has a saber at his side as part of his uniform and he is also wearing a short brimmed Mexican Officer's hat. The Pershing House was built in 1910 and it is one of the more famous structures on the Fort Bliss Post. Other famous people who were hosted at the Pershing House include: Pancho Villa, General Alvaro Obregón, and William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The official address of the house is 228 Sheridan Road, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. The original cost of the house was $16,378.00 and the house is named for Brigadier General John J. Pershing who occupied the house from 1914-1916.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever]
Postcard image of Brigadier General Edgar Z. Steever - seated/center image. General Steever is the Officer with the white mustache. To the left of General Steever is Mexican General Victoriano Huerta and to the right of General Steever is Mexican General JoaquÃn Téllez. The three Generals are surrounded by a mix group of Mexican and U.S. Army Officers. There is no accompanying information about why this group of U.S. Army Officers and Mexican Officers were together at the Pershing House - Fort Bliss, Texas. There is also no information on the postcard that identifies any of other officers - aside from General Steever; General Huerta; and General Téllez. The group of officers is seated on the front lawn of the Pershing House located on the Fort Bliss Post. The Pershing House is located at: 228 Sheridan Rd, El Paso, TX 79906. This image was captured on the same day as WH PC 191-010.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adobe House]
Postcard image of a typical adobe house in Mexico. This is a picture of a residential adobe house somewhere in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A smiling Mexican woman stands in front of his house - probably her home. Next to the woman stand two young girls - most like the woman's daughters. On the right side of the adobe house is the back end of a horse buggy. The back of the postcard reads: "This is an ordinary adobe house".
Date:
1912~
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Os-Aple Jubilee Week Parade]
The 'Os-Aple' jubilee was the 1912 celebration marking 60 years of existence for the City named 'El Paso'. El Paso was originally settled and named as the Franklin Settlement in 1849. The Franklin Settlement was later renamed to 'El Paso' in 1852; hence the 1912 jubilee celebration for the City of El Paso, Texas. According to the El Paso Herald, 24 October 1912 front page, "Military Parade Proves Jubilee's Biggest Feature - Over Two Thousand Infantrymen, Cavalrymen, Artillerymen, Hospital Corps Men, and Signal Men march to the Stirring Music of Military Bands and the Wild Applause of Americans. Gen Steever Reviews the Parade" ..... "Gen E.Z. Steever led the parade followed by Capt. Geo S. Simonds, acting as chief of staff, and the general's aide-de-camp." From the El Paso Herald, 23 October 1912, front page; 'Chief Os-Aple Smokes Pipe of Peace - Arrives With His Retinue, Joins His Princes Wanda [sic] and Gets Key to City - Greeted by the El Paso Citizens". Postcard message reads: "A division of the great military parade here over 2500 were in line representing, infantry, cavalry, signal corps, heavy artillery. This is El Paso's Os-Apel [sic] Jubilee week something doing every day, Walter". Addressed …
Date:
October 24, 1912
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Women - Cooking]
Postcard photograph image of Mexican women. According to the creator of this postcard, the Mexican women are preparing food and cooking. A young girl is also part of this group of women. On the back of the postcard: '(One of many groups of women who follow up the Mexican Army, preparing dinner. Note the pool of filth - the flies don't show.) Will write soon. Very busy just now. Soldiers pay day tomorrow. Hope you are ok, I am. Yours, Walter.' This postcard was mailed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Lauder Hill, Hallowell Maine. This postcard is post marked El Paso, Texas, September 2, 1912. This postcard has a 1 cent green Benjamin Franklin stamp on it. The Benjamin Franklin stamp is ca. 1909. There is advertising on the wall behind the women.
Date:
September 2, 1912
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
First Grade, Taylor School
Postcard of class picture of the first grade students at the Taylor School. Students are standing on the steps at the school entrance. No correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[League City School]
Postcard photograph of the League City School, nicknamed "The Big School." South Kansas Street is on the right side of the image, and power lines are in the foreground. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[League City School]
Postcard photograph of the front entrance of League City School, nicknamed "The Big School," located on South Kansas Street. A note on the back of the postcard states that the building was built in 1912 or 1915 and housed third grade to high school classes.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chickasha, OK
Photograph of a dam in Chickasha, OK, postmarked May 8, 1912.
Date:
May 8, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his Brother]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his brother with a tinted photograph of two small boats on Lake Michigan in the moonlight; the title of the photograph reads: "U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill." There is a note on the card saying he will write another note soon.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tinted Photograph of the U. S. S. Kansas]
Tinted photograph of the U. S. S. Kansas sailing on the ocean.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with an Illustration of a Naval Administration Building]
Postcard with an illustration of the administration building at the U. S. Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois. The image depicts a scene with two airplanes flying above the building and a large group of sailors standing outside of the building next to the flag pole.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Ellie to Miss G. Winterborne, August 18, 1912]
Postcard from Ellie to Miss G. Winterborne, discussing her trip to Boerne, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph of St. Helen's Church in Boerne, Texas, a high-roofed, wood building with steps leading up to the front doors. There are other wooden buildings beyond the church (which is situated at the right side of the photo), in the background, along with a windmill.
Date:
August 18, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Holy Angels Academy, Boerne, Texas]
Postcard of the Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are several trees surrounding the building, obscuring much of the second-story. On the back, there is text written to Mrs. Engelke in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
August 22, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Main Street, Boerne, Texas]
Postcard of Main Street in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a perspective view of a long dirt road lined with trees. Through the trees, store-fronts and small buildings can be seen along the street. There are several horse-drawn buggies on the left side of the street, and more on the right, down the street. On the back of the postcard are notes about the donor of the postcard, and postcard markings.
Date:
1912~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, June 7, 1912]
Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, discussing their home, which they say is near the scene depicted on the postcard. The front of the postcard features a photograph of a small, sloped mountain covered with trees at the top and base of the mountain, and dotted with trees around the middle. At the base of the largest part of the slope are three buildings - two barns and one two-story house with columns.
Date:
June 7, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baptist Church Building]
Postcard dated December 10, 1912 of a Baptist church on a corner in Laredo, Texas. There are several people outside of the church, standing and sitting on the steps, as well as carriages visible on the streets.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History