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UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
11
The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
6
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
6
Cherokee Strip Museum and Rose Hill School
4
Danish Heritage Preservation Society
4
Oklahoma Historical Society
4
Patrick Heath Public Library
4
Fort Bend Museum
2
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
2
Abilene Christian University Library
1
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Unknown town
Postcard with a black-and-white aerial photo of an unidentified town. Text on the back is addressed to Mr. Walter Ferguson, Snyder, OK, handwritten "Are you a democrat still? You seem to be very still"
Date:
November 4, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[The Moore family home]
A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard.
Date:
[1920..1929]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard: OHPG0522]
Dunegan Family (L-R) James Albert, Orville, Ester, George, Mary Ann Pence (wife)
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
New Year's Card: Women with Silhouetted Man in Top Hat
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The vertically oriented postcard depicts two women in clothing stylish in the 1920s. In the lower right hand corner is a silhouette of a man in a top hat. The shadows of the women are sharply delineated behind them. There is some Japanese text in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Dancing Couple
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A couple dances in this vertically oriented postcard. The woman is wearing a kimono and the man seen behind her is in black. The style of the rendering is reminiscent of Art Deco. Some Japanese text is in the lower right corner of the postcard. The ground of the card is a light blue.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Card Game
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The vertically oriented postcard depicts an aerial view of a woman in a kimono playing a card game. She is seated and her opponent is partially seen in silhouette. The ground of the card is a pale blue. There is some Japanese text in red in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono includes the card suits, spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Woman in a Kimono Standing next to an Automobile
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This vertically oriented postcard depicts a woman in a green kimono standing next to a black automobile that is partially visible. The ground of the postcard is a blue gray and there is some Japanese text in the upper left corner.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Silhouetted Woman under Lanterns
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A woman in modern dress and hat holds a mask and stands underneath three lanterns. A stark black silhouette is behind the woman. Her dress is yellow, orange, blue and light green stripes on the skirt and decorated with flowers at the waist.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Modern Woman Arranging her Hair in Front of Mirror
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A woman dressed in a kimono arranges her hair in front of a mirror. There is some Japanese text in the upper right corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono has a modern geometric design on it.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Woman Playing Golf
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The front of the postcard is decorated with a woman in a modern striped dress, hat and scarf, swinging a golf club.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Sacred Rocks
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
In this horizontally oriented postcard two rock formations are joined by a bridge. Atop the larger formation on the left side of the postcard is a gate. A red stamp is in the upper right corner of the postcard as well as some Japanese text.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spring Festival at the Onsen
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A formal celebration is depicted in pink, gold, gray and black. The ground of the postcard is blue gray. Some Japanese text is in an inset on the monument. The scene is at an angle on the card and the picture is partially visible as well.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Going to Shimonoseki
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A man and woman are seen from behind while the man carries many packages. The woman walks in front of him and she wears a black and white striped stole, a red hat and a green coat with fur trim. There is some red Japanese text in the lower left corner of the postcard and in the upper left an inset with blue Japanese text.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Illuminated Sign "Bayer Aspirin" in Central Osaka
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Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The vertically oriented postcard depicts a neon Bayer Aspirin sign above a building with a silhouette of people below. The sky is dark and the only illumination is the sign and the interior of the building. A few stars twinkle in the sky and some Japanese text runs along the bottom.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Walter M. Woodward on a Tricycle]
Postcard featuring a three-year-old Walter M. Woodward riding on a tricycle. He is wearing a broad brimmed hat, a simple shirt, and short pants.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of William Henry Gordon and Fred Smith]
Postcard of William Henry Gordon of Porter, Oklahoma and Fred Smith wearing striped shirts, dark vests, and hats. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Compliment of William Gordon to Ida Leroy." This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date:
May 1, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Students by Bridge]
Postcard of a group of students by the old railroad bridge over Catclaw Creek or Elm Creek: Hobson Sikes, Maybelle Palmer, Pearl Mincher, Huttie Speck, Albert Sales.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Dead Ducks at Chris's Cafe]
Postcard of dead ducks hanging from a wooden pole in front of the window of "Chris's Cafe." A sign above the ducks says, "These ducks killed with Peter's High Velocity Shells (The Shell With A Wallop). Peter's Shells for Sale by the W. A. Holt Co. Inc., 407 Franklin St."
Date:
1920
Creator:
Gildersleeve
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg, Texas]
Postcard image of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg, Texas. Stucco building with stained glass windows and two crosses on top. Bell tower on northeast corner of church. Statue in an alcove to top left of church front wall. Woman in white dress in foreground. Large trees to right of photo.
Date:
1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ada Mae Harris and Friend]
Postcard of Ada Mae Harris and her friend, Leona. The girls are wearing dresses and hats.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. E. Douglas to C. C. Cox, March 29, 1920]
Postcard from W. E. Douglas to C. C. Cox regarding a legal claim filed by Cox.
Date:
March 29, 1920
Creator:
Douglas, W. E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston]
Postcard of a large group of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston with two two-story buildings visible in the background. Several of the men in the center are holding tubas, trombones, and other musical instruments and on the front of the postcard a type-written text reads "Last Day at Ft. Sam Houston. April, 16th 1920."
Date:
April 16, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cavalry Men on Wagons]
Postcard of cavalry soldiers driving covered wagons pulled by horses down a dirt road with shrubbery on the left and right and telephone poles visible on the left. On the front of the postcard a hand-written text reads "Pulling out from Pearsall. April 18, 1920."
Date:
April 21, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Cavalry Men on Horseback]
Postcard of a long line of soldiers on horseback in a field with shrubs and trees visible on the left. A text on the front of the postcard reads "Leaving Encinal April 21, 1920. 119 Miles from San Antonio."
Date:
April 21, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History