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National WASP WWII Museum
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Coleman Public Library
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Abilene Library Consortium
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Frontier Texas!
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Leslie A. Boone Postcard Collection
354
57th Legislature of Texas
96
Edward S. Johnson Collection
68
William R. Hahn Collection
59
Kafka Collection
51
Clarence Whitefield Collection
37
Louis C. Britton Collection
21
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54th Legislature of Texas
13
Marjorie Wakeham Collection
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Postcard of Community
Copy negative of a postcard giving facts about the city of Abilene. Quotes are typed at the top left of the card, a place for a stamp at the top left, and the card is divided into two sections. War slogans are present at the bottom of the card. There is only text, no images.
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unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of a postcard of Citizen's National Bank in Abilene, TX. The Citizen's National Bank is a multiple story building on a corner or two streets. A car sits out front and people are walking on the sidewalk.
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unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard from Ristorante La Cistema
Copy negative of a postcard from Ristorante La Cistema fron Rome, Italy. The art on it is of a man and woman at a well with trees in the background. At the bottom of the postcard is written, "Ristorante La Cistema, Roma, Via della Cisterna, 13 - Tel. 582.543 - 587.008."
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unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of a Texas oil field with several wells , roads, and buildings. The second is of a group of soldiers at Camp Barkeley firing a 155 MM Howitzer. They are in a field with trees in the background.
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures. The first is of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin, Texas at nighttime, with a statue, trees, and landscaping in front. The second picture is of a small building in Langtry, Texas with signs reading "Judge Roy Bean," "Notary Public," "Justice of the Peace," "Law West of the Pecos," "Jersey Lilly," and "Ice Beer." There are four men on horseback on the left, one on the right, and four men on the porch. There is a note about Judge Roy Bean at the top of the postcard.
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unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is an illustration of a Texas Longhorn steer standing in a field with 9 ft. 6 in. wide horns. The second picture is of the Hilton hotel in Abilene, Texas with cars parked in the street and smaller buildings on the left and right in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is a view of an underpass at pine street, looking north. There are streets, landscaping, and buildings. The second picture is an aerial view of Camp Barkeley with roads, buildings, and the natural landscape.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of the post office and courthouse building with cars parked in front and other buildings in the background. The second is an aerial view of the city with streets and buildings.
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unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of soldiers doing firing maneuvers at Camp Barkeley. The second is of a a roundup of Hereford cattle. There is a herd of the cattle with several men on horseback in a landscape with trees, fields, a pond, and mountains.
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unknown
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unknown
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The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of some soldiers from Camp Barkeley in the woods with machine guns. The second picture is of a building at Hardin-Simmons University with trees in front and cars parked on the street.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures. The first is an illustration of a yucca plant in west Texas, and the second is a field of bluebonnets with trees in the background.
Date:
unknown
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unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Community
Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley with soldiers marching down a path. There is a farther view picture and closer view picture divided vertically by a labeled banner. The second is of the Wooten Hotel building with landscaping and another building behind it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Postcard of Train Robbery
Copy photograph of a postcard of a train robbery. A train is shown being robbed by one or more men, while the passengers are lined up outside the train with their hands on the cars. Text at the top reads, "A Hold-Up of a Grey Mountain Special."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Building Exteriors
Copy photograph of two images. The first image, a postcard for Brownwood, Texas, is split into three smaller images. The left image is of Daniel Baker College, a three storey stone building. The center image shows a river scene and a child playing in the water. The right image shows Center Avenue, including traffic on the street and several storefronts. The second image shows the Brownwood courthouse, a two-storey stone building surrounded by a wooden fence.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Courthouse Exterior
Copy negative of the Taylor County Courthouse building in Abilene on a postcard. There are notes hand written on it by a woman named Gladys
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
House Exterior
Copy negative of a postcard showing Oliver Loving's residence in Graham, Texas. The picture is of a large multi-level house with four trees and a white fence in front.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of WASP Victory, 1978 #1]
Postcard of David Strand's artwork "WASP Victory, 1978," which includes text of the legislation granting veterans' status to the WASP above an image of four WASP in flight gear striding toward the viewer.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Strand, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, September 12, 1996]
Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting at the Sweetwater Country Club.
Date:
September 12, 1996
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, July 3, 1986]
Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee meeting.
Date:
July 3, 1986
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill, August 28, 1996]
Postcard from the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce to Margaret Hill inviting her to the WASP Reunion Committee Meeting.
Date:
August 28, 1996
Creator:
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Plane Flying on a Cloudy Day]
Postcard of a plane taken from above. There is one person sitting in the cockpit, and another person sitting in the area behind them. The plane is American, identified by the insignia on the wing and rear of the plane. The back has nothing written on it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards, September 25, 1983]
Postcard from Matilda to Rigdon Edwards discussing information on the Eagle Pass AAF 40th Anniversary Reunion, planned for November 10-13, 1983, in San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
September 1983
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Brick Cottage]
Postcard of several men on the porch of a brick cottage at Hardin-Simmons University. Three of the men hold wooden boards and acts as if they are going to hit another man on the behind.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Recreation Building]
Postcard of the Red Cross recreation building at Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas. Several cars are parked in front of the building.
Date:
[1941..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History