Resource Type

[Hospitals of Big Spring, Texas]

Postcard of the two hospitals in Big Spring, Texas; Malone-Hogan Hospital and Big Spring Hospital. The image is an illustration with a main image and a second image in the upper right corner. The main illustration depicting a two-story, red brick building and the smaller image is a white, two or three-story building. The text, printed in the upper left corner of the main image reads "Hospitals of Big Spring, Texas; Malone-Hogan Hospital; Big Spring Hospital."The back of the postcard has "3-21-79" and "3,400 in this" written on it.
Date: 1979-03-21?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College]

Postcard of a partial view of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College in Galveston, Texas. The image is an illustration, showing white or tan buildings with red roofs on either side of a road with three blue cars in it. "Partial View of John Sealy Hospital Group and State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. "[...]ed. June 5-1940" is written in pencil on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 5, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parkland Hospital]

Postcard of Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration of the neoclassical influenced brick building with white columns. "Parkland (City) Hospital, Dallas, For Indigent Citizens of Dallas" is printed in the lower right corner of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George P. Snyder Sanitarium]

Postcard of Snyder's Sanitarium in Glen Rose, Texas. The building has balconies on the second floor above the patio, and there is a large tree on the left side of the image. "Geo P. Snyder Sanitarium Glen Rose, Texas" is printed across the bottom of the image. Correspondence on the back is address to "Mrs. N. B. Bishop" from a patient at the sanitarium.
Date: March 23, 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Amarillo New Southwestern Hospital Center]

Postcard of illustrations of the hospital buildings that were part of the New Southwestern Hospital Center in Amarillo, Texas. There are three hospitals with text identifying them; Northwest Texas Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital, and United States Veterans' Hospital. "Amarillo, Tex. - (Pop. 60,000) Wholesale, transportation, petroleum, natural gas, helium, hospital and Federal hub of a fast-growing region, larger than Pennsylvania in area. Capacity of three hospitals pictured 410 beds with additional planned." is written on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lubbock Sanitarium]

Postcard of Lubbock Sanitarium in Lubbock, Texas. The image is an illustration of a red brick building behind a line of cars parked along the road. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Min Irma Koenes[...]g" and is faintly written in pencil.
Date: August 8, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baldwin Sanatorium]

Postcard of the Baldwin Sanatorium in El Paso, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a stone building on a hill surrounded by desert plants. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Miss Ruth Curtin" and the author mentions acknowledging that they received photos from Miss Curtin.
Date: May 21, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital, San Antonio, Texas]

Postcard of Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The image is an illustration of four-story building from the left side, including the lawn and drive up to the building. There are several nurses wearing full length dresses and aprons on the lawn. The back of the postcard includes the printed text, "P. and S. Hospital is a private hospital erected by a number of the very best doctors in the city." and handwritten correspondence. The correspondence is addressed to Mr. [and Mrs.?] Berry, and reads, "Dear [...] [Fanny] and Mildred will be there next Sunday morning if nothing [...]."
Date: August 14, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sunset Hospital, Houston, Texas]

Postcard of Sunset Hospital in Houston, Texas. The image depicts three buildings that are pale colored with red brick ornamentation and red roofs behind a white fence. The text, "The Sunset Hospital, the largest and only fire-proof railroad hospital in the south, Houston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. The correspondence written on the back of the postcard is addressed to "Mr. Arthur Welch."
Date: November 4, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[De Tap Memorial Hospital, Victoria, Texas]

Postcard of De Tap Memorial Hospital in Victoria, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a one-story white building with a red roof with a garden. "De Tap Memorial Hospital, Victoria, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image and "For Joann" is hand written at the bottom. On the back of the postcard, the correspondence is address to "The Halls" and the author complains about the heat.
Date: July 17, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jefferson Davis Hospital and Nurses' Home]

Postcard of Jefferson Davis Hospital and Nurses' Home in Houston, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a large pale-colored stone building. In the upper left corner there is a small picture of the nurses home, which is stylistically similar to the main hospital building. "Jefferson Davis Hospital and Nurses' Home, Houston, Texas" is written in the upper right corner, and "Nurses' Home" is written in the upper left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Torbett Sanatorium, Hot Well Pavilion]

Postcard of the Torbett Sanatorium and Hot Well Pavilion of the Majestic Hotel in Marlin, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting an open-sided pavilion in front of a four-story brick building. In the right of the image is a tall building with "Majestic Hotel" written on it. "Where Sick Folks Get Well and Well Folks Learn to Stay Well. Everything Together" is printed at the top of the image and "The Torbett Sanatorium, Hot Well Pavilion, Majestic-Annex Hotel and Bath House, Marlin, Texas" is printed at the bottom. The hotel's advertisement, including prices is printed on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital]

Postcard of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image depicts a three-story, red brick building with a sign reading "King's Daughters Hospital" over the porch and a smaller white house partially obscured by the hospital building. The text, "King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. Marry Skiller" and signed "Aunt Emma."
Date: March 25, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ashbel Smith Building, State Medical College]

Postcard of the Ashbel Smith Building in the State Medical College in Galveston Texas. The illustrated image depicts a red stone building with an oval footprint and buttresses on either side of the entrance in the Romanesque Revival style of architecture. "State Medical College, Galveston, Texas" is printed in the upper right corner of the image. The back of the postcard contains correspondence addressed to "Mr. Clarence D[o]ty Ferris, Texas."
Date: June 19, 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seton Infirmary]

Postcard of the Seton Infirmary in Austin, Texas. The infirmary is a red brick building with several trees in front of the building. "Seton Infirmary, Austin, Texas. A Noted Texas Institution." is printed on the image in the upper right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baylor Memorial Hospital]

Postcard of Baylor Memorial Hospital in Dallas Texas. The image is an illustration, showing several white buildings viewed from the left side of the complex. "Baylor Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas" is printed at the top of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The West Texas Hospital, Lubbock, Texas]

Postcard of the West Texas Hospital in Lubbock, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a four-story brick building with white trim, and the lawn and trees in front of the building. "The West Texas Hospital, Lubbock, Texas" is printed at the bottom of the image. The back of the postcard has correspondence that is partially obscured by tan blotches.
Date: July 6, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Snyder's Health Sanitarium]

Postcard of the Snyder's Health Sanitarium in Glen Rose, Texas. The building is a large, white brick building, with two women walking onto the porch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mother Frances Hospital]

Postcard of Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler Texas. The image is an aerial illustration of the hospital and surrounding neighborhood, including several houses. "Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas" is printed at the bottom of the image.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Out Patient and Ward Building, Jefferson Davis Hospital]

Postcard of the out patient and ward building at Jefferson Davies Hospital in Houston, Texas. The image is an illustration of a multi-story building of pale colored stone with a red roof. "Jefferson Davies Hospital, Houston, Texas" is printed across the top of the image, "A.C. Finn-Architect" is printed in the lower left corner, and "Out Patient and Ward Building" is printed in the lower right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sulphur Falls]

Postcard of Suphur Falls in Glen Rose, Texas. The image is a photograph of four people in a pool surrounded by a fence. There is a building in the background on the left side of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. [C.]M. Backloupe" and speaks about future travel plans and the mosquitos in the area.
Date: August 16, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Paul's Sanitarium]

Postcard of the St. Paul's Sanitarium in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration of a large, Romanesque Revival style building, primarily of red brick with white trim. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Prof. F. E. Morton" and speaks about having Professor Morton teach in Texas and a woman who has been ill. The signature is "Sister Min[..]t."
Date: April 3, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[King's Daughters Clinic and Hospital]

Postcard of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. The image is a black and white photo taken from the street next to the building, including the entire structure in the photo. "King's Daughters Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed across the bottom of the postcard. There is correspondence on the postcard but the addressee and signature are blocked out.
Date: May 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
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