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[After the Hike]
Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date:
1918
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Alamo]
Postcard image of the front facade of the Alamo mission. connected to a portion of another building at left. Printed text below says, "The Alamo, built 1718, San Antonio, Texas." Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. W. L. Tucker from Weatherford, Texas without any additional correspondence.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alamo Building at North Texas College]
Postcard image of the Alamo Building at the North Texas College in Sherman, Texas. Within this building is the Kidd Key Conservatory. The two story building has four large white columns along the front porch entrance where benches are visible. In the foreground is a smaller white statue positioned on the front lawn. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Pearl Yancey.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alamo Old Courtyard]
Postcard image of the Alamo and the old courtyard in San Antonio, Texas. Text on back reads "Built in 1718 by Franciscan Friars who came over from Spain and established a chain of missions in which to educate the Indians".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Alamo Plaza]
Postcard image of a park with a number of buildings lining the street on the far side, with printed text below the image: "San Antonio, Tex. Alamo Plaza, Looking North." Carriages with passengers are in the foreground on the cobbled streets of the plaza. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. W. L. Tucker from Weatherford, Texas with no additional correspondence.
Date:
July 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Artillery Club House]
Postcard image of the Artillery Club in Galveston, Texas. The white colored building is two stories with a wrap around porch and balcony. Palm trees and other greenery grow around the club house. A cannon is present in the yard. In the background to the right of the club house another house is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Lillian Jerry of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Ave. East From 18th St]
Postcard image of Austin Ave. East from 18th Street in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from 18th Street looking at an Austin Ave. neighborhood. Large white colored homes are visible with trees in both the yards and sidewalks. The home of William Waldo Cameron (1878-1939) is seen on the left. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. H. C. Johle from Temple, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]
Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Cann, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Avenue Methodist Church]
Postcard of a Methodist Church on Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The church is built in the Gothic architecture style with one large spire on top of its highest corner. The steps lead up to pointed archways and large windows. Handwritten text on the back address the postcard to Mrs. R. L. McKnight.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Cann, William A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Baldwin Sanatorium]
Postcard image of the Baldwin Sanatorium in El Paso, Texas. In the foreground of the image two identical stone structures are visible on either side of a walkway. In the center of the image is the sanatorium with multiple stories and windows that is positioned from a side point of view. The grassy land in front of the building is visible at a lower level while land behind the sanatorium is higher.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Base Hospital of Camp MacArthur]
Postcard image of the hospital on base of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. The image shows a covered wooden pathway that connections multiple structures. Four soldiers are pictured throughout the walkway
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas]
Postcard image of Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas, which is built in the Moorish style with stained glass windows and one circular carving of the Star of David above the synagogue entrance. Handwritten text on back addressed to Teague, Texas: "Hello Cliff, guess you heard we were married & living in Houston. Come to see us when you can, Arthur & Jewell 1119 Elysia Pl."
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bird's Eye View of Camp MacArthur]
Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. To the right of the camp a line of horses with soldiers riding can be seen marching behind one automobile. To the left of the image the rows of soldiers' tents and other buildings that make up the camp. In the background the camp itself is surrounded by trees. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mr. Isac Hill of New York Mills, Minnesota.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bird's Eye View of Port Lavaca]
Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Port Lavaca, Texas. Within the image various houses and their yard can be seen separated by fences. In the background of the right side a church's spire can be seen along the horizon line. Handwritten text on the back is addresses to Mrs. T. A. Hay from Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Blackstone Hotel]
Postcard image of the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Text on the back reads "In the tower of the Blackstone Hotel, twenty-two stories, above the ground, is located the broadcasting stations of WBAP, one of the largest broadcasting stations in the south. From here a remarkable view of the city may be obtained".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Block Five of Mission Burial Park]
Postcard image of block five within the Mission Burial Park in San Antonio, Texas. In the image grave markers are visible with trees lining the background. Gravel streets lend into walkways between the burial blocks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Brazos River Near Camp MacArthur]
Postcard of the Brazos River taken from a higher viewpoint. The river runs through the center of the image with trees surrounding the shoreline on either side of it. A rocky ledge is visible in the right corner of the image.
Date:
1917
Creator:
Mann, Fred
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp Travis]
Postcard image of an army officer reading to the young men of Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas. Text on the bottom of the image reads "Officer giving the boys the guard manual in front of the barracks". These men are sitting on the ground, in front of their officer who is sitting above them in a chair. Behind the men is one of the housing barracks.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carnegie Free Library in El Paso]
Postcard image of the Carnegie Free Library in El Paso, Texas. Within the image the library is built with white columns near the front entrance. The name "Free Public Library" is listed on the front of the library with the Texas star above the name. A walkway surrounded by trees has visitors walking away from the library.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carnegie Public Library]
Postcard image of the Carnegie Public Library in Corsicana, Texas. In the image the large white colored library can be with rounded windows, decorative roof, and white columns on either side of the entrance. In front of the church a small boy is leaning with his bike up against a tree. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Merle Cook.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University]
Postcard image of the Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Various students are pictured to be walking on the outside lawn of the building. Behind the building a landscape of trees and the sky is pictured. Handwritten text on the back addresses the postcard to Mrs. W. H. Phillips.
Date:
1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carter Building]
Postcard image of the Carter Building in Houston, Texas. In the image the light colored building with decorative roofing is positioned from a street corner. Automobiles are pictured in the streets around the building.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas]
Postcard image of the Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas. Text on the front reads "Central Christian Church, Bell and Main Sts., Houston, Texas. The image of the church shows the large light colored church with two columns in the front and decorative molding around the top portion of the building. At the top of the church facade is the date 1907.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Tx]
Postcard image of Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Texas. The tan colored church is built with stained glass windows on the front side where white columns are also visible. The church steeples are colored green as well as the church domed center. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Ruth Cooper of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History