Resource Type

[Aerial View of Denison Dam]

Postcard of the aerial view of Denison Dam with Lake Texoma spreading out to the left. The back of the postcard includes a brief history of the dam.
Date: 1944~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Stone Marker]

Postcard of Denison Dame stone marker in the shape of the state of Texas built up on bricks. Embedded across the marker is the word Texas. Typography across the top portion of the post card reads "Best town in Texas by a damsite". In the bottom white border of the postcard the location Denison, Texas is visible.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Proposal]

Postcard image of proposal of Denison Dam as what it would look like when completed. Text on front reads "Red River Dam as it will appear when completed". The text on the back reads "Now under construction at a cost of more than $50,000,000, the huge earthen dam between Denison, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, will look like this from south when completed. Length of main dam 14,000 feet; dike extension 7,800 feet; maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 127,600 acres in Texas and Oklahoma.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hospital, McKinney, Texas]

Postcard of City Hospital in McKinney, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a red brick building with white accents and has a sign, "City Hospital" above the entrance. The back of the postcard has information about the hospital, "The City Hospital is Municipally owned and operated. One of the most modernly equipped institutions in the state." and correspondence addressed to "Ada Black."
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: Bateman, Mrs. W.D.
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

[Fort Sam Houston Hospital]

Postcard of Fort Sam Houston Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The image is an illustration of a pink, multi-story building viewed from the side. "Fort Sam Houston Hospital, San Antonio, Texas" is printed in the upper left corner of the image. There is correspondence addressed to "Miss Theresa Fontaine" and information about the hospital on the back of the postcard.
Date: August 17, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[United States Veterans' Hospital]

Postcard of United States Veterans' Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a red brick building with white stone accents. In the upper right corner, "United States Veterans' Hospital" is printed and "In Dallas, at Lisbon, Tex." is printed in the lower left corner. Information about the hospital is printed on the back reading, "The main building of the immense Hospital Plant, which occupies a 245 acre site, adjoining the city limits at Lisbon." The correspondence is addressed to "Mr. C.L. Bridge" and references the writer undergoing surgery soon.
Date: October 31, 1945
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Power House]

Postcard image of the power house of the Denison Dam.
Date: 1942~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Denison Dam Between Texas and Oklahoma]

Postcard of the Denison Dam spanning the Red River between Texas & Oklahoma. The intake structure as well the power house are shown within the design. Text on the back reads "At a cost of more than 50,000,000, the huge hydro-electric dam 4 miles north of Denison, Texas across Red River, will look like this from he south when completed. Length of main dam, 21,100 fee, maximum height 165 feet. Reservoir will inundate 146,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma. Shoreline, approximately 1250 miles.".
Date: 1942~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Gymnasium, Ashburn General Hospital]

Postcard of the Post Gymnasium at Ashburn General Hospital in McKinney, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a square, white panel-sided building. "Post Gymnasium, Ashburn General Hospital, McKinney, Texas" is written in the upper right corner of the front and "Facilities and equipment for hand ball, boxing, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, gymnastics, etc. Also modern locker rooms with showers." is printed on the back of the postcard. There is faint pencil on the back, "[...]d Dec. 6 -1944].
Date: 1944?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hanna Hospital Clinic and Bath]

Postcard of Hanna Hospital Clinic and Bath in Glen Rose, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting stone buildings behind a sign reading "Hanna Hospital Clinic and Bath F.J. Hanna MD, M.V. Hanna MD, Mineral Water, Hot Baths." Information about the clinic and baths is printed on the back of the postcard and "M. B. Douglas - 1946" is handwritten on the upper right side.
Date: 1946?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scott and White Hospital]

Postcard of five images of the Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. The images are illustrations depicting hospital buildings, sometimes obscured by trees, with a yellow border ornamented by floral patterns. "Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas" is printed across the top of the postcard. The correspondence is addressed to Dorothy Depew and signed "Ethel" and mentions having surgery done.
Date: August 12, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital, Bonham, Texas]

Postcard of S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital in Bonham, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a red brick building with columns obscured by several trees. The text, "S.B. Allen Memorial Hospital, Bonham, Texas" is printed across the top of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mr. Paul M. Gre[...]" and the address and personal names have been scratched out.
Date: 1940-08-2u
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shannon West Texas Memorial Nurses Home]

Postcard of Shannon West Texas Memorial Nurses Home in San Angelo, Texas. The image depicts a building in Puebla Revival style architecture with a lush garden in front of the building. The correspondence on the back reads "Having a good time, Jo[..] Bluker" and is addressed to "Mr. Roy Deu[t]."
Date: August 6, 1949
Creator: Bluker, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sherman Hospital]

Postcard of Sherman Hospital in Sherman, Texas. The image depicts a rectangular, red brick building with two stoops leading to the entrance at the front of the building. The correspondence on the back, addressed to "Miss Betty A. Michaels" and signed "May," mentions getting something for Miss Michaels.
Date: August 21, 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas]

Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas that is positioned from a side front view. The church is designed with early Gothic features such as pointed archways, and a large spire. Greenery is visible growing up the side of the front of the church. William A. Cann of St. Louis designed the church edifice.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cann, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History