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[Postcard of Baptist Church in Eddy, Texas]
Postcard of a Baptist church in Eddy, Texas. It is a one-story brick building with decorative edging across the roofline.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]
Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or I may have an exhibit there during the Cotton Palace They are decorating the business houses already"
Date:
November 12, 1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Float at Texas Cotton Palace]
Postcard of a float at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. Several women stand on top of the float.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Gildersleeve
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard for Bastrop, Texas]
Postcard showing nine scenes of Bastrop, Texas. Photographs include (from left to right): (1) Piney Creek, (2) Main Street, (3) Diagonal Street, (4) Bastrop from bird's-eye view, (5) the court house and jail, (6) bridge across the Colorado River, (7) the high school building, (8) a side view of the bridge across the Colorado River, and (9) a train depot. A partially-legible note is written on the back, that says "Suppose you will be surprised to receive this postal but did think of the [...] for a postal. Hope you are all well [...] Hattie."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Grissom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Brazos River Flood]
Postcard showing the Brazos River flood on Elm Street in East Waco. Buildings and power lines can be seen above the water.
Date:
December 7, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen]
Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen at Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. A group of women stand atop a horse-drawn float, while a group of African American men carry an accompanying sign.
Date:
1894
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Eddy High School]
Postcard of Eddy High School, a two story brick structure.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Laurene Adele McConnell #2]
Postcard with a photograph of Laurene Adele "Dell" McConnell wearing a ballerina outfit. She is posing with her left toe pointed, standing next to a large bouquet of flowers and holding her dress out with her right hand.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stauts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing a Boy in a Magician Costume]
Postcard with a photograph of a boy in a magician costume. Appears to be about eight years of age.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an African-American Woman Dressed in White]
Postcard with a photograph of an African-American woman with short hair standing outside of a building in a white dress.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Baylor University]
Postcard with a photograph of two bells and a small group of people in the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor University campus. It shows pieces of columns from Baylor at Independence, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]
Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date:
October 20, 1917
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date:
May 7, 1909
Creator:
Sleeper, Minnie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing a Woman on a Sidewalk, 1939]
Postcard with a photograph of a woman dressed in black with a paper bag and hat in her right hand. She is walking down a sidewalk next to Pipkin's Drug Store. Text on the back reads: " Austin Ave. Waco, Tex. Nov. 1939. "
Date:
1939
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing the Amicable Life Building]
Postcard of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building (A. L. I. C. O.) in Waco, Texas. It states at 22 stories, the A.L.I.C.O. building was the highest building in the Southwest at the time. It was located on Austin Avenue.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an African-American Woman Standing Next to a Chair]
Postcard with a photograph of a standing African-American woman in dark clothing with her hand on a chair.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Pearl Draper With Barn Animals]
Postcard with a photograph of Pearl Draper with two horses behind her and a dog in front of her. Text on the back says " Pearl Draper...about 1915...daughter of Daniel Franklin Draper and Winnie Pearl G. Draper. Lived in San Antonio, La Porte, Waco ".
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Jimmy and Mert Colgin, 1923]
Postcard with a photograph of Jimmy and Mert Colgin at Murdock's Pier in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Couple of African-American Children]
Postcard with a photograph of African-American children in which the boy is dressed in dark clothing and the girl is dressed in a wedding gown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Laurene Adele McConnell #1]
Postcard with a photograph of Laurene Adele "Dell" McConnell wearing a ballerina outfit. She is posing with her left toe pointed, standing next to a large bouquet of flowers and holding her dress out with her right hand.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stauts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 20, 1923]
A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front bears a drawing of a boy and girl lighting candles, from which green streamers hang. It reads: "Happy, Happy all day through, Merry Christmas." The note on the other side reads "Dear Johny, I wish you a Merry X Mas and Happy New Year. Pearl Anna."
Date:
December 20, 1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Louise and Dorothy Lee to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1920]
A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of six babies dressed as Santa climbing over a wooden trunk and packing up presents into a sack. One of the babies is asleep next to the sack, and another has fallen head first into the trunk. It reads: "All through the year kind wishes I've safely stored away, For Santa Claus to bring to you on Christmas Day." The note on the back reads "We hope that Old Santa is good to you."
Date:
December 22, 1922
Creator:
Lee, Louise & Lee, Dorothy
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1928]
A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of two girls, one sitting on a sled and the other pulling her. They wear heavy winter clothing, and the ground is covered in snow. There are houses, fences, and bare trees in the background. It reads: "Christmas Greetings. I hope Santa Claus/Before he goes back/Will stop at your house/And empty his pack."
Date:
December 23, 1928
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from her Grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]
A postcard from her grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front has a drawing of a window seat, with a Christmas wreath and stocking hung on the window. It is snowing outside. The front reads: "Happy, Happy/all day through/Merry Christmas!" The note on the back reads: "This is wishing you and each one of Merry X-mas and a happy new-year loveingly [sic] Grand Ma Ma."
Date:
December 22, 1928
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History