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[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 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
[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
[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
[Birdseye View of Temple]
Postcard of a color image of Temple from above featuring a neighborhood with several rows of houses on the left and a two-story red and white house on the right side; there are several trees in the foreground and on the left side of the street and more houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Bird's-Eye View, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
January 7, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Carnegie Library]
Postcard of the Carnegie Library, a brick building with a dome and columns by the entrance, with several trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Carnegie Library, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Do you remember one night during the carnival on there [...]" and another note that reads "Right x here" in the center of the postcard. There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
March 27, 1907
Creator:
Black, M.
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
[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
[Central High School in Waco]
Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date:
October 7, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Compress in Temple]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Temple Cotton Compress, a wooden structure with a tower and smoke stack, with rows of bales of cotton and several men moving individual bales in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compress, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
May 1, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Woman's Home]
Postcard image of the Confederate Woman's Home in Austin, Texas. Within the image the stone structure has two sets of small stairs leading into an covered entrance to the home. Outside the home there is a lawn area with positioned on either side of the house. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mrs. M. T. (?) from San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Country Club in Waco, Texas]
Postcard image of a country club in Waco, Texas. The location of the club is a two story a large open deck area on both floors. There are two white columns on either side of the steps leading up the house. To the left of the image and behind the house a thick wooded area of trees is visible. A river flows on the right side of the image. Handwritten text on the back identifies this as the Brazos River.
Date:
1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[F. C. Olds' Residence, Waco]
Postcard of Frederick Charles Olds' residence on Austin Avenue, Waco. The house here is a two-storied house with a large portico set on stone pillars and balconies on both floors extending in both directions for the house's front facade. A covered driveway juts out from the house's side at left, with a paved pathway leading up to the side of the house.
Date:
December 24, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Methodist Church Temple]
Postcard of a black and white photograph of First Methodist Church, a stone building with a tower and stained glass windows, with trees in front of it and a colorized pink and blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Methodist Church, Temple, Tex." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
July 29, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Presbyterian Church]
Postcard of a black and white photograph of the Waco First Presbyterian Church, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, surrounded by trees with a light blue colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "Mrs Markquart" and a longer handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date:
June 1908
Creator:
Marquardt, Luise
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas]
Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas. There is handwritten text on the back to Mrs. J. R. Elliott.
Date:
June 26, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot]
Postcard of a partially colorized photograph of the Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, two two-story buildings with several rows of windows, with train tracks and a train car in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, Temple, Tex."
Date:
July 18, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Houston Texas Postcard addressed to Samuel Appell]
Postcard of Houston, Texas, High School, to Samuel Appell, Waco, Texas.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hubbard Public School Building]
Postcard image of the Hubbard Public School Building in Tyler, Texas. Within the image portion of the school building is covered by trees surrounding the side. The school building has one entrance with stone steps leading from the front lawn. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Paul D. Harbach of Reading, Pa.
Date:
1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lake within Sam Houston Park]
Postcard image of a lake within Sam Houston Park in Houston, Texas. On the shoreline surrounding the lake visitors are visible sitting or walking around. Within the lake there is one statue of a woman and to the left in the background a wooden bridge connects a small island of land to the main area of the park. Handwritten text on back is addresses to Mister Johnnie Huffman of Dallas, Texas.
Date:
July 18, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New Bridge Over Brazos Flood]
Postcard of a color image of an iron bridge over the Brazos River in Waco during a flood; many people are standing on the bridge and there are trees and buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "New Bridge, showing Brazos during great flood. Easter Sunday, 1908. Waco, Texas."
Date:
[1908..]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Packing House Near Waco]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of a packing house with several rows of farm workers posing in front of it, standing, sitting, and standing on raised platforms with fields in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Packing House on Falkners Fruit Farm, 1 Mile from Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date:
November 4, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Effy to Dave Granett - July 12, 1908]
Postcard from an "Effy" to Dave Granett of Dallas discussing their itinerary and schedule as they make their way to Dallas. The front of the postcard is a photograph of a flood in Elm Street, East Waco. The floodwaters are ankle-high, with pedestrians and carriages wading through the street.
Date:
1908-07-12~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Frank to Georgine M. Koester - November 3, 1906]
Postcard from an individual named Frank to Georgine[?] M. Koester in Kerrville, Texas. The front of the postcard has an image of City Park in Fort Worth with the Trinity River at center. Under the image is a note from Frank, who writes that he is in Fort Worth at the moment.
Date:
November 3, 1906
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History