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Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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George Ranch Historical Park
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Murphy Historical Society Inc.
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Patrick Heath Public Library
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T. B. Willis Collection
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Rescuing Texas History, 2017
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Rescuing Texas History, 2018
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Texas Cultures Online
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[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]
Postcard of an oil field in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. The inscription on the front reads "Oil a Mile Long in Block 96" and on the back "Mrs. J. L. Marshall 1100 Elgin Ave Muskogee, Okla. The image has an oil derrick in the background as well as a body of water running through the middle of the image.
Date:
May 23, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the World's Deepest Oil Well]
Postcard depicting several oil rigs. In the forefront of the photograph, there is one main rig, with another rig in the background. At the bottom of the postcard "The world's deepest oil well 8525 ft" is hand written. On the back of the postcard, "85-4.1 Webel Collection 3.00" is handwritten as well as "Post Card Correspondance Address Only" is printed.
Date:
1928
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Colorado, Texas]
Postcard of Colorado, Texas. The photograph is of the main street with shops on either side. On the bottom of the photograph, "Colorado, Texas 16 Hewsom. Photo" is written. The back of the photograph is severely damaged and there is something written on it in pencil.
Date:
1922~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Street in Odessa, Texas]
Postcard of a street in Odessa, Texas. The street is lined with storefronts and numerous early model automobiles are parked alongside the sides and drive on the roadway. In the bottom right of the picture, "Odessa, The Oil Field Suppy Base of West Texas - Jack Nolan" is written. There are many cars in the picture as well as buildings and shops on either side of the road.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Nolan, Jack
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Harris Leon Kempner to Lyda Ann Kempner, April 27, 1925]
Postcard of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. Harris Kempner sent the postcard to his sister, Lyda, answering her two previous letters while waiting for his train. He expresses that he is happy to have finally seen the Cathedral because of an "examination paper" he wrote on it in college.
Date:
April 27, 1925
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Unknown town
Postcard with a black-and-white aerial photo of an unidentified town. Text on the back is addressed to Mr. Walter Ferguson, Snyder, OK, handwritten "Are you a democrat still? You seem to be very still"
Date:
November 4, 1920
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[The Moore family home]
A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard.
Date:
[1920..1929]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard: OHPG0371]
Pigs and cattle on the farm of WS Taylor
Date:
1926~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard: OHPG0372]
W S "Bill" Taylor farm house with pigpen
Date:
1926~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard: OHPG0522]
Dunegan Family (L-R) James Albert, Orville, Ester, George, Mary Ann Pence (wife)
Date:
1920~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas
Black and white postcard of the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed in the early 1920s. The building was constructed in 1861. It is a front-gable brick-masonry structure in a Greek revival style with a bell tower and steeple on the peak of the front gable. Three sets of steps ascend to the entrance porch, which has four tapered square brick columns surmounted by a pediment. The view shows the facade and the right side of the building with its raised basement windows visible. At the top of the image, printed in red is the title, "Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the right side of the i mage in red: "Fry Hodge Drug Co., Marshall, Texas." There is a postmark dated May 14, 1923 on the back. The card was addressed to Miss Sallie Woodrome, Yoakum, Texas.
Date:
May 14, 1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New High School, Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1924 showing the new high school, Marshall, Texas. The building was constructed in 1924. The view shows the facade and left side of the building. It is a brick and concrete building of two-stories on raised basement, with an elaborate entrance in an English Gothic Academic style. A series of steps leads up the terraced lawn to the main entrance. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "New High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number 97359-N is printed below the image in the lower right corner. Printed on the back of the card on the left edge of the message section: "Distributed by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas." Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)" There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date:
[1924..1929]
Creator:
Curt Teich & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas, 2751-29-N
Color halftone postcard of the Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas, which was built in 1929. The view shows the facade and east side of the eight story building and parts of the smaller buildings on either side of it. There is a sidewalk canopy across the facade with 2nd floor balcony on top of it, smaller three-bay balconies at the third and seventh floors and what appears to be a terrace surrounding the eighth floor. There are people standing on the sidewalk in front of the building and one automobile parked on the street. Printed in black ink above the image: "Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas." Printed in the lower right corner below the image: "2751-29-N" There is no postmark on the back of the card, but there is a handwritten message: "Our room is on the third floor. Please save this card for my album - Jean." Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.}"
Date:
1929~
Creator:
Curt Teich & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Year's Card: Women with Silhouetted Man in Top Hat
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The vertically oriented postcard depicts two women in clothing stylish in the 1920s. In the lower right hand corner is a silhouette of a man in a top hat. The shadows of the women are sharply delineated behind them. There is some Japanese text in the upper right hand corner of the postcard.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Dancing Couple
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A couple dances in this vertically oriented postcard. The woman is wearing a kimono and the man seen behind her is in black. The style of the rendering is reminiscent of Art Deco. Some Japanese text is in the lower right corner of the postcard. The ground of the card is a light blue.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Card Game
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The vertically oriented postcard depicts an aerial view of a woman in a kimono playing a card game. She is seated and her opponent is partially seen in silhouette. The ground of the card is a pale blue. There is some Japanese text in red in the upper right hand corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono includes the card suits, spades, clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Woman in a Kimono Standing next to an Automobile
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This vertically oriented postcard depicts a woman in a green kimono standing next to a black automobile that is partially visible. The ground of the postcard is a blue gray and there is some Japanese text in the upper left corner.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Silhouetted Woman under Lanterns
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A woman in modern dress and hat holds a mask and stands underneath three lanterns. A stark black silhouette is behind the woman. Her dress is yellow, orange, blue and light green stripes on the skirt and decorated with flowers at the waist.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Modern Woman Arranging her Hair in Front of Mirror
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A woman dressed in a kimono arranges her hair in front of a mirror. There is some Japanese text in the upper right corner of the postcard. The woman's kimono has a modern geometric design on it.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Woman Playing Golf
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The front of the postcard is decorated with a woman in a modern striped dress, hat and scarf, swinging a golf club.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
Atsuo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Sacred Rocks
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In this horizontally oriented postcard two rock formations are joined by a bridge. Atop the larger formation on the left side of the postcard is a gate. A red stamp is in the upper right corner of the postcard as well as some Japanese text.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spring Festival at the Onsen
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A formal celebration is depicted in pink, gold, gray and black. The ground of the postcard is blue gray. Some Japanese text is in an inset on the monument. The scene is at an angle on the card and the picture is partially visible as well.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Year's Card: Going to Shimonoseki
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A man and woman are seen from behind while the man carries many packages. The woman walks in front of him and she wears a black and white striped stole, a red hat and a green coat with fur trim. There is some red Japanese text in the lower left corner of the postcard and in the upper left an inset with blue Japanese text.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
S. Riyo
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Illuminated Sign "Bayer Aspirin" in Central Osaka
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The vertically oriented postcard depicts a neon Bayer Aspirin sign above a building with a silhouette of people below. The sky is dark and the only illumination is the sign and the interior of the building. A few stars twinkle in the sky and some Japanese text runs along the bottom.
Date:
1920/1930~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library