Resource Type

[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

[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 of Central Fire Station, the "Pride of Waco, Texas"]

Postcard of Waco's Central Fire Department, a two-story brick building with a garage on the first floor.
Date: August 7, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a View in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas]

Postcard with a view inside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas; the view is looking down a street with trees lining it on either side and a large building off to the far left. The note on the back of the card reads: "Hello Mayme, am having a lovely time will write later."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: C. Weichsel Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cotton Yard in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of several rows of cotton bales and men with horses and carriages in a cotton yard in Waco; there are factories and other buildings featuring advertisements and some trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. Cotton Yard." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Young Ladies Boarding Hall at Baylor University]

Postcard of the young ladies boarding hall at Baylor University. Handwritten text is on the front underneath the picture by Walter C. Francis. The postcard is addressed to Miss Katharene Cavitt from Wheellock, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[I. Siegal Portrait]

Postcard image of I. Siegal seated in front of a winter background, wearing a dark-colored suit and holding a hat in his lap. Handwritten text below the image says "Waco, Tex. Januarie [sic] 7th 1911." and additional text addressed to Mr. M. Weidenfeld of New York City says, "Best regards to all. Your friend, I. Siegal."
Date: January 7, 1911
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