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[Postcard to Mrs. Henry Sleur - October 7, 1954]

Postcard written to Mrs. Henry Sleur in Belton, Texas. The letter says "Dear Bessie- Will you give me your mother's numbers as a D.A.R. Was she listed as one, in Austin? I was told to write to Washington for the D.A.R. lineage as I want to trace it beyond 1776. Thank you. Odetta."
Date: October 7, 1954
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Ellen to Miss Harthausen, October 7, 1910]

Postcard from Ellen to Miss Harthausen, promising to write a letter when she has time. The front of the postcard features an illustration of three buildings lining a street - one two-story building and two one-story buildings. The building on the far right has a sign for a bakery. Two automobiles and a small buggy are parked along the street.
Date: October 7, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout, October 7, 1908]

Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout. The photo on the card depicts a horse, a cow, and a man. The cow has a rope around one of its horns and the other end is tied to the saddle on the horse. The man is standing with one foot on the cow and both hands in the air. He is wearing a cowboy hat, a shirt over a white one, pants, and dark boots. The scene is in the middle of a prairie. On the bottom of the front and the back, Rose wrote bits of local news.
Date: October 7, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
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 a Charcoal Sketch of a Woman Wearing a Hat]

Postcard of a woman sketched with charcoal wearing a hat. The note below the woman's picture reads, "Mamie, Note I put another color to her hair. If I don't know who Jack is, I certainly know a rich joke on a certain somebody. Hugh. 10-07-11." The note continues on the back of the postcard with, "Who is Jack? H.H. 10-7-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D.C. Gunston Hall."
Date: October 7, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[St. Agnes Academy]

Postcard image of the St. Agnes Academy at South End in Houston, Texas. The academy building is pictured with rows of windows across the multi floors. Steps leading up to four tall columns are pictured in the front entrance. Greenery is visible growing along the front entrance porch area. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. P. Kirkpatrick of Denison, Texas.
Date: October 7, 1907
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

Santa Fe (ATSF) 4199

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 4199, 2-8-4, with "Cobra Head" coffin fedwater heater, Kansas City, KS.
Date: October 7, 1945
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Santa Fe (ATSF) Diesel 51

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe 51, diesel locomotive (ALCO), class 51, Los Angeles, CA.
Date: October 7, 1946
Creator: Middlebrook, R. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, snow plow blade on locomotive, on mixed freight, south of Mineral Hot Springs, CO, on the Alamoso-Salida line, 10 cars.
Date: October 7, 1945
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 497, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, on mixed freight leaving Mineral Hot Springs, CO, on the Alamoso-Salida line, 13 cars.
Date: October 7, 1945
Creator: Perry, Otto C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History