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[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 Adler's Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of Adler's Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Th postcard features a photograph of an l-shaped, two-story building with light-colored wood siding and a wrap-around front porch. Much of the ranch house is obscured by tall trees, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the house and lawn. There are several men in white dress shirts sitting in chairs on the front lawn, and one of the men is pictured translucently in several different spots (due to long-exposure photography). There are handwritten notes around the photograph, reading: "Here we are stopping, a kiss from Papa, Apr 7-08." The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 1908-04-07~
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

[Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station]

Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station, a two-story building with a tower extending another story in one of its corners. The base of the building has garage doors with labels corresponding to the type of fire engine it houses. There is a large, red brick building in the background that says, "Southern Rock Island Plow Co." The back of the postcard has a handwritten message by the sender to the addressee.
Date: August 7, 1908
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

[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

[Postcard of 'The Little Church Around The Corner' in New York]

Postcard of a large red brick estate behind a wrought iron fence. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Chick Standing on Basket of Flowers]

Postcard of a baby chicken standing on a basket full of blue flowers tied with a light blue ribbon. "Easter Greetings" is typed in the left bottom corner. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Tex."
Date: April 7, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Times Building in New York]

Postcard of a tall white building with an American flag on the rooftop and people walking near horse-drawn buggies on the road. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Wall Street and Trinity Church in New York]

Postcard of a busy street surrounded by multiple storied buildings with a red tinted church at the end of the street. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Chinatown in New York]

Postcard of many tall and colorful buildings with pedestrians wandering the street. The note at the side of the picture reads, "We are going down today if it doesn't rain. It is fine here lots of love." The back of the postcard continues with "Mr. Aillen has been around + his wife will come at noon. You don't - like to be bothered much callers on New York. Love, Maura." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Notre Dame Church in Montreal]

Postcard of the nave, the three tiered room where religious services take place. The back of the postcard reads, "This church seats 12,000 I was at it, it was beautiful. I am so tired of going home for resting all day. Am going to leave tomorrow for Quebec. Hope to hear from you there. Love for all - Ma." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington, W. Va. U. S. A."
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

A. C. Jones Home

Postcard of the two-story Baroque architecture styled home of Mrs A. C. Jones located at 611 East Jones St. Philanthropist and supporter of local schools, Mrs. A.C. (Jane Field) Jones (1842-1918) built the house on this site after her husband Captain Jones’ death in 1906. Governors and other Texas leaders were welcomed here. Located on the hill where the college stands today, the first and much grander A.C. Jones home was sold to the John Flournoy and moved into town by mule and wagon. It stood facing Flournoy Park until it was razed in 1946.
Date: January 7, 1907
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

[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

[Postcard of Coronal Institute]

Postcard of the Coronal Institute in San Marcos, Texas, with dozens of individuals posing outside of the building. The photograph has been taken from the end of a path linking the building to the street. The yard in front of the building is full of vegetation and small trees. Text on the front of the card reads: "Hello, Miss Annie! Guess who this is?" The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco.
Date: September 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) Wreck

A photograph postcard showing Santa Fe wreck near Pomona, KS, notation on print reads: "Last car on [??] No. 5 on SantaFe (sic) 7-7-09 Pomona by J. Loper"
Date: July 7, 1909
Creator: Loper, J.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History