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Oklahoma Historical Society
55
Rosenberg Library
20
McFaddin-Ward House Museum
13
Fire Museum of Texas
7
Fort Bend Museum
3
Hardin-Simmons University Library
3
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
3
Harrison County Historical Museum
2
Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site
2
UNT Libraries Special Collections
2
6 More
Collection
Preston George Collection
50
Harris and Eliza Kempner
20
Texas History Collection
15
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
9
George Pendexter Postcard Collection
7
Abilene Library Consortium
4
Fort Bend Museum Collection
3
Latimer Papers
3
Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
3
T. B. Willis Collection
3
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Lahoma, OK
Scan of a postcard showing a snowy day in Lahoma, OK.
Date:
March 9, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Yellow Transit Company Freight Lines
Scan of a postcard showing one of twelve American Lite-Weight Van Trailers delivered to Yellow Transit Company Freight Lines, Oklahoma City, OK.
Date:
May 9, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[West end of Rosenberg]
Photographic postcard West end of Rosenberg, showing curve in road. Railroad overpass in background. Postcard mailed from Norveil Phillippi to his mother, Hattie Phillippi in Indianapolis, IN, May 9, 1932.
Date:
May 9, 1932
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drawing of "Grandma"
Photograph of a drawing of "Grandma" by G.F.J.
Date:
February 9, 1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in D.C.]
Postcard featuring a photograph of the entire Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D. C. with the Washington monument behind it.
Date:
[1992-10-09..1992-10-11]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard of the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in D.C.]
Postcard featuring a photograph of an aerial view of the entire Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D. C. with the Washington monument and White House in view.
Date:
[1992-10-09..1992-10-11]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard from Gwendalen to Lois Matlock, April 9, 1909]
Postcard from a woman named Gwendalen to Lois Matlock with an image of three children playing with baby chicks next to a chicken entitled: "The New Pets." The note on the back discusses school and she asks Lois if she has started because her "school is out 23 or May."
Date:
April 9, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Lillian to Mrs. Albert Schaenemann, August 9, 1917]
Postcard Lillian to Mrs. Albert Schaenemann, thanking her for her card, saying she's having a wonderful time, and writing that she will be home on Sunday. The front of the postcard features an illustration of a man standing in a boat on a small lake. On the shore behind the man, a group of people and tall trees line a concrete ledge, looking out over the water. Behind the trees, a large field is just visible.
Date:
August 9, 1917
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pre-stamped postcard from Bering-Cortes Hardware Co.
Pre-stamped postcard from Bering-Cortes Hardware Co.
Date:
November 9, 1899
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]
Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this building that Santa Anna mounted his cannon in besieging the Alamo in 1836. The postcard is addressed to Misses Ora and Junia Osterhout in Belton, Texas, and it is postmarked San Antonio, January 9, 1911.
Date:
January 9, 1911
Creator:
Graves, Lillian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas]
Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas, with a handwritten note that says "Heaven's eternal years is thine." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Rodesia Stephens and says, "Hello Rodesia, how are you this evening? Hope you are well by this time. I wrote you a letter over a week ago, haven't heard from M.E.J. yet. I have a lot to tell when we meet again. Pro. Rinkney is as low as he can be. I am well, all send love. Mary E. Moore."
Date:
July 9, 1908
Creator:
Moore, Mary E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Two men in a tent
Black-and-white image of two men in uniform: one man seated next to a rifle (left) and another man standing just inside the tent. Reverse of postcard reads, "Seated Walter S. Ferguson, standing Dr. A. L. Edington, so of T.B." and it is addressed to Lieutenant Walter Abner Ferguson, Watonga OK.
Date:
September 9, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
View in San Benito, TX
Black-and-white image postcard of a sidewalk lined with small palm trees and the text "View in San Benito, Texas." The back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. Mara Ferguson, Watonga, OK.
Date:
August 9, 1916
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postal Card from Fred C. Hunter to Harris Leon Kempner, January 9, 1963]
Card with letter from Fred C. Hunter to Harris Leon Kempner regrading the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Orphans' Home that's going to happen on January 14, 1963 at 4:00pm.
Date:
January 9, 1963
Creator:
Hunter, Fred C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Fred C. Hunter to Harris Leon Kempner, October 9, 1957]
Card with letter from Fred C. Hunter to Harris Leon Kempner inviting him for a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Orphans' Home that's happening on October 14, 1957.
Date:
October 9, 1957
Creator:
Hunter, Fred C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Willoughbys to Daniel Webster Kempner, April 9, 1954]
Card with letter from Willoughbys to Daniel Webster Kempner mentioning that they sent the package on March 29, and they're sure that Kempner received it by now.
Date:
April 9, 1954
Creator:
Willoughbys
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]
Postcard of a fire department using hoses to extinguish a burning building. Smoke obscures most of the background. The water from the hoses has frozen onto the ground and the fire engine on the left.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 10, 1909]
Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of the "Battle Creek Fire Engine at Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 9-1909 Burdick House Fire." Smith says that "Battle Creek was called at 12:50 A. M. at 2 A. M. we were there with our Engine Hose wagon." The photograph shows the fire engine parked on a street with hoses hooked up to it; there are firemen working on the fire and with their fire engine. Another caption on the photograph says that it was "6 below zero" while they were working on the fire.
Date:
[1909-12-09..1909-12-10]
Creator:
Smith, J. D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire at the Equitable Building, New York]
Postcard of the New York Fire Department extinguishing a fire at the Equitable Building. The fire department is using multiple hoses to spray a wide area on the building. Shelves of ice have formed on the side of the building. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "5 alarms followed by the 2-7. Call. (6 alarms more, 11 alarms in all.)"
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, April 9, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a note thanking Pendexter for his recent card and describing the fire taking place in the photo on the reverse side of this card. The photograph shows a smoking building with a fire truck parked outside and firemen running hoses into the building; the caption says this fire took place March 25, 1912. There are civilians in the picture as well but they are standing behind the scene watching the firemen work.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Webb Fire Engine Test]
Postcard of a fire engine spraying water at a building with two large smokestacks. The photograph was captured from a distance above, and many people can be seen observing the scene below. A printed note on the back of the postcard says, "Test of the "Webb" Motor Fire Engine, Through Deck Turret on "Webb" Motor High Pressure Wagon. Height of Stack 246 ft. Size of Nozzle 1 5/8 inches. It was estimated that at times this stream reached nearly 300 feet perpendicularly."
Date:
February 9, 1912
Creator:
Inbody, J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Equitable Life Building, New York, January 9th, 1912]
Postcard of men in a snowy street in New York, standing by a snow-covered vehicle. Smoke obscures the view ahead of the vehicle. A note at the foot of the postcard says, "Equitable Life Building, New York, destroyed by fire January 9th, 1912."
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Fire Engine by a Bank]
Postcard with a photograph of an older steamer engine parked outside of "Bamberger Bros. Bankers and Brokers." The note on the back of the photo says this "Engine Co. 7" in New York. There are four firemen standing behind the steamer while the building behind them is covered in ice.
Date:
January 9, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Return Receipt Card to H. Kempner, January 9, 1948]
Return receipt from the Post Office Department to the H. Kempner Firm, providing confirmation that W. L. Gatz has received the item sent to him.
Date:
January 9, 1948
Creator:
United States. Post Office Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History