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[Postcard from Rose and Mayme Collins to Michael Collins, August 15, 1906]

Postcard from Rose and Mayme Collins to their father Michael Collins in Waco, Texas. The note on the card says that the sisters are "going to Denver tomorrow," while the photograph shows them sitting atop horses while wearing dresses and large hats.
Date: August 15, 1906
Creator: Collins, Mary Florence & Collins, Rose
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, July 15, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, July 15, 1897]

Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. in Waco, Texas. Strecker, Jr. says that he had just received "a beautiful lot of foreign birds skins and also a snow-white weasel skin." He goes on to describe the dance party that had recently took place and was amazed that they only had one keg of beer available.
Date: July 15, 1897
Creator: Strecker, John K., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History