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[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 23, 1873]
Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote back to her and let her know how he was on his travels. The postcard includes small bits of local news and his current location of La Grange.
Date:
August 23, 1873
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from H. S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, August 23, 1881]
H.S. Moore is having 100 to 102 degree weather and has seen a second comet that was not as bright. Maria is doing better. George Kendall has started picking cotton. He missed two sermons, but received a private sermon from Bro. Noble. He was able to have more of a conversation with him. Bro. Penn was ill. Mrs. Welbom moved to Sasby and is going to keep a boarding house. The prairies have every kind of livestock coming. Owls and skunks are going after chickens. A rooster fell into the hogs' pen. William Hubford is suffering from an old wound. Jeff Love picks about 100 pounds of cotton every afternoon. Coffman and Scott went to sell dry goods, but their cash box was emptied of $40. Captain Russell has a sign in his salon that says, "In God We Trust." Aunt Ann is doing well.
Date:
August 23, 1881
Creator:
Moore, H. S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, March 23, 1886]
Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout, regarding requests from others that he was passing along. A doctor wanted Paul to look up where and for how much he could obtain a couple of books. The doctor was also waiting on Paul to let him know what the cost would be to get to where he was.
Date:
March 23, 1886
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Ora Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, July 23, 1891]
Postcard from Ora Osterhout to her father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing what she has been doing in Fort Worth, Texas. On the back, it is addressed to Mr. J. P. Osterhout in Belton, Bell Co., Texas, and it is postmarked Fort Worth, Texas, July 23, 1891.
Date:
July 23, 1891
Creator:
Osterhout, Ora
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, June 23, 1900]
Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results of a March 31, 1900 audit.
Date:
June 23, 1900
Creator:
Castle, Henry A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Rosenberg Public School in 1907]
Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School, 1907. Mailed from Needville to Zionsville, IN April 23 1907 to David Phillippi. Bottom of postcard reads: Here is where you will go to school will send Norvel (?) a different one. The school building is a two story wooden building with an enclosure above the front porch. The building has a wooden fence around it. Wooden buildings in the background.
Date:
April 23, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Paul Revere's Tombstone]
Postcard of a graveyard with the tombstone of Paul Revere, who was born in Boston, January 1744 and died May 1815. The right side of the postcard has a note that reads, "8/22/7 Hope you have had a dandy summer Ida H. S." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington, West Virginia."
Date:
August 23, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of The White House on a Winter's Night]
Postcard of the White House on a snowy night lit only by lamps near the entrance. The scene is described as "Washington, D. C., The White House on a Winter's Night." The letter on the back reads, "Hello Mamie, Isn't this pretty? I guess you are going to school now. I am crazy to get home + ride in our auto + Is Miss Austin going to teach in the same place this year - With love to all - Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
September 23, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Chinese Church on Liberty Street in New Orleans]
Postcard of a white two story house with red shuttered windows and a wrought iron fence. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Beaumont, Tex 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date:
March 23, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of the Law Courts and Fleet Street in London]
Postcard of a street full of horse drawn carts, sidewalks and tall buildings on both sides. The postcard is addressed to "Master Caldwell McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, West Va."
Date:
July 23, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Go on Smiling": Part 3]
Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska, and is the third card in a set of four romance cards. The photograph on the front of the card shows a man and a woman standing next to a creek, the woman is wearing a white dress and the man a suit and hat; the caption underneath reads: "Tho' the way seems dark and weary, do be cheery for I always will be near." There is a note on the back of the card that reads: "This is the way it seems only you are not near."
Date:
October 23, 1908
Creator:
Scott & Van Altena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Christmas Postcard to John Philip Herlin Bahl from Oscar Hessdoerfer, December 23, 1908]
Postcard from Oscar Hessdoerfer to John Philip Herlin Bahl with an illustration of a Christmas scene including a snowing house, a cross, and snowy garland in the foreground.
Date:
December 23, 1908
Creator:
Hessdoerfer, Oscar
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Santa and Child]
Embossed color postcard depicting Santa Claus and a small child. He holds a sack in his hands and the child holds fruit and gifts in its hands. Correspondence on the back reads, "Dear Baby, A Merry X'mas & Happy New Year to Your Mud, Daddy & yourself. From Big Erloo, Erloo, and Baby Dorothy." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 528 Mill St. Paris, Texas. It is postmarked Oklahoma, Okla. on Dec 23, 1908.
Date:
December 23, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Foyer of the Elton Hotel]
Postcard of an illustration of a large, high-ceiling room with square columns, pink marble pillars, and green armchairs throughout. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the room as the foyer of the Elton hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Adele to Miss Margaret Hallock in Derby, Connecticut.
Date:
1909-02-23~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Girl Diving]
Postcard of a girl in a yellow dress diving into water. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Down she goes, Galveston Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard expresses Sam Rayburn's desire for Lou Rayburn to be with him on his trip.
Date:
February 23, 1909
Creator:
Rayburn, Sam
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Egon Wahrmund to Birdie Walters, August 23, 1909]
Postcard from Egon Wahrmund to Birdie Walters with a photograph looking down a street in Fredericksburg, Texas. The note on the reverse side tells Birdie that he was glad to see her at a reunion and that he wished he "could have heard you playing once."
Date:
August 23, 1909
Creator:
Wahrmund, Egon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]
Postcard of Hamilton Hotel in before the top floors were added and before the cyclone of 1906 that destroyed the balconies. On the back of the postcard there is a letter addressed to Mrs. J. J. Duffy (Aunt Katie) from Alex discussing current news and relatives.
Date:
January 23, 1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, September 23, 1911]
Postcard addressed to Lois Matlock with a note from the sender saying they "got home alive alright waited at Dublin about a half hour..." There is a tinted photograph on the front showing a couple kissing on a bench with a small animal in the foreground and a caption reading: "Some Folks Make Me Tired."
Date:
September 23, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Trees Near Small Creek]
Postcard of a few narrow trees near a still and narrow creek. Written on the back, "Jack was out to the football game Saturday. Beaumont won from Lake Charles 10 to 0. H. H. 10-23-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. Gunston Hall."
Date:
October 23, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Jack of Diamonds]
Postcard of a Jack of Diamonds playing card pasted on a postcard with the words "Is this him? H. H. 11-23-11" written below. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. 1906 Florida Ave."
Date:
November 23, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Holly Design]
Postcard of two leaves of holly with red berries joined by two green lines. The text reads, "I'd like you to save one Christmas thought for me," with the initials "WRC." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin City."
Date:
December 23, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station]
Postcard of fire fighters with a horse-drawn chemical engine at a station. The fire station is a two-story brick building with a single garage door at its base.
Date:
August 23, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, New Haven, Connecticut]
Postcard of the New Haven Fire Department at their station, driving a horse-drawn hook and ladder truck. Several citizens and young children are observing the truck from the right.
Date:
August 23, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Woman Wreathed by Mistletoe]
Postcard of a woman with a feathered hat and fur scarf surrounded by mistletoe leaves with the words "A Merry Christmas" written below. On the back, the letter reads, "I know you all are having one mare good old time. Wish I could be there & keep enjoying it all "John." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date:
December 23, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History