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Oklahoma Historical Society
22
McFaddin-Ward House Museum
14
Rosenberg Library
8
Private Collection of T. B. Willis
6
Fire Museum of Texas
4
Murphy Historical Society Inc.
4
Private Collection of Margay Welch
3
Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site
3
National WASP WWII Museum
3
Private Collection of the CC Cox Family
2
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Preston George Collection
19
Texas History Collection
16
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
13
Harris and Eliza Kempner
8
Abilene Library Consortium
6
T. B. Willis Collection
6
George Pendexter Postcard Collection
4
Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
3
Rescuing Texas History, 2013
3
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
3
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Confederate Home
Photograph of the Confederate Home in Ardmore, OK, May 27, 1918.
Date:
May 27, 1918
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard of Rogers, Texas Main Street]
Postcard of the north side of Main Street in Rogers, Texas, lined with buildings. A typed note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "This is the main street of our big city of Rogers. Adolph."
Date:
June 27, 1907
Creator:
Hendrick, J. C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Clifton, Texas Street Scene]
Postcard of a street lined with trees in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lalla D. Stivers in Celina, Texas and says "Hello! Awful hot and dusty here. Am following the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and am finding plenty of gravel. Every mountain is gravel. May go fishing awhile tonight. Goodbye. Hamlett."
Date:
May 27, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date:
March 27, 1911
Creator:
Matlock, Milton Andrew
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, February 27, 1911]
Postcard from a woman named Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock describing her current sickness she has dealt with since Matlock left there. The image on the front of the card is of an ivy plant and text around it that reads: "Close clings the Ivy to the Tree, So in my Heart I cling to Thee."
Date:
February 27, 1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to M. M. Matlock, March 27, 1911]
Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father with a colored image of the target range at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There is a note from Milton to his father saying he has "been fireing on the target range this week."
Date:
March 27, 1911
Creator:
Matlock
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Mrs. E. Lasker, August 27, 1941]
Postcard to Mrs. E. Lasker, discussing the sender's sickness. The front of the postcard features a colored illustration of the front of a white, two-story plantation-style house with a red roof and green window shutters. There are several trees of varying size lining the front of the building, and there is an automobile parked in the large front drive.
Date:
August 27, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[International Bridge, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico]
View of International Bridge, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. There is a note written on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Fred C. Barron.
Date:
June 27, 1936
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 27, 1908]
Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has four photos. The first depicts two men on horses and one of the horses is at the start of a jump. In the second photo, there's one man on a horse galloping. The third has two men on horses and one of the men appears to be getting up to stand on his. In the corner, there's a small circular photo of a man on a horse as it is jumping. All of the scenes in the photos are in a prairie setting. On the bottom of the front and back, Rose wrote about school buildings that were being built, an upcoming fair, and other small bits of news.
Date:
October 27, 1908
Creator:
Chamberlin, Rose
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 27, 1909]
Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. On the front are a printed border and a quote "What others say of me matters little, what I myself say and do matters much. - Elbert Hubbard." It is printed with some flourishes. On the back J. H. wrote wishing that Junia's art was going well and to send love to Junia's sister, Ora.
Date:
January 27, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Ozment's Bank to Diana Watkins]
A postcard written by J.W. Ozment to Diana Watkins notifying the recipient that her payment on a sewing machine was past due. The card was sent from Palestine, TX.
Date:
January 27, 1875
Creator:
Ozment's Bank
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard to Meyer Bodansky - August 1931]
Postcard to Dr. Meyer Bodansky from a friend visiting New Mexico. The friend has detailed plans for a return to Texas through San Antonio. The front picture is of the arrival of a stagecoach at the end of the Santa Fe Trail.
Date:
August 27, 1931
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards, March 27, 1992]
Letter from Doris Tanner to Rigdon Edwards asking him for the name of a picture show in Sweetwater, Texas in 1943 and 1944, the titles of movies shown from November 1, 1943 to May 23, 1944, and other information from that time period. The back of the letter has notes on different events in the same time period
Date:
March 27, 1992
Creator:
Tanner, Doris Brinker
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from Harris Leon Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, November 27, 1957]
Card with letter from Harris Leon Kempner to Thomas Leroy James requesting him to pay the attached bill from Harvard and charge his account.
Date:
November 27, 1957
Creator:
Kempner, Harris Leon
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Card from The Taft School to Harris Leon Kempner, August 27, 1963 ]
Card with letter from The Taft School to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for sending information about Bill Alpert as it'll help them in judging the boy's qualification for admission to Taft.
Date:
August 27, 1963
Creator:
The Taft School
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Building, January 27, 1912]
Postcard with a photograph a building on fire in Crockett, Texas; the caption on the side of the photo reads: "This is the fire I was telling you about, the largest building here." Most of the flames in the photo are inside of the building as the walls are made of brick while the insides are made of wood.
Date:
January 27, 1912
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 27, 1912]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a photograph of "Auto Engine No. 1" of the Battle Creek Fire Department testing its pump. There is a note on the back of the card describing the location of the truck in the photograph; there is a large group of people standing around the engine during the test.
Date:
May 27, 1912
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, February 27, 1912]
Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter describing a fire that happened in Springfield, Ohio in 1903, in talking about injuries Brown says: "5 buried [sic] by falling walls, 3 taken out dead, others had broken limbs." The photograph on the reverse side shows the damage caused by the fire at the Fountain Square Theatre on February 19, 1903; this is the "stage entrance" which is torn up and wooden beams lying on the ground in disarray.
Date:
February 27, 1912
Creator:
Brown, Gus C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Fire Station, Lansing, Michigan]
Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with four horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Pardon delay. Yours Sincerely, J. M. Hutchinson."
Date:
March 27, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Hammacher Schlemmer to D. W. Kempner, October 27, 1948]
Postcard from Hammacher Schlemmer to D. W. Kempner informing him that they were unable to ship the two containers of pine fragrance he had requested and assuring him that they expect to make the delivery soon.
Date:
October 27, 1948
Creator:
Hammacher Schlemmer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Addressed to Mayme Collins, October 27, 1907]
Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with an illustrated picture of the interior of the "Cathedral of the Sacred Heart" in Dallas, Texas. In this illustration there is a large crowd of people in the pews and members of the Church up closer towards the altar; on the reverse side there is a note that says: "Hello Mayme I wish you were with us."
Date:
October 27, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard with a Tinted Photograph of the Dallas County Courthouse]
Postcard with a tinted photograph of the Dallas County courthouse in Dallas, Texas; most of the building is made up of red brick. There is a note on the picture that reads: "Wish you were with me."
Date:
October 27, 1907
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Showing Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas]
Postcard showing a view looking down Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas; there are people walking walking across the street and an automobile driving towards the camera. The text on the picture reads: "Hello Mayme - This isn't such a bad town, am stopping her a day or two..."
Date:
August 27, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[St. Paul's Church Houston]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of St. Paul's Methodist Church, a yellow building with a dome and white columns on the side (right) and around the entrance (left), with a row of trees lining the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "St. Paul's Church, Houston, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date:
July 27, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History