Resource Type

[City Hospital, McKinney, Texas]

Postcard of City Hospital in McKinney, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a red brick building with white accents and has a sign, "City Hospital" above the entrance. The back of the postcard has information about the hospital, "The City Hospital is Municipally owned and operated. One of the most modernly equipped institutions in the state." and correspondence addressed to "Ada Black."
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: Bateman, Mrs. W.D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

School attended by O. Henry

Postcard with an illustration of a small, one-story building surrounded by a fence with a forest in the background; text beneath the image says, "Little School House Where O. Henry Went to School." Printed text on the back of the postcard reads: "This is the only school that O. Henry (Wm. Sydney Porter) ever attended. He was taught by his Aunt, Miss Lina Porter, and left this school when he was only fifteen."
Date: 1937
Creator: Bridges, Earley W.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Asheville at Night]

Postcard of a city square with a stone column, the street and monument lit with strings of lights. The letter on the back reads, "My dear Mamie, How would you like to exchange pinnauts, is that there, how do you like school by this time? Lurll close with love, as your "Big Uncle N. S. C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin WAshington D. C. Gunston Hall."
Date: October 13, 1909
Creator: H. Peiron
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 6, 1950]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing a cruise and the start of spring. The postcard features an image of the Anchor Room at the Annapolis Hotel in Washington, DC.
Date: April 6, 1950
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 14, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying out of Jacksonville. The postcard features an image of the O'Henry Hotel in Greensboro, NC.
Date: December 14, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, June 27, 1944]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing ferrying an aircraft from El Paso to Greensboro. The postcard features an image of civilians and servicemen on a tarmac with an American Airlines aircraft.
Date: June 27, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern (SOU) 1380

A photograph postcard showing the Southern (SOU) 1380, 4-6-2 (class PS-4), streamlined steam locomotive on turntable, Spencer, NC.
Date: September 28, 1947
Creator: Lowe, Shelby F.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard of North Carolinian Weavers]

Postcard of a photograph of a young woman wearing a long-sleeve dress, and sitting on the bench of a weaving loom faced towards the exterior wood wall of a small building. To the right, an older woman in a dark dress and long apron looks on from next to a large spinning wheel. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the women as weavers. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: Rogers, H. Taylor
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of French Scenery]

Postcard of a lake surrounded with trees, with mountains in the background. A handwritten note on the back of the photo is addressed to Mr. T. W. Whitefield in Durham, North Carolina: "Dear Folks, Just a note to let you know I'm now in France. Will write more when we get settled. I'm doing ok and hope all of you are too. Write soon. May God bless you. Your devoted son, Clarence."
Date: November 15, 1944
Creator: Whitefield, Clarence
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Administration Building]

Photograph of the Administration building at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It is a long two-story building with a clock tower.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Hospital]

Photograph of the camp hospital at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Several cars are parked in front of it.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Lejeune Headquarters]

Photograph of the road leading up to the camp headquarters at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and the building itself. It is two-story brick building with two wings and a bell tower. An American flag flies in front of the building.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Camp Lejeune Headquarters]

Photograph of the camp headquarters at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It is two-story brick building with two wings and a bell tower. An American flag flies in front of the building, and two cars are parked in the parking lot in front of it.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dispensary at Camp Lejeune]

Photograph of the Dispensary at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. A line of cars stretches in front of the building.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hostess House]

Photograph of the hostess house, a long two-story building, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Married Officers' Quarters]

Photograph of the married officers' quarters at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. They are two-story white wooden buildings with trees in the front yards.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers' Mess at Camp Lejeune]

Photograph of the Officers' mess building at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. A truck is parked in front of the building.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Biltmore Drive]

Postcard of a road winding into the green forest, described as "One of Biltmore's Beautiful Drives, Biltmore, N.C." The letter reads, "Dear Mamie, Why don't you ever write once in a while? Have you been sick? Wild Mamie I suppose, you know that there I am enamored to your Uncle George's family. Well Mamie hope to hear from you soon, with love, Smith." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie L McFaddin 1906 Fla. Ave. Washington D. C. to Gunston Hall."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of American Camp Kitchen in France]

Postcard of a photograph of a group of men gathered under a small tent covering, using wooden crates and metal cans to prepare food. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the men as part of an American Camp in France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of American National Bank in Asheville, NC]

Postcard of an illustration of the corner of a six-story, brown brick building with dozens of windows along each floor. The building sit on the corner of an intersection between two streets, the left of which has a topless automobile parked along it. A man stands on the street corner across the street on the right of the building, and a sign on the corner of the brown building advertises an insurance agency. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the building as the First American Bank in Asheville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Appalachian Falls]

Postcard of an illustration of a rocky stream with a short dip in the stream. Trees border the stream, and mountains can be seen in the background. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the stream as Appalachian Falls. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Apple Orchard in Bloom]

Postcard of a thin, dirt road through an orchard of flowering trees, with a grassy open area in the background. There are barbed wire fences on either side of the path. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the trees as part of an apple orchard in North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Asheville Club and Board of Trade]

Postcard of an illustration of a grey, three-story building with a balcony along the front of the second floor, at the corner of a street with a trolley track (running parallel to the front of the building) and a street that gradually slopes downhill (on the right side of the building). A black automobile is parked in front of the building and three men in white jackets stand on the second-floor balcony. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as home to the Asheville Club and the Asheville Board of Trade in Asheville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings and a brief paragraph of text on the building.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina]

Postcard of an illustration of a two-story red brick building with a large front entrance below a semicircular window bearing the word "Auditorium." Several large signs with advertisements have been propped up against the outside of the building, and there is a side entrance on the left connected to the sidewalk that runs in front of the building. A street runs in front of the building, while a small wooded area surrounds it on the back side. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the building as an auditorium in Asheville, North Carolina. Printed text on the back of the postcard briefly provides information about the building.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History