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[Card from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner, October 13, 1948]
Letter from Fishburn Cleaners to D. W. Kempner informing him that his ties were received for cleaning and assuring him that they will be returned as soon as possible.
Date:
October 13, 1948
Creator:
Fishburn Cleaners
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 40
A photograph postcard (& negative) showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 40, 3-unit diesel, on westbound freight, climbing hrough the Shawnee Hills toward Hilltop, OK, west of McAlester, OK, 90 cars, 10 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2613 & 2686 on "Memphis Californian"
A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2613 & 2686, 2-8-2's, westbound on "Memphis Californian", topping hill east of Elk City, OK, 91 cars, 45 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2620
A photograph postcard (& negative) showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2620, 2-8-2, on eastbound local freight extra, near Bilbey, OK, 16 cars, 35 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2620
A photograph postcard (& negative) showing the Rock Island (RI) 2620, 2-8-2, on eastbound local freight extra, climbing grade east of Calvin, OK, 9 cars, 20 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2647
A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2647, 2-8-2, climbing grade eastbound from Elk City, OK, 24 cars, 20 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2647
A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2647, 2-8-2, climbing grade east from Elk City, OK, in Western Oklahoma, 29 cars, 20 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2684
A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2684, 2-8-2, climbing grade eastbound from Elk City, OK, 31 cars, 20 mph. (This track is now Farm Rail.)
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 2684
A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 2684, 2-8-2, climbing grade eastbound from Elk City, OK, 31 cars, 20 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) 4044 on "Memphis Californian"
A photograph postcard (& negative) showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) 4044, 4-8-2, on No. 111, "Memphis Californian", near Bilby, OK, 8 cars, 45 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 456
A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 456, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, Montrose, CO.
Date:
July 13, 1946
Creator:
Kindig, Richard H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3553
A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3553, 2-8-8-2, (Ex. N&W) on freight train, Fox Junction, Denver, CO.
Date:
December 13, 1944
Creator:
Kindig, Richard H.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Fire at Night]
Postcard of a large fire at night. The caption on the image reads, "Night View: C. L. Perkins No 5 on Fire 9-13-1919 Flowin 4000 BBLS Oil & 10,000,000 Ft Gas Ranger, TEX."
Date:
September 13, 1919
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frisco (SLSF) 1520 on "Meteor"
A photograph postcard showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" 1520, 4-8-2, on No. 9, "Meteor", approaching Spencer, OK, 14 cars, 60 mph
Date:
October 13, 1946
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient (KCMO) 501
A photograph postcard showing the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient (KCMO) 501, 4-4-0, (Alco), on passenger train, later AT&SF 2557. Scrapped at Topeka 6/13/30.
Date:
August 13, 1929
Creator:
Wood, Sylvan R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Lord & Taylor, January 13, 1953]
Letter from Lord & Taylor stating a check is enclosed that covers the credit balance of $26.67 opened under the recipient's name.
Date:
January 13, 1953
Creator:
Lord & Taylor
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Southern Fern Growers, Inc. to D. W. Kempner, September 13, 1949]
Letter from Southern Fern Growers, Inc. to D. W. Kempner thanking him for his fern order and letting him know it should arrive the same day the card will.
Date:
September 13, 1949
Creator:
Southern Fern Growers, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #2]
Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The postcard is post marked March 13, 1914, El Paso, Texas. The postcard reads: "Note the 'shoes' on the man. The whole family wore the same kind. Tortillas (corn or flour - water & salt) for dinner. A small ball of dough is slapped into a pancake and cooked on a piece of tin over a camp fire". The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne, Hallowell, Maine, Loudeu Hill.
Date:
March 13, 1914
Creator:
Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Midland Valley (MV) 94
A photograph postcard (& negative) showing the Midland Valley (MV) 94, 2-8-2, on northbound KO&G freight, leaving Calvin, OK, 53 cars, 15 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1948
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 309
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 309, 4-4-0, on Train No. 53, leaving Altus, OK, 2 cars
Date:
April 13, 1946
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 531
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 531, 2-6-0, at Elk City, OK, 51 cars, 30 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 531 & 510
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 531 and 510, both 2-6-0, on northbound freight, approaching Elk City, OK, 51 cars, 30 mph.
Date:
July 13, 1947
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 882
A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 882, 2-8-2, on 2nd No. 72, crossing North Boggy near Stringtown, OK, 58 cars, 40 mph.
Date:
December 13, 1945
Creator:
George, Preston
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postal Card from Harper's Magazine to D. W. Kempner, January 13, 1955]
Postal card from Harper's Magazine to D. W. Kempner confirming that his two subscriptions have been merged and that his subscription will expire in December of 1957.
Date:
January 13, 1955
Creator:
Harper's Magazine
System:
The Portal to Texas History