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[Postcard of Pueblo Gold and Country Club]

Postcard of the Pueblo Golf and Country Club in Pueblo, Colorado. A printed note below the picture says "Pueblo, a Thriving City With a Lasting Prosperity." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Mrs. Edward Bartley and Miss Lou Rayburn says, "I met Mr. and Mrs. Chapman at a big party given in their honor. They asked to be remembered to you. I have had so many lonely mt. trips - it is beautiful here and so cool. Lois Meade."
Date: August 1951
Creator: Meade, Lois
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Charley Douglas]

Postcard of Charley Douglas, a young man wearing a suit and tie. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clark
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter reminding Pendexter that he has not forgot about him. Lynch mentions that the vehicle in the photograph is truck number 1 riding through a parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The buildings on the side of the street are decorated in patriotic flags and even the vehicles in the parade have American flag decorations.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Frank L. Lynch to George Pendexter describing the vehicle in the picture as a combination chemical and hose truck number 2. The photograph shows the truck rolling down a street in Colorado Springs during a parade and decorated with streamers and flags; also there are around ten firemen standing or sitting on the truck as it travels down the street.
Date: [1907..1912]
Creator: Lynch, Frank L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock, February 10, 1910]

Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock with a tinted photograph of the Cathedral Spires at the Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs, Colorado with a small carriage situated at the bottom. There is also a short note on the back of the card that asks how Lois and the family have been.
Date: February 10, 1910
Creator: Southern, Lena
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, November 28, 1949]

Postcard from Mabel to Mrs. M. E. Wise, thanking her for her letter, sending her apologies that Mrs. Wise's father is unwell, and promising to explain why she will be unable to visit Boulder, Colorado until February. The front of the postcard features a photograph of two women standing on a large rock inside a dark cavern. Both women are wearing trousers and t-shirts, and the woman on the right has her hair pulled back into small draped turban. They are illuminated by a light from somewhere on the ground, which also reveals the large rock formations on the cave wall behind them. At their feet is a sign that reads, "Visit Cascade Caverns." The name of the cave, "Tobacco Room," is printed at the top of the postcard.
Date: November 28, 1949
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, June 7, 1912]

Postcard from L. & A. to Mr. Lon Hale, discussing their home, which they say is near the scene depicted on the postcard. The front of the postcard features a photograph of a small, sloped mountain covered with trees at the top and base of the mountain, and dotted with trees around the middle. At the base of the largest part of the slope are three buildings - two barns and one two-story house with columns.
Date: June 7, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Philip Houtz of the National Jewish Hospital at Denver to The Kempner Family, January 14, 1959]

Card with letter from Philip Houtz of the National Jewish Hospital at Denver to The Kempner Family noticing about the annual meeting happening at 7:30pm on January 28, 1959.
Date: January 14, 1959
Creator: Philip Houtz
System: The Portal to Texas History