[Photograph of Elwin L. Skiles in Airplane]

Photograph of Dr. Elwin L. Skiles, who was president of Hardin-Simmons University from 1966 to 1977, in an airplane. He wears a pair of communication headphones and holds onto a bar in the plane.
Date: unknown
Creator: Ramsey, Jack
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier with a Woman]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing with his arm around a woman in front of a two-story building in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map of the Travels of George Washington

Map of the travels of George Washington in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States between 1732 and 1799, with insets of New York and the lower Hudson Valley, Mount Vernon, the tidewater region of Virginia, Philadelphia, and Boston. The map includes towns, colonial highways, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,502,720] (39.5 miles to the inch).
Date: 1931
Creator: National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Magazine
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Carolina (eastern part, without Tennessee)

Map of North and South Carolina and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, mountain ranges, swamps, boundary lines, and water bodies. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (approximately 15 miles to the inch).
Date: 1938
Creator: Mouzon, Henry
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee

Topographic map of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and portions of Tennessee and Florida. The map includes towns, counties, railroads, highways, canals, state capitals, bodies of water, and other geographic features, with relief shown in hachures. The map also includes three inset maps in the lower-right corner, showing the towns of Charleston, Charlotte and Atlanta in greater detail. Scale [ca. 1:1,995,840] (31.5 miles to the inch).
Date: 1926
Creator: Bumstead, Albert H. & Grosvenor, Gilbert
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Clarence Whitefield Saluting]

Photograph of Clarence Whitefield standing on a residential street and saluting. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Pvt. Clarence Whitefield on visit to Chapel Hill (Columbia St. near Abernathy Hall)."
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of The Falls at Chimney Rock]

Postcard of a photograph of a long, thin waterfall streaming down the tall face of a cliff, out of the trees along the top of the cliff and at the bottom. Handwritten notes at the bottom of the postcard identifies the waterfall as The Falls at Chimney Rock in North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Children in Breton Costumes]

Postcard of a photograph of four children, two older girls and two smaller children sitting and standing between the girls. The children are wearing dark dresses, light-colored aprons, and light-colored caps. French text at the bottom of the postcard identifies their clothes as Breton costumes. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Leslie to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bradley Falls, North Carolina]

Postcard of an illustration of a waterfall streaming down a rocky, multilevel channel through a wooded area. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the waterfall as Bradley Falls in Saluda, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Swannanoa River]

Postcard of an illustration of a small body of still water surrounded by small bushes and trees. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the body of water as Swannanoa River in North Carolina. The other side of the post card is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Old Log Cabin on Mt. Mitchell Summit]

Postcard of a photograph of three small log cabins at the top of a rocky slope, among deciduous trees. Two of the cabins are nestled together on the right side, while the other cabin sits on the left side of the slope. A Handwritten note at the bottom of the postcard locates the cabins at the summit of Mount Mitchell in North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Images from Mountain Scenes]

Postcard bearing three images of scenes from mountainous regions of North Carolina. The image at the top left depicts a small house with a wood roof and stone chimney, with a person sitting on one of two chairs in front of the house. The image in the top right depicts a young boy in loose clothes and a cap, riding a saddled and bridles donkey. The image at the bottom shows a man in cowboy's riding clothes and a miner's hat, holding the lead of an ox hitched to the sledge upon which the man stands. There is printed text on both sides of the postcard.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of City Hall and Fire Department in Asheville]

Postcard of an illustration of a large, three-story, red and grey stone building with several chimneys and a turret. The building has several arched entrances on the ground floor of the building, in front of which are red fire engine trucks with groups of men in dark clothing sitting and standing on or around the trucks. Printed text at the top of the illustration identifies the building as the city hall and fire department of Asheville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard has a paragraph of text on the building. as well as postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Crystal Steam in North Carolina]

Postcard of an illustration of a stream through a forest of green and brown trees, with a large rock in the center of the stream. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the stream as one of the Crystal Streams in Western North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rapids at French Road Broad]

Postcard of an illustration of a broad river with rocks and fallen logs sticking up out of the middle of it, bordered by tall trees, with tall hills in the background. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the river as the French Broad. The other side of the postcard is blank other than postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Falls at Chimney Rock]

Postcard a photograph of a tall, thin waterfall stream falling from the top of a cliff-side into a wooded area. Trees also line the top of the cliff. Handwritten notes at the bottom right of the postcard identifies falls as part of Chimney Rock in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Small Waterfall]

Postcard of a photograph with a close-up of a small, rushing waterfall through a rocky area with leaves and dried underbrush. Text at the bottom of the postcard reads, "Falls where Prof Mitchell was found." The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fairfield, North Carolina]

Postcard of an illustration of a small lake area in the tree-filled valley of a mountainous region. A small town sits at the edge of the lake, and printed text at the top of the postcard identifies as Fairfield, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Southern Railway on Saluda Mountain]

Postcard of an illustration of a small steam train, heading left, on a railroad track on a mountainside. There are tall, green trees dotting the mountainside, and further down the mountainside are small wood houses and sheds. Printed text at the bottom of the illustration identifies the train as part of the Southern Railway on Saluda Mountain between Spartanburg, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Interior of Saint-Nazaire Church]

Postcard of a photograph of the inside of a large, high-ceiling stone church with large, ornate columns and an altar at the front. French text at the bottom of the postcard locates the church in Saint-Nazaire, France. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard addressed to Mrs. L. A. Boone in Asheville, North Carolina that says, "Dear. Was in this church today. Leslie."
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Mount Mitchell Rail Road]

Postcard of an illustration of green rolling hills with tall trees, showing the edge of a railroad track at the bottom. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the area as the view from Mount Mitchell. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History