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[Campaign card for Fred Hofheinz from John J. Herrera]

Postcard size campaign card for Fred Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. On the front of the card is a cartoon picture of Hofheinz noting the issues of the campaign. Above the illustration reads: "El Alcalde," or "The Mayor". Message from Herrera on the back of the card.
Date: June 22, 1975
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Campaign card for Fred Hofheinz from John J. Herrera]

Postcard size campaign card for Fred Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. On the front of the card is a cartoon picture of Hofheinz noting the issues of the campaign. Above the illustration reads: "El Alcalde," or "The Mayor". Message from Herrera on the back of the card.
Date: June 22, 1975
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Chas. B. White & Co. to Isaac Herbert Kempner, June 17, 1954 ]

Card with letter from Chas. B. White & Co. to Isaac Herbert Kempner mentioning that they will buy 100 shares or any part of General Crude Oil Company Common Stock @ 46.
Date: June 17, 1954
Creator: Chas. B. White & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the Wading Pond and City Park, Houston, Texas]

Postcard with a tinted photograph Wading Pond at City Park in Houston, Texas. The photograph shows kids standing in the water in front of a fountain, there are other people standing near a pedestrian bridge; the text on the back says: "I can handle Will Harry & Jack [] will send them a postal in the near future."
Date: June 24, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from H. Lora to Miss Leta Ball]

Postcard from H. Lora in Houston, Texas to Leta Ball in Waco, Texas,. Lora writes about positive experiences with the "folks" and passes on regards to Leta. The front of the postcard depicts an open gated entrance into Courtlandt Place, an upscale suburban neighborhood with stone walls along the sides of the neighborhood and gas lamps atop the walls' pillars. Large two-story suburban homes are visible along the paved boulevard. The caption reads "Entrance to Courtland [sic], exclusive residential district, Houston, Texas."
Date: 1928-06-24~
Creator: Lora, H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postal Card from Charles B. White & Company to Isaac Herbert Kempner, June 7, 1956]

Postal card from Charles B. White & Company to Isaac Herbert Kempner mentioning that they'll by 100 shares or any part of General Crude Oil Company Common Stock @44.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Charles B. White & Company
System: The Portal to Texas History