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[Ada Mae Harris and Friend]

Postcard of Ada Mae Harris and her friend, Leona. The girls are wearing dresses and hats.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Collins Motor Company

Postcard of Collins Motor Company, located at 406 Talbot Street, Taylor. Printed advertising and promotions on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fire Protection, Hallettsville, Texas

Postcard of a group of firemen posing on three fire trucks outside of an unidentified building in Hallettsville, Texas. According to accompanying information, the first truck on the far left is a 1920 chemical fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are Julius G. Jalufka, Freddie Buss, Henry Pohl, and Collie McCord. The middle truck is a 1918 fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are Paul H. Fertsch, Joseph F. Fritsch, Otto Hanak, Emil Burkett, and (standing) N. A. Moreland. The third truck, on the far right, is a 1920 pumper fire truck and the persons posing on it (left to right) are John Burkett, Jr., Buck Sokol, and Rudolph Sokol. "Hallettsville, Texas" is written in the lower-left corner and "Fire Protection" is written under the truck on the far right.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Braunig
System: The Portal to Texas History

H. P. Hermansen Home

Postcard of a two-story structure in Danevang, Texas, belonging to H. P. Jensen. A picket fence surrounds the house. Both H. P. Jensen and Mrs. H. P. Jensen stand in the front porch of their home, which is covered by a sloping roof projection creating an overhang. Additionally, there are intersecting hip roofs and a single chimney at the very top. There is a sign that hangs on the right side of the first floor that reads, "Danevang Post Office." A white sticker on the front of the photograph reads, "H. P. Hermansen was Postmaster for 35 years. He was also a weather man. He kept a record of the rainfall."
Date: 1920/1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg, Texas]

Postcard image of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Rosenberg, Texas. Stucco building with stained glass windows and two crosses on top. Bell tower on northeast corner of church. Statue in an alcove to top left of church front wall. Woman in white dress in foreground. Large trees to right of photo.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Main Street" in downtown Rosenberg, TX]

Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1920. left corner shows Eagle Cafe; Meyer-Forster Land and Loan is on right corner. Automobiles are parked along the streets.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Moore family home]

A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Oil Flowing from Humble Well]

Photographic postcard picturing oil flowing out of a well. Written on the card, "Giant Humble well yields 428,000 bbls [barrels] oil in 42 days. Humble Well, Orange, Texas 3=788=731212" The oil flows from a pipe into a trough.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

L. P. Larsen Home

Postcard of a family home belonging to L. P. Larsen. The photograph was shot from behind a chicken wire fence, and captures a group of people standing on the front porch patio of their two-story home. The house has intersecting gable roofs and an overhang on the first floor supported by slender columns. The first and second floor both have many windows.
Date: 1920/1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pastor Rodholm and Family]

Postcard of a family group standing outdoors in front of a bush. The man in the back wearing glasses and the dark suit has been identified as Pastor J. A. M. Rodholm. His wife, Martha Christine Nielsen Rodholm, is standing next to him on the right. She wears a long dress and has her hair pulled in a bun. The girl standing in the front of Pastor Rodholm, his daughter, has been identified as Gudrun Valborg Rodholm. Her brother, Immanuel Benedict Rodholm, is to the right.
Date: 1920/1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co.]

Postcard of a drawing of the plant of Sears, Roebuck & Co. in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of S. D. Rodholm]

Postcard of a man, identified as S. D. Rodholm, in front of a blank light-colored backdrop. He stands with his hands behind his back wearing a three-piece suit, hat, and small oval glasses. The printed text on the sheet of paper where the photograph was pasted to reads: "S. D. Rodsholm (perhaps a typo; name spelled as 'Rodholm' in other sources) Brother of J. A. M. Rodsholm. Translated famous Danish folk sons. See 'Joy of SONG', (Evening Star). Also the Green Book. b.j. 8-29-2004."
Date: 1920/1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Street in Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of a street scene in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a perspective view photograph of a street with old automobiles parked along either side of the street. There are buildings, some of them one story and some two stories, with balconies on both sides of the street. There are also small trees and electrical poles lining the street. The back of the postcard is blank, except for postcard markings and an address.
Date: 1920
Creator: Southern Post Card Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built in 1901-1902 and was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis. The edifice was later sold to the congregation of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Waco.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Cann, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dead Ducks at Chris's Cafe]

Postcard of dead ducks hanging from a wooden pole in front of the window of "Chris's Cafe." A sign above the ducks says, "These ducks killed with Peter's High Velocity Shells (The Shell With A Wallop). Peter's Shells for Sale by the W. A. Holt Co. Inc., 407 Franklin St."
Date: 1920
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez and His Family]

Postcard of Sirlido Dominguez sitting in a chair, with his wife and daughter standing on either side of him. There is nothing written on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Students by Bridge]

Postcard of a group of students by the old railroad bridge over Catclaw Creek or Elm Creek: Hobson Sikes, Maybelle Palmer, Pearl Mincher, Huttie Speck, Albert Sales.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Walter M. Woodward on a Tricycle]

Postcard featuring a three-year-old Walter M. Woodward riding on a tricycle. He is wearing a broad brimmed hat, a simple shirt, and short pants.
Date: 1920~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin Street in Waco]

Postcard of cars and people on Austin Street in Waco, Texas, with buildings lining the sides of the street. A handwritten note on the front of the card says "You must come visit us sometime, then you could see our nice little city." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Myrtle Birk in Voca, Texas and says "Read your letter, and was again glad to hear from you. It was Cha's finger that was mashed under a big granite rock. Dr. took off one joint of it so he is minus part of a finger, but we have not told Mother and Father Houston about having it amputated. Mildred has been sick for a week, cold and rising in her head. Love, Addie."
Date: January 12, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Main Drag]

Postcard of muddy street lined with store fronts, numerous people are visible walking along either side of the road, several wooden derricks are visible in the background. The caption on the Image reads "- The Main Drag - New Town. 200 [circled]" The inscription (on back): "February 16,1920. Dear Mamma, I have written every week. I am not sick. Last week I waded waist deep across a pond of icy water, didn't get to change clothes for four hours and all it did was make my nose run. I have been taking pictures and will send some pretty soon. Mark."
Date: February 16, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. E. Douglas to C. C. Cox, March 29, 1920]

Postcard from W. E. Douglas to C. C. Cox regarding a legal claim filed by Cox.
Date: March 29, 1920
Creator: Douglas, W. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston]

Postcard of a large group of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston with two two-story buildings visible in the background. Several of the men in the center are holding tubas, trombones, and other musical instruments and on the front of the postcard a type-written text reads "Last Day at Ft. Sam Houston. April, 16th 1920."
Date: April 16, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Men on Horseback]

Postcard of a long line of soldiers on horseback in a field with shrubs and trees visible on the left. A text on the front of the postcard reads "Leaving Encinal April 21, 1920. 119 Miles from San Antonio."
Date: April 21, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cavalry Men on Wagons]

Postcard of cavalry soldiers driving covered wagons pulled by horses down a dirt road with shrubbery on the left and right and telephone poles visible on the left. On the front of the postcard a hand-written text reads "Pulling out from Pearsall. April 18, 1920."
Date: April 21, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History