Resource Type

[Baines House on Royal Street]

Postcard with a photograph of a one-story, cream-colored house with wood siding and a small, covered front porch supported by small, square columns. A white picket fence surrounds the grassy front lawn. A stone chimney is visible on the left side of the house, through a group of trees and bushes. A small, separate garage is visible to the right of the house, at then end of a driveway. On the back are postcard markings and a small paragraph of information about the house, indicating it belonged to George Washington Baines.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spiller, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Card from the El Paso National Bank]

Card from the El Paso National Bank that reads "Congratulations! from a friendly bank". There is a photo on the left side of the card with two men posing behind decorative S.D. Myres saddles.
Date: unknown
Creator: El Paso National Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso]

Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso, Texas. It includes a bell tower, stained glass windows, angular roofs, and a car driving on the street.
Date: 1906/1908
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Georgetown High School Postcard]

Postcard of Georgetown High School from the front of the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Old Stagecoach Inn Postcard]

Postcard with a photograph of the Stagecoach Inn surrounded by numerous trees. The back of the card has a note detailing when the Inn opened and that it was a "major stage stop-relay station of the old Chisholm Trail."
Date: 19uu
Creator: Dexter Press, Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Seated African-American Man with Legs Crossed]

Postcard of a seated African-American man in light-colored pants wearing a striped/squared tie with his legs crossed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Fayette County Court House, August 29, 1944]

Postcard with a photograph of the Fayette County Court House in La Grange, Texas and a handwritten message on the back from "Pastor" to Mr. H. E. Hill saying that he will see him when he gets back.
Date: August 29, 1944
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge]

Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Post Card of the Service Club at Camp Hulen]

Postcard of an illustration showing the service club at Camp Hulen; the building is surrounded by bushes and flowers.
Date: 193X
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters]

Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters. There are three of them, all wearing western clothing and crouching in front of three different saddles. Behind them are several tents.
Date: unknown
Creator: Allen, Martha
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters]

Postcard featuring Martha Allen and the Parry Sisters. There are three of them, all wearing western clothing and crouching in front of three different saddles. Behind them are several tents.
Date: unknown
Creator: Allen, Martha
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard featuring "The Great Rodeo Saddle of Col. W. T. Johnson"]

Postcard featuring "The Great Rodeo Saddle of Col. W. T. Johnson". The saddle is elaborately engraved with floral designs and various images of horses and cows.
Date: unknown
Creator: Johnson, W. T.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank to Dee Murray, October 17, 1917]

A Camp MacArthur postcard sent from Frank to Dee Murray picturing two soldiers in front of a tent and asking how he is getting used to being in another company.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]

Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from George F. Rohlhoff]

Postcard from George F. Rohlhoff with a picture of a section of the Brazos River. George claims that this area, "Lover's Leap", was where the film "Birth of a Nation" was taken.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rohloff, George F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, 1908]

Postcard from William Joseph Pennington to Mr. and Mrs. William Pennington with a photograph of a young child. The postcard reads: " Happy Easter ". The postcard shows a rabbit driving a vehicle with a large egg.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Pennington, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother, September 28, 1917]

A Camp MacArthur postcard sent from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother Mr. Henry J. Lester picturing a group of soldiers in a building and informing him that he arrived in Mexico.
Date: September 28, 1917
Creator: Lester, Rogers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. William Mole, April 25, 1918]

Postcard sent from Mr. William Mole to Maurice and Minnie picturing marching soldiers in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas, handwritten message in the back about the storm in his area and a letter that he had been working on.
Date: April 25, 1918
Creator: Mole, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. William Mole, May 15, 1918]

Postcard sent from Mr. William Mole to Maurice and Minnie picturing soldiers in a mess line at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back saying that his tools will be fine in their cellar.
Date: May 15, 1918
Creator: Mole, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Couple of African-American Children]

Postcard with a photograph of African-American children in which the boy is dressed in dark clothing and the girl is dressed in a wedding gown.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Man Sitting on an Airplane]

Postcard of a man sitting on top of the engine of a Douglas O434 observation airplane at Camp Hulen. There is another man leaned over the side of the engine, apparently performing some maintenance on the plane.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Military Marching Band]

Postcard picturing the 128th Regimental Band in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Mural Inside the Service Club]

Postcard of a mural located inside the Service Club at Camp Hulen. The mural shows a group of soldiers sitting around a table with a large patriotic display behind them.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Seated African-American Woman]

Postcard with a picture of a seated African-American woman in a dress with her legs crossed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History