Resource Type

[Postcard of Young Ladies Boarding Hall at Baylor University]

Postcard of the young ladies boarding hall at Baylor University. Handwritten text is on the front underneath the picture by Walter C. Francis. The postcard is addressed to Miss Katharene Cavitt from Wheellock, Texas.
Date: August 7, 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Christmas Scene]

Postcard of a Christmas scene. A church and pine tree are covered in thick snow. On the visible tree limb there are two birds and pine cones. Text on the front reads "Christmas Greetings and good wishes". The postcard is addressed to Master William Baine.
Date: December 24, 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Houston Texas Postcard addressed to Samuel Appell]

Postcard of Houston, Texas, High School, to Samuel Appell, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Suspension Bridge Over the Brazos River]

Postcard of the suspension bridge over the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Master Carlos Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: June 12, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School]

Postcard of the Sanger Avenue School in Waco, Texas. In the image students of the school are lined up in rows in front of the Sanger Avenue School building. The postcard is addressed to Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: September 16, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Frozen City Hall Fountain in Waco]

Postcard of the frozen city hall fountain in Waco, Texas. In the background are multiple business.
Date: October 2, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Waco Central High School]

Postcard of Waco Central High School in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of 1908 New Years]

Postcard of embossed gold numbers that make up the year 1908. Below is text that reads "A Happy New Year". The postcard is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. E. Wheatley.
Date: December 25, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Man Standing Next to a Tree]

Postcard of a man wearing a bowler style hat standing next to a tree. Handwritten text on the front reads "view at the Heard Farm. Waco, Texas Sunday - May - 17 - '08". The postcard is from Thomas B. Martin and addressed to Mr. George D. Bowers.
Date: May 17, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly and Class]

Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly with a class of children outside the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. The girls are wearing patterned dresses and the boys are in shirts and trousers.
Date: 1910~/1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Eleanor Wimberly and Schoolchildren]

Postcard of a class of schoolchildren and Eleanor Wimberly at the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. Some of the children are named on the back: "Last on bottom row Milton Thomas; 1st row 2 Ollie Looper, 9 Emma Curington; 2nd row 3 Ruby Burd, ?, 5 Willie Grigsby, 7 Walace Hornburg." Wimberly is the adult at the center back of the photograph.
Date: 1910~/1915~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Teachers at East Ward School]

Postcard of six teachers at the East Ward School in Cleburne, Texas. The text on the back reads "East Ward Teachers; Back Row: Tommie Warren, Frances McCorkle, Eleanor Buckner; Mattie Haynes, Prin. Miss Ella A. Reilley, Stella May Johnson."
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Unknown People on a Horse Drawn Buggy]

Postcard of unknown people on a horse drawn buggy. In the background there is a farm windmill. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell from Hillsboro, Texas.
Date: 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of M. E. Church in Temple, Texas]

Postcard of Methodist Episcopal Church located in Temple, Texas. The view of the church is from the side where there is a large arched window. On the right side of the church two large spires are visible. The postcard is addressed to Nina Cummings from Rosenberg, Texas.
Date: June 9, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Howard Montgomery]

Postcard of Howard Montgomery. He is dressed in all dark clothing that includes knee length shorts, suit jacket and hat. The postcard is addressed to Lula Mitchell.
Date: June 11, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Car & Horse Drawn Buggy]

Postcard of a car and horse drawn buggy. In the car there is one man and two small children in the back. The buggy is pulled by one light horse and one dark horse with two men standing next to the buggy. In the background is a light picket fence going around a home. The postcard is addressed to Anton Juenger of Beeville, Texas.
Date: August 30, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New Year Post Card to William Baine]

Postcard at New Year's addressed to William Baine, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1911/1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Scandinavian M. E. Church]

Postcard of the Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas. The church is a light color building that has dark color trim and multiple stained glass windows. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ellen Anderson of Hutto, Texas.
Date: May 20, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Will Moody to Dan Moody, July 15, 1911]

Postcard of three men including Will D. Moody (on the right), sitting by a large moon. The correspondence is from Will D. Moody to Dan. M. Moody discussing an acquaintance who remember Dan Moody.
Date: July 15, 1911
Creator: Moody, Will D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of 3 Boys]

Postcard of 3 boys. One boy is pictured sitting down with the other two standing behind him. The postcard is addressed to Miss Mac. Collins in Beckville, Texas.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of "The Old Swimming Hole"]

Postcard of a local swimming hole near Hico, Texas. The swimming hole is surrounded by large trees that branches lean over into the water. It is addressed to Mrs. S. W. Ellis of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 1912
Creator: Wiseman
System: The Portal to Texas History

Scenes of Soldier Life

Series of postcards depicting military personnel at a base or camp. Each postcard has a short description printed on the front, and the include photos of drills, leisure activities, military aircrafts. The envelope is addressed to Miss Marguerite Car[r]ett in Dripping Springs, Texas and is from "A Soldier Boy." The postmark is from San Antonio, Texas and is dated "J.J.N. 27 5:30PM [..]."
Date: [1913..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Postcard to John Todd Willis, Sr.]

Postcard at Christmas addressed to John Todd Willis, Sr. from his brother, Robert Parker Willis. John Todd Willis, Sr. worked for the Central Texas Exchange National Bank of Waco.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp Cotton]

Postcard of Camp Cotton located in El Paso, Texas. In the center of the image are rows of 20th Infantry tents attached to the ground. Soldiers are shown positioned between the rows of tents and in a group to the left of the tents. The postcard is addressed to Miss Judith Locke of San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 28, 1915
Creator: W. H. Horne Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History