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[Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin to Velma Snelson - June 5, 1908]
Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin in Midland to Velma Snelson in Stone Mountain, Georgia, discussing a parade held in May 1908 where she was crowned "queen" of the May parade. The front of the postcard shows a parade in procession, with cars and small parade floats riding down a dirt road lined with storefronts, with pedestrians, horseback riders, and parked horse-drawn wagons along the sides of the road.
Date:
June 5, 1908
Creator:
Rankin, Julia Estes
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Charles to George J. McClintic - October 1907]
Postcard from Charles in Midland to George J. McClintic in Covington, Virginia, writing about going to a show that night with friends and some money concerns. The front of the postcard depicts the Midland library.
Date:
1907-10-XX
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eliza Ranking Shooting a Rattlesnake]
Postcard of Eliza Rankin (wife of Finis Ewing Rankin) holding a rifle, aiming it straight at a rattlesnake outside a pen.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Finis Ewing Rankin with a Rattlesnake]
Postcard of Finis Ewing Rankin, kneeling next to a rattlesnake with a small knife in his hand outside a pen.
Date:
1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Miss Eddie Handy - May 8, 1909]
Postcard from Midland addressed to Miss Eddie Handy[?] in Maverick, Texas. The front of the postcard depicts a Fourth of July parade in downtown Midland, going down Main Street with the Llano Hotel at left and several pedestrians and parked carriages watching horse-drawn parade floats and decorated cars.
Date:
May 8, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History