Resource Type

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of a postcard giving facts about the city of Abilene. Quotes are typed at the top left of the card, a place for a stamp at the top left, and the card is divided into two sections. War slogans are present at the bottom of the card. There is only text, no images.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of a postcard of Citizen's National Bank in Abilene, TX. The Citizen's National Bank is a multiple story building on a corner or two streets. A car sits out front and people are walking on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of a Texas oil field with several wells , roads, and buildings. The second is of a group of soldiers at Camp Barkeley firing a 155 MM Howitzer. They are in a field with trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures. The first is of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin, Texas at nighttime, with a statue, trees, and landscaping in front. The second picture is of a small building in Langtry, Texas with signs reading "Judge Roy Bean," "Notary Public," "Justice of the Peace," "Law West of the Pecos," "Jersey Lilly," and "Ice Beer." There are four men on horseback on the left, one on the right, and four men on the porch. There is a note about Judge Roy Bean at the top of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is an illustration of a Texas Longhorn steer standing in a field with 9 ft. 6 in. wide horns. The second picture is of the Hilton hotel in Abilene, Texas with cars parked in the street and smaller buildings on the left and right in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is a view of an underpass at pine street, looking north. There are streets, landscaping, and buildings. The second picture is an aerial view of Camp Barkeley with roads, buildings, and the natural landscape.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of the post office and courthouse building with cars parked in front and other buildings in the background. The second is an aerial view of the city with streets and buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of soldiers doing firing maneuvers at Camp Barkeley. The second is of a a roundup of Hereford cattle. There is a herd of the cattle with several men on horseback in a landscape with trees, fields, a pond, and mountains.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of some soldiers from Camp Barkeley in the woods with machine guns. The second picture is of a building at Hardin-Simmons University with trees in front and cars parked on the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures. The first is an illustration of a yucca plant in west Texas, and the second is a field of bluebonnets with trees in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Community

Copy negative of two postcard pictures of Abilene, Texas. The first is of the parade grounds at Camp Barkeley with soldiers marching down a path. There is a farther view picture and closer view picture divided vertically by a labeled banner. The second is of the Wooten Hotel building with landscaping and another building behind it.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Building Exteriors

Copy photograph of two images. The first image, a postcard for Brownwood, Texas, is split into three smaller images. The left image is of Daniel Baker College, a three storey stone building. The center image shows a river scene and a child playing in the water. The right image shows Center Avenue, including traffic on the street and several storefronts. The second image shows the Brownwood courthouse, a two-storey stone building surrounded by a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Courthouse Exterior

Copy negative of the Taylor County Courthouse building in Abilene on a postcard. There are notes hand written on it by a woman named Gladys
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

House Exterior

Copy negative of a postcard showing Oliver Loving's residence in Graham, Texas. The picture is of a large multi-level house with four trees and a white fence in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Brick Cottage]

Postcard of several men on the porch of a brick cottage at Hardin-Simmons University. Three of the men hold wooden boards and acts as if they are going to hit another man on the behind.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Annie Wagner to Truett Latimer, January 12, 1957]

Postcard from Annie Wagner to Truett Latimer asking him to vote for the Abilene State Hospital budget and raises for state employees.
Date: January 12, 1957
Creator: Wagner, Annie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Verma Ward to Truett Latimer, January 12, 1957]

Postcard from Verma Ward to Truett Latimer requesting that he vote for Abilene State Hospital Budget and Salary raises for state employees.
Date: January 12, 1957
Creator: Ward, Verma
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Lee Saueel to Truett Latimer, April 4, 1957]

Postcard from Lee Saueel to Truett Latimer urging him to support legislation affecting firemen and policemen.
Date: April 4, 1957
Creator: Saueel, Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Katie Roy to Truett Latimer, January 11, 1957]

Postcard from Katie Roy to Truett Latimer asking him to support the Abilene State Hospital budget and raises for state employees.
Date: January 11, 1957
Creator: Roy, Katie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Eber Blaine Woodruff to Truett Latimer]

Postcard from Mrs. Eber Blaine Woodruff congratulating Truett Latimer.
Date: 1957~
Creator: Woodruff, Eber Blaine
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Howard Williams to Truett Latimer, March 30, 1957]

Postcard from Howard Williams to Truett Latimer urging him to support legislation affecting firemen and policemen.
Date: March 30, 1957
Creator: Williams, Howard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mrs. Royce Powell to Truett Latimer, April 25, 1957]

Postcard from Mrs. Royce Powell to Truett Latimer asking him to support legislation affecting firemen and policemen.
Date: April 25, 1957
Creator: Powell, Mrs. Royce
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Dayle Willis to Truett Latimer, November 4, 1955]

Postcard from Dayle Willis to Truett Latimer asking for his TCU-Texas tickets if Latimer does not plan on using them.
Date: November 4, 1955
Creator: Willis, Dayle
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Jack Richards to Truett Latimer, January 22]

Postcard from Jack Richards to Truett Latimer discussing Richards's opposition to changes to schools proposed by the State Board.
Date: unknown
Creator: Richards, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History