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[Ullmann Kilgore at Virginia Beach]

Photograph of Ullmann Kilgore, wearing a U.S. Navy uniform, relaxing in a fold-out chair on Virginia Beach. He has a bottled beverage in his hand. The chair next to his is empty. A handwritten caption on the back of the photo reads, "The very best picture of Ullmann I've ever had. Va. Beach Sept. 1942." According to accompanying information, Ullmann was part of the 24th Seabee Battalion of the U.S. Navy.
Date: September 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2 (open access)

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 2

"Leftwich's Grant is the second volume in a series that is intended to document the colonization of an area in Central Texas that eventually became known as Robertson's Colony." It covers "the three years that [Robert] Leftwich spent in Mexico City and Saltillo" and includes "a complete account of his official negotiations with both the national government in Mexico City and the state government of Coahuila and Texas. It also includes documents concerning Dr. Felix Robertson, President of the Texas Association, and the group of young men who came to Texas with him in the fall of 1825 to explore the grant and survey land for the stockholders" (p. 11). The index begins on page 667.
Date: 1975
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Fred Cooke Caldwell]

Portrait of Fred Cooke Caldwell wearing a suit and glasses, with a cane in one hand and a top hat in the other.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Di Vernon McFaddin]

Portrait of Di Vernon McFaddin wearing a white ruffled dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Di Vernon McFaddin]

Portrait of Di Vernon McFaddin wearing an elaborate ruffled dress and large feathered hat.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Murray Carbon Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of John Smith]

Postcard of John Smith wearing armor and bearing a sword. His coat of arms is in the upper left corner. The note above the picture reads, "Hello Mamie, Why don't you ever write? Wish you were here with me, Sia." On the back of the postcard, a biography of John Smith is typed. The postcard is addressed to, "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave Huntington W. Va."
Date: August 27, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rouss City Hall]

Postcard of a three story cream colored building with an American flag flying from the rooftop. The note beside the picture reads, "How is Mamie these days? M. C. C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 Florida Ave. Washington D. C."
Date: February 21, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Great Falls of the Potomac]

Postcard of a series of rapids carved over rugged rock formations. On the back, it is described as follows - "In the wilderness of its rock formation amid which the rushing Potomac, after leaping the falls, still churns, eddies and foams into the great gorge below, Great Falls presents from a hundred different points a new surprise of enchanting scenery that makes the hours spent in its vicinity seem comprised of winged moments all too fleet."
Date: unknown
Creator: J. P. Bell Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of West Virginia State Building - Jamestown Exposition]

Postcard of a yellow two story building with white accents, columns, and balconies. Around the postcard, a note is written that reads, "Hello! Skinflint I am having a delightful time here every moment. The exposition is fine. Good-bye Leonora." The letter continues on the back with, "I am so disappointed not to have gotten to come to Huntington." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Avenue Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Virginia Beach]

Postcard of a crowded beach with yellow and blue umbrellas set on the beach, further described as "Aerial view looking south. Many bathers can be seen on the beach enjoying the sun and surf." The message on the back reads, "Mamie - dear -Have just had the nice long lack with you and promised to send you our Va. Beach address - so here tis - 7604 - Ocean Front Virginia Beach - Virginia, 23451 Phone: (804) 428-5583 - The picture on the front of card shows you what a wide, lovely beach we have - of course our house is way up on the beach and very private - not all the people you see in picture. Do wish you would come and see us - Bestest love - Irene R." The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas 77701."
Date: August 25, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Grand Caverns Inn]

Postcard of the two story inn with green tiled roofing, one chimney, and green fencing around the porch, where cobblestones form a walkway to the entrance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Artchrom
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Audrey House]

Postcard of a two story house in black and white except for the light blue sky, with a white picket fence surrounding the property. Below the picture, the following information is written - "Home of Governor John Page, Life Long Friend of Thomas Jefferson One of the oldest homes in Williamsburg, Va. Built in 1710. On Palace Green. An inscription scratched on a window pane, reads "S. B. 1796, Nov. 23, O Fatal Day." "A. Boush, 1734," is a second inscription on another window pane."
Date: unknown
Creator: C.T. American Art Blue Sky
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Library of Gunston Hall]

Postcard of a fireplace with a mantle.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a manilla-colored four story building obscured by a treeline. Stuart Hall's history is written as follows, "Stuart Hall is a new name given to the Virginia Female Institute of Staunton. It was founded in 1848, and is one of the oldest educational institutions for girls in the country. There are four massive buildings, surrounded by about four acres of beautiful land, located on an elevation of 1,450 feet above the sea level, and midway between the picturesque James and Shenandoah Rivers." The letter reads, "We reached here 7 this a. m. Write me soon with love, Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave Huntington, W. Va."
Date: August 22, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of North Carolina State Building]

Official souvenir postcard of a two-story white house with blue tile roof and a woman wearing a red dress. Below the picture, a note reads, "Isn't this pretty?" The back continues with, "I am having a fine time but we leave for home tomorrow Washington I mean Lucille." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 28, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of George Washington's Birthplace]

Postcard of a two story brick house with a tan roof and green shutters. The back of the postcard adds, " "Wakefield," George Washington's Birthplace, 1732, at Pope's Creek, Potomac River, Westmoreland County, Virginia, to be restored exclusively by Wakefield National Memorial Association, Inc., 2101 Connecticut Avenue N. W., Washington, D. C." The message on the back is illegible.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of James River in Lynchburg, Virginia]

Postcard of three young boys casting fishing poles into a river while standing at its edge. Below the picture, a small note reads, "Hope you and Anizetta are having a fine time, Lillian." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFadden Pence Spring W. Va."
Date: July 24, 1908
Creator: Rotograph Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Vista Administration Building at Mary Baldwin College]

Postcard of a two story building with white columns supporting the roof and a red stairway lined with white fencing leading to the entrance. The back of the postcard adds, "A beautiful example of colonial architecture, erected in 1842. Mary Baldwin is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning for women in the United States, and is known as "The college with a background of culture and scholarship." " The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: April 2, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Natural Bridge]

Postcard of two cliffs linked by natural stone with a stream running beneath. On the back, the postcard is described as follows, "Natural Bridge - One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. There is no other structure like it. The Lee Highway, U. S. No. 11 passes over Natural Bridge. It is higher by 55 feet than Niagara Falls. The mean height of the bridge from the stream below to its upper surface is 215 feet, it has a span of 90 feet between the walls, width averages 100 feet and the arch is 40 feet thick. Hotel and cottage accommodations. Open all year. Illumination every night."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Carter Hall]

Postcard of a two story building with six columns supporting the top balcony. The message is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Caroll Ward McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: June 7, 1933
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lynnhaven Inlet]

Postcard of a still body of water where a man standing on a boat floats towards the shore. The scene is described below as "Lynnhaven Inlet to the famous Lynnhaven Bay; where the largest oysters are gathered. Near Cape Henry, Va." The letter on the back reads, "Hello Mamie wish you were here with us - Cape Henry is right all the Atlantic ocean is so pretty with love from Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. S. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 8, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Aerial View of Homestead Hotel]

Postcard of a large red bricked estate with grey roofing amidst a forest.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Great Falls of the Potomac from the River's Edge]

Postcard of the river split by a large rock formation, reuniting after the short fall. The back describes the picture as follows - "Great Falls, on the G. F. & Old Dominion Ry., 14 miles above Georgetown, the largest south of Niagara, are great by nature and of historical interest. Here Washington built a flour mill and foundry, now in ruins; and around it a canal, still intact, though overgrown with large trees. Rushing through channels of solid rock to boil amid boulders, terrific in their jagged roughness, the Potomac plunges in rapids, cascades and spray to the awe-inspiring gorge below, whose Titanic walls of granite picture Nature's mightiest mood."
Date: unknown
Creator: J. P. Bell, Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Jamestown Exposition]

Postcard of a brick two story building with balconies on the second floor and marble columns. Finely dressed people are walking about the grounds outside. The building is described in the upper left corner as "Virginia State Bldg. Jamestown Exposition, 1907." On the back, a short note reads, "With love to you from Sig." One address is stricken out, but the postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 16, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History