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[Waco Central High School]
Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Central High School, a large, two-story red brick building with three rows of windows, with trees in the foreground and houses and other trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco Central High School, Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
June 16, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - June 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about a photograph that his mother sent him and his cold.
Date:
June 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mr. Byrd, Heading to New Mexico]
Photographs of a Mr. Byrd, heading west from South Carolina to New Mexico by ox-wagon. He is depicted here resting and eating in the Chickasaw Nation, seated on a stool with a plate in his hands and a cup on a small box in front of him. His covered wagon is behind him, with packages laid to its side. Oxen are seated at left, resting on the grass. Trees and bushes are scattered in the background.
Date:
June 1, 1906
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Hallie to Mrs. Joe Bigy - June 13, 1911]
Postcard from Hallie to Mrs. Joe Bigy[?] in Coalgate, Oklahoma. Hallie writes about their home and beckons Mrs. B. to write back. The front of the postcard shows a collage of four places in Waco: in clockwise order from the top left, the New Exchange Hotel, its furnished lobby, its large dining room, and the Union Depot station.
Date:
June 13, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Harold and Walter]
Photograph of Harold and Walter on June 3, 1888. The younger child sits at right on a large armchair, which is covered in a blanket. The older child, stands on a cushioned platform at left in a dark-colored dress, resting against the chair's armrest.
Date:
June 3, 1888
Creator:
Chapman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from H. Lora to Miss Leta Ball]
Postcard from H. Lora in Houston, Texas to Leta Ball in Waco, Texas,. Lora writes about positive experiences with the "folks" and passes on regards to Leta. The front of the postcard depicts an open gated entrance into Courtlandt Place, an upscale suburban neighborhood with stone walls along the sides of the neighborhood and gas lamps atop the walls' pillars. Large two-story suburban homes are visible along the paved boulevard. The caption reads "Entrance to Courtland [sic], exclusive residential district, Houston, Texas."
Date:
1928-06-24~
Creator:
Lora, H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]
Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date:
June 25, 1917
Creator:
Sholin
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Camp MacArthur Junkyard]
Photograph of the junkyard at Camp MacArthur. Many trash items are scattered haphazardly in piles and stacks; most prominent at center is a heap of used oil lamps, next to bunches of wooden crates and containers. At left are long rows of pipes and piles of ceramic-like cylinders. Behind these remain further piles of pillows and pipes. A paper attached to the bottom of the photograph describes the junkyard's operation.
Date:
June 11, 1918
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History