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[Postcard of Street in Colorado, Texas]

Postcard of a street crowded with horse-drawn wagons. Text on the front of the card names the street as Second Street in Colorado, Texas. Handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lou Rayburn, "Dear sister," and offers greetings to their mother.
Date: July 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Postcard]

Christmas postcard of a wreath with a ribbon, and "A Merry Christmas" printed in the middle of the wreath. Below the text is a space for the sender to write his name, and "Will" is written in. Handwritten note on the back of the postcard seems unfinished and simply says, "How is your." Card is addressed to Lou Rayburn.
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, March 20, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 20, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 17, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 27, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 6, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 7, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, July 31, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 31, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 24, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, January 3, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 10, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 28, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, May 29, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 29, 1908
Creator: Hulbert, Elbert Monroe & Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1908 Officials and Employees of Coryell County, Texas]

Photograph of the Coryell County, Texas, officers of 1908. Three rows of the men sit on the steps of the Coryell County courthouse. The men are identified from the top left as Pleas Post (collector), W. L. Carlyle (commissioner), J. O. Curry (commissioner), T. L. Allison (commissioner), J. P. Gardner (commissioner), G. E. Johnson (county attorney), Frank Parsons (janitor), W. W. Seeton (district clerk), Sam Davis (sheriff), R. T. Wilson (county clerk), Earl Stone (city marshal), John Caufield (county surveyor), R. E. West (county judge), Ben McClinton (deputy clerk), J. R. Saunders (county treasurer), illegible (county superintendent), Jim Shows (tax assessor), and Joe B. Watkins (justice of the peace).
Date: 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History