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[Postcard from Harry Bahl to Mamie Collins, September 11, 1908]

Postcard to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas from Harry Bahl in Galveston, Texas with an illustration of "Fishing Boats on Wharf" at Galveston. The picture shows a large boat surrounded by other smaller boats in the bay. There is a note on the back of the card that says: "Wish you were here to enjoy the sight with us..."
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Bahl, John Philip Herlin (Harry)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Leda Bahl to Mayme Collins, December 22, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins in Central City, Nebraska from Leda Bahl with a Christmas illustration printed on the front. The picture on the front is of a bell decorated with Christmas decorations all around it, and "A Merry Christmas" printed below it. There is a note on the reverse side of the card from Leda that reads: "Guessing you are glad that the time is almost here for you to come home you said you were anxious to see Harry's house. You ought to see Harry's dog. I told you Harry he thought more of the dog than he does of his sisters. Mayme wish you all a merry Xmas."
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Bahl, Leda
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thanksgiving Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins from Leda Bahl, November 25, 1908]

Thanksgiving postcard sent to Mamie Collins from Leda Bahl with an illustration of a turkey pulling a cart with a chef riding on a pumpkin and holding a large knife and fork. There is a lengthy note written on the back of the card from Bahl that reads, in part: "Wish it was mine or I had one like it. Harry is always taking somebody there to..."
Date: November 25, 1908
Creator: Bahl, Leda
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buttonhole Cutter or Shears. (open access)

Buttonhole Cutter or Shears.

Patent for a buttonhole cutter or shears, which has an adjustable stop for creating buttonholes of different sizes.
Date: March 17, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wrench (open access)

Wrench

Patent for a nut and pipe wrench. Illustrations included.
Date: July 7, 1908
Creator: Barr, George T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Kindler (open access)

Automatic Fire-Kindler

Patent for an automatic fire kindler which can be put on a timer and start a fire in a stove with a bundle of matches inserted into the device ahead of time.
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Bates, Samuel F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a View in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas]

Postcard with a view inside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas; the view is looking down a street with trees lining it on either side and a large building off to the far left. The note on the back of the card reads: "Hello Mayme, am having a lovely time will write later."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: C. Weichsel Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. There is typed text on the back from Rev. Charles T. Caldwell to the Misses Burton reminding them of the church's anniversary service on the following Sunday.
Date: October 22, 1908
Creator: Dodson, Wesley Clark
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Decorated Residence]

Photograph of a residence decorated with flowers, palm leaves, and flags.
Date: 1908
Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Douglas Select School Football Team of 1908]

Photograph of the Douglas Select School football team of 1908. The team members are: (left to right) standing: Hal Hays, Green, Barton King, Bickham Cartwright, Jimmie Humphries, Prof. Stephen A. Douglas, Marcus Barnes, Andrew Crow, Hugh Eichelberger, Wade Russell, and Jesse McLendon; and sitting: Wady Sims, Arnold Floyd "Jim" Crow, Newton Lacy, and Tom Chapoton.
Date: 1908
Creator: Heilmann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Clay Ledbetter]

Portrait of Clay Ledbetter, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit, light-colored shirt, and dark-colored bow tie. A hand written note on the back reads, "Clay Ledbetter, 1908."
Date: 1908
Creator: Heilmann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John C. Gooch]

Photograph of John C. Gooch posing for a portrait. Visible from the chest up, he wears a suit and sports a beard and mustache. A label on the bottom indicates his name.
Date: 1908
Creator: Heilmann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Christmas Postcard to John Philip Herlin Bahl from Oscar Hessdoerfer, December 23, 1908]

Postcard from Oscar Hessdoerfer to John Philip Herlin Bahl with an illustration of a Christmas scene including a snowing house, a cross, and snowy garland in the foreground.
Date: December 23, 1908
Creator: Hessdoerfer, Oscar
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan, March 6, 1908] (open access)

[Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan, March 6, 1908]

Letter from A. M. Kennedy to William John Bryan requesting a list of men who could help secure the county for Senator Bailey's campaign.
Date: March 6, 1908
Creator: Kennedy, A. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent for a cultivator, which reduces the risk of breaking the cultivator when obstructions are met in the soil.
Date: August 11, 1908
Creator: Lancaster, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church]

Postcard of a black and white photograph of the Waco First Presbyterian Church, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, surrounded by trees with a light blue colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "Mrs Markquart" and a longer handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 1908
Creator: Marquardt, Luise
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the East End of the Galveston Sea Wall]

Postcard with a tinted photograph of the "East End of Sea Wall, Galveston, Texas." The photograph shows the elevated city behind the wall with red rocks on the beach; the note on the back of the card reads: "You [should] be here with with us, we are having a jolly good time. Hope to see you both soon."
Date: August 2, 1908
Creator: McClelland, Billy
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nebulizer. (open access)

Nebulizer.

Patent for a nebulizer, which has a spraying mechanism for delivering medicinal sprays through a nozzle to the nose, throat, or lungs.
Date: July 14, 1908
Creator: McGregor, Ringling R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Forty-third Annual Session, Northwest Texas Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South (open access)

Journal of the Forty-third Annual Session, Northwest Texas Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South

Journal proceedings of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, appointments, reports of boards and committees, memoirs, statistical tables, and advertisements.
Date: 1908
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas]

Postcard of Lindsay Hollow in Waco, Texas, with a handwritten note that says "Heaven's eternal years is thine." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Rodesia Stephens and says, "Hello Rodesia, how are you this evening? Hope you are well by this time. I wrote you a letter over a week ago, haven't heard from M.E.J. yet. I have a lot to tell when we meet again. Pro. Rinkney is as low as he can be. I am well, all send love. Mary E. Moore."
Date: July 9, 1908
Creator: Moore, Mary E.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing the Santa Fe Depot in San Angelo, Texas]

Postcard showing the Santa Fe Depot in San Angelo, Texas with men and horse-drawn carriages walking around the building. There is a note on the reverse side of the card describing the sender's new life after having seen "Mamie."
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: Ragsdale
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicating and Massaging Appliance (open access)

Medicating and Massaging Appliance

Patent for a medicating and massaging appliance. This invention is intended for use in application with the eyes, ears, etc. Illustration included.
Date: June 2, 1908
Creator: Robison, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Go on Smiling": Part 1]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a tinted photograph of a man and a woman sitting in a yard of flowers and trees. The photograph has a caption on the bottom that reads: "Go on smiling darling, laughing don't be weeping the time will come for me and you." There is also a note written on the back in red ink.
Date: October 21, 1908
Creator: Scott & Van Altena
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Go on Smiling": Part 2]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska, and is one of a set of four similar cards. The photograph shows a woman standing on a stone wall and looking down at a man sitting below another wall with a beam of sunlight shining from her face to his body; the caption underneath reads: "We'll be wedded to each other and the sunshine will be smiling on us too." There is also a note written on the back of the card in red ink.
Date: October 22, 1908
Creator: Scott & Van Altena
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History