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[Postcard of a German Fire Station]
Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.
Date:
January 31, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 31, 1911]
Letter from Ida Moses to Dr. Joseph Pound concerning their trips to Rochester due to her husband George's multiple stomach surgeries: "George was operated upon the first time the 10 of May...when they operated they found cancer." At the end of the letter she notes that his disease is rapidly progressing and he is really fighting a losing battle.
Date:
July 31, 1911
Creator:
Moses, Ida
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Francitas Bee (Francitas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1911
Weekly newspaper from Francitas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1911
Creator:
Philpott, H. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell, August 31, 1911]
Letter to Dr. Joseph Pound from Mittie Pound Sorrell in Russell, Oklahoma concerning life on their land and saying their crop yield should be good after the rain they had: "Our cotton looks good if nothing happens..." She says that "Jake and I joined the M. E. church all the children went in with the Baptist."
Date:
August 31, 1911
Creator:
Sorrell, Mittie Pound
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, December 31, 1911]
Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter requesting that they exchange their fire photos together; Johnston says he got Pendexter's name from J. D. Smith. The photograph on the reverse side shows the Battle Creek Fire Department "testing stream and #2 steamer" at their testing location; behind the engine there is a large crowd of people watching the testing going on.
Date:
December 31, 1911
Creator:
Johnston, W. B.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History