Resource Type

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]

A water-damaged postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing driving around the Atlanta area looking for a place to live.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, October 12, 1942]

Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing finding a place to live and her new address and phone number.
Date: October 12, 1942
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Six Women and a Child Farming]

Postcard of six women and a child working their farm. The child in the foreground is carrying a bundle of plants.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Large Home]

Postcard of a large home on a hill. It appears to be either a condo or an apartment building.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Large Fancy Building]

Postcard of a large fancy building. Notice the curly bordering along the top pyramid.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Overlooking a Small European Village]

Postcard of a view overlooking a small European country village. The land around the village is mostly farm land.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Sergeant Ennis and Ilse]

Postcard of a soldier, Sergeant Ennis, standing in a fenced yard with a young woman, Ilse, with a forest in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Waterfront Village]

Postcard of a village situated along side a waterfront. The area is also heavily forested. There are a multitude of trees in between the buildings.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Statue on a Building]

Postcard of the top of a large building with a statue mounted to the very top. It appears that the statue is of a man holding the globe on his back.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bulls Plowing a Field]

Postcard of two bulls pulling a plow through a field. The family is walking behind them with the plow and seeding.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Castle-Like Wall]

Postcard of a woman and a small child walking under an archway. The archway is apart of a castle-like wall.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building with a Round Tower]

Postcard of a large building on a hill. Attached to the building is a cylindrical tower.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Montmartre Funicular Railway]

Photograph of the Montmartre funicular railway and the Sacré-Cœur basilica in Paris, France. Caption below the print reads, “Paris – Le Funiculaire et la Basilique du Sacré Cœur.”
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Through an Arched Tunnel]

Postcard of a view looking through a small arched tunnel. The entrance to the tunnel is bordered by sandbags. Down the road two soldiers are talking by a truck.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A View Overlooking a Countryside Village]

Postcard of a view from a hill overlooking a distant countryside village. The surrounding land is mostly farm land.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Very Large, Formal Building]

Postcard of a large formal building nestled on a heavily forested hill. A tower is attached to the building on the left side.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Uniformed Soldier]

Postcard of a smiling soldier wearing his uniform for the picture.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Cluster of Buildings]

Postcard of a cluster of buildings in a small European town. The building in the middle has an archway under it to allow for traffic to pass under it.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Madeleine and the Rue Royale]

Postcard taken from the rue Royale of the Church of the Madeleine in Paris, France. Caption below the print reads, “Paris – La Madeleine et la rue Royale.”
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Small Mausoleum]

Postcard of a small European mausoleum standing alone.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dock in Port]

Postcard taken from the Quai de la Tournelle in the 5th district of Paris, Paris, showing a boat docked in port.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Christian Artifact]

Postcard of a Christian artifact. This artifact is a panel against a solid wall. It has a depiction of Jesus hanging on the cross.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Under a Bridge Archway]

Postcard of an archway underneath a bridge. The small road that travels under the arch bends to the right.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Through a Building's Open Doors]

Postcard of a view looking inside the open doors of a building. On the inside the interior opens up into a small chamber with another door in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History