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[Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter, February 27, 1912]

Postcard from Gus Brown to George Pendexter describing a fire that happened in Springfield, Ohio in 1903, in talking about injuries Brown says: "5 buried [sic] by falling walls, 3 taken out dead, others had broken limbs." The photograph on the reverse side shows the damage caused by the fire at the Fountain Square Theatre on February 19, 1903; this is the "stage entrance" which is torn up and wooden beams lying on the ground in disarray.
Date: February 27, 1912
Creator: Brown, Gus C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Rogers, Texas Main Street]

Postcard of the north side of Main Street in Rogers, Texas, lined with buildings. A typed note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers, says "This is the main street of our big city of Rogers. Adolph."
Date: June 27, 1907
Creator: Hendrick, J. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter, May 27, 1912]

Postcard from W. B. Johnston to George Pendexter with a photograph of "Auto Engine No. 1" of the Battle Creek Fire Department testing its pump. There is a note on the back of the card describing the location of the truck in the photograph; there is a large group of people standing around the engine during the test.
Date: May 27, 1912
Creator: Johnston, W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to M. M. Matlock, March 27, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father with a colored image of the target range at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There is a note from Milton to his father saying he has "been fireing on the target range this week."
Date: March 27, 1911
Creator: Matlock
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date: March 27, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Robert Matlock to Edna Matlock, February 27, 1933]

Photograph of
Date: February 27, 1933
Creator: Matlock, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Mayme Collins, October 27, 1907]

Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with an illustrated picture of the interior of the "Cathedral of the Sacred Heart" in Dallas, Texas. In this illustration there is a large crowd of people in the pews and members of the Church up closer towards the altar; on the reverse side there is a note that says: "Hello Mayme I wish you were with us."
Date: October 27, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock, February 27, 1911]

Postcard from a woman named Birdie to Mrs. M. M. Matlock describing her current sickness she has dealt with since Matlock left there. The image on the front of the card is of an ivy plant and text around it that reads: "Close clings the Ivy to the Tree, So in my Heart I cling to Thee."
Date: February 27, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Lansing, Michigan]

Postcard of a fire department at their station, lined up with four horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Pardon delay. Yours Sincerely, J. M. Hutchinson."
Date: March 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Clifton, Texas Street Scene]

Postcard of a street lined with trees in Clifton, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Lalla D. Stivers in Celina, Texas and says "Hello! Awful hot and dusty here. Am following the Bosque and Brazos Rivers and am finding plenty of gravel. Every mountain is gravel. May go fishing awhile tonight. Goodbye. Hamlett."
Date: May 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Showing Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas]

Postcard showing a view looking down Ohio Avenue in Wichita Falls, Texas; there are people walking walking across the street and an automobile driving towards the camera. The text on the picture reads: "Hello Mayme - This isn't such a bad town, am stopping her a day or two..."
Date: August 27, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Burning Building, January 27, 1912]

Postcard with a photograph a building on fire in Crockett, Texas; the caption on the side of the photo reads: "This is the fire I was telling you about, the largest building here." Most of the flames in the photo are inside of the building as the walls are made of brick while the insides are made of wood.
Date: January 27, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard with a Tinted Photograph of the Dallas County Courthouse]

Postcard with a tinted photograph of the Dallas County courthouse in Dallas, Texas; most of the building is made up of red brick. There is a note on the picture that reads: "Wish you were with me."
Date: October 27, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History