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[Waco Suspension Bridge]

Postcard of a color image of a suspension bridge over the Brazos River and the toll house covered in ivy (right) in Waco; in the foreground there is grass, bushes, and trees and there are two people sitting in the background on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Suspension Bridge, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: March 19, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco YMCA]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco YMCA, a large yellow brick building, with a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Y.M.C.A. Building, Waco, Texas." There is a brief handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1910
Creator: Souvenir Post Card Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Franklin Street in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of an aerial view of Franklin Street facing the West side of Waco with the Brazos River in the background. The street is lined with stores, buildings, and telephone poles, and there are numerous vehicles and people in the street. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Franklin Street looking West. Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Masonic Temple]

Postcard of a color image of a Masonic Temple in Waco with several people and cars standing on the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple of the Waco Masons and the K. P. Hall, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Steam Laundry]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco Steam Laundry building, a large red brick building with a green roof with three crow statues on top of the cupola, and a row of horse-drawn carriages. Over the entrances is "Waco Steam Laundry, Crow Bros." Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco Steam Laundry, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco City Hall]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco City Hall, a large red brick building, with trees and several horse-drawn carriages and clouds in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "City Hall, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Packing House Near Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of a packing house with several rows of farm workers posing in front of it, standing, sitting, and standing on raised platforms with fields in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Packing House on Falkners Fruit Farm, 1 Mile from Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: November 4, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Central High School]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Central High School, a large, two-story red brick building with three rows of windows, with trees in the foreground and houses and other trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco Central High School, Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 16, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Water Filtering Plant]

Postcard of a color image of a water filtering plant, which consists of three red brick buildings, a water tower, and a smoke stack, with a horse-drawn carriage on the driveway in the foreground and trees and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco's New $300,000 Filtering Plant, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 5, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Central High School in Waco]

Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[New State House in Waco]

Postcard of a color image of the New State House hotel in Waco with several automobiles, a person riding a bicycle (left), a trolley (far right), and other people standing in the street in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The New State House, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sanger Avenue School in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of several long rows of students posing in front of Waco's Sanger Avenue School, a large, two-story red brick building, with rows of windows on both stories, and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sanger Avenue School, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church in Waco]

Postcard of a color image of Waco's First Presbyterian Church, a large brick and stone building with a tower in the front and stained glass windows; there are trees lining the street corner and two automobiles on the intersecting streets in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There are two handwritten notes on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 6, 1934
Creator: Auxiliary of the First Presbyterian Church
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco City Hall Postcard]

Postcard of a black and white photograph of Waco City Hall on the square with a colorized blue sky in the background and a large group of horse-drawn wagons and people in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "City Hall, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Federal Courthouse and Post Office]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco Federal Court and Post Office with an automobile and two horse-drawn carriages in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Federal Court and Post Office, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unknown African American Girl]

Postcard of a portrait of an unidentified young African American woman wearing a polkadot dress posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall, C. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Natatorium Pool]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of a large indoor swimming pool with four people swimming, two men standing on the left and right sides, two people using gym rings and one person sitting in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Natatorium Pool, one of the largest and best in the south, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]

Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date: June 25, 1917
Creator: Sholin
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two rows of barracks and several groupings of tents at Camp MacArthur; there are trees, hills, and more barracks and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Camp MacArthur Waco Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Signalling at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of a man in uniform standing and waving a flag in each hand with clouds in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "U. S. National Guard- Camp MacArthur, Waco, Tex. 1842. Signalling- U.S. Army."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Grace Methodist Church]

Postcard of Dallas's Grace Methodist Church, a brick and stone building with a tower and large stained glass windows, on a street corner with a tree in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Grace Methodist Church, Dallas, Texas." The church was designed by William A. Cann.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cann, William A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nelson's Hardware Store Postcard]

Postcard featuring a pencil drawing of Nelson's Hardware Store, a historic two-story building built 1900 in Round Rock, Texas. The artist's signature can be seen on the bottom right edge of the drawing, and a typed description about the history of the building can be seen on the back..
Date: unknown
Creator: Winnette, Ward P.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sam Bass Headstone Postcard]

Postcard with a photo of the headstone of infamous outlaw, Sam Bass, seen featured on the front. Text on the back of the postcard describes the outlaw's crimes and death, as well as the slow destruction of the headstone and community efforts to replace it.
Date: [1949..1955]
Creator: Sam Bass Cafe
System: The Portal to Texas History