Serial/Series Title

[Ward County Court House]

Postcard of the south and west (front) sides of Ward County Court House in Monahans, Texas. It is a multi-story brick building with tall windows along each side; an unidentified man is walking down the sidewalk away from the building.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Bison]

Postcard of two bison standing outside. On the top of the postcard, handwritten is "Would like to exchange capitol cards with you" and then "1-27-07."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Springs at Big Springs, Texas]

Postcard of the springs at Big Springs, Texas. There is a body of water in the foreground of the photograph with rock crevices behind it. On top of the crevices there are trees and a fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: F. J. Schaaf Card Company
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Native American People]

Photograph of two Native people. The man, Quanah Parker, stands with his right hand on his hip and his left hand holding a headdress. A woman, one of his wives, squats at his side and a teepee is visible in the background.
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Eddy County Courthouse]

Postcard of the front (south) of a multi-story courthouse built in southwest-style architecture in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The print on the top left side reads: "Eddie County Courthouse Calsbad, New Mexico. This building is in the traditional style of the Southwest Indian -Spanish Pueblo, more commonly called 'Santa Fe' style."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hazel Mountain]

Photograph of a mountain in a desert landscape. The caption on the image reads "367 Hazel Mountain in the Davis Mountains near Van Horn Tex. Home of a large rich silver mine. (c) Jack Nolan."
Date: unknown
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men in an Early Automobile]

Photograph of seven people (mostly young boys) sitting in an early model automobile.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Odessa College Library]

Postcard of the Odessa College Library, in the center of the beautifully landscape junior college campus in Odessa, Texas. The photo is semi-framed by the tree branches at the top of the photo and distinct cropping of the postcard itself. The print on the top left of the postcard reads: "The Odessa College Library in the center of the beautifully landscape junior, founded in 1946, is considered one of the finest in the State, and allows full accreditation for the student planning to complete his education at a senior institution." The print on the bottom left on the post card reads: "16179-C." The print vertically across the middle reads: Published exclusively by Texas Color Cards, Box 286, Leakey, Texas." The horizontal writing on the bottom in the middle reads: "dp made by Dexter Press, Inc. West Myack, New York." The wring on the right hand side in the middle that is in a font mimicking calligraphy reads: "Post Card." There is a box that is made with a dotted line with the writing "Place Stamp Here" printed inside the box.
Date: 1946~
Creator: Dexter Press, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young Man on a Horse]

Photograph of a young man sitting astride a horse. A house is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland County Court House]

Postcard of an in color picture of the Midland County Courthouse. This a rectangular building with pillars enclosing it, above the entrance it says " Midland County Courthouse." The print on the back top left side reads: "Midland County Court House Midland, Texas. Midland is located halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on U.S. 80 Highway (the Broadway of America) and served by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The City's name derives from the midway location. Established in 1885, Midland has been almost from the very beginning one of West Texas' leading and most progressive communities. Color photo by F. J. Schaaf."
Date: 1979
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Midland Post Office]

Postcard of a color photograph of a United States post Office in Midland Texas. The post office is a red bricked rectangular building with thick white brick line going horizontally across the bottom and top paralell to each other with two big windows on the side that's shorter and four big windows on the entrance side that has the longer length.
Date: 1965~
Creator: Schaaf, F. J.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Buffalo]

Postcard of two buffalo in the a field. The buffalo to the right is facing the camera straight on and the buffalo to the right is facing the side.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ector County Court House]

Postcard of a picture, possibly a drawing, that was created with bright colors, of a Court House that has a well groomed lawn and is rectangular and four stories, the three lower floors have windows and are larger than the fourth floor there are etchings in the stone on both sides of the clock that is above the wood door at the entrance. On the fourth floor "Ector County Court House is etched into the building." The print on the top right side reads: "Beautiful Modern Ector County Court House, Odessa Texas." The print in the left side reads: "B11." The print, on the back, horizontally across the top left hand side reads: "This Space is for writing messages." The print, on the back, vertically across the left hand side reads: "Pub. By Johnson News Agency, Big Spring, Texas." The print, on the back, horizontally across the bottom left hand side reads: "75239." The print, on the back, vertically across the middle reads: "'Tichnor Quality Views' reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Made Only by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass." The print, on the back, horizontally across the middle of the right hand side in a thick striped front reads: "Post Card." …
Date: unknown
Creator: Tichnor Bros., Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ector County Courthouse]

Photograph of the Ector County Courthouse on the square surrounded by a fence. Early model automobiles are parked along the perimeter and the caption on the image reads "Ector County Court House Odessa Texas Jack Nolan 03."
Date: 1927
Creator: Nolan, Jack
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building]

Photograph of a building taken from a side angle. Behind the building there is a windmill and a street in front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House]

Postcard of the Tom Green County Court House. In the middle of the illustration there is the court house with a fountain in the forefront and bushes around. On the bottom of the postcard, "Tom Green County Court House, San Angelo, Texas" is printed and to the right of that "3A-H1106." On the back of the postcard "85-5.23 Orbeck Collection" is handwritten.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cowboy Riding a Horse]

Photograph of a cowboy riding on a bucking horse. There is another man behind him also on a horse. Written below the photograph is "Hook'im Cowboy - Why don' the darn thing buck? Jack Nolan."
Date: August 5, 1931
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Odessa Postcard]

Postcard that says "Greetings from Odessa, Texas." Inside each of the letters there are scenes of cowboys, buildings, and desert landscapes.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph]

Photograph of a group of men and women in front of a white building with windows (in background).
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Crane City Citizens]

Photograph of numerous people standing in a dirt street, a small building is seen on the left side. The caption on the image reads "Jan -7- Crane City - 15 Days Old Keep Your Eye on Crane."
Date: January 7, 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street in Hobbs, New Mexico]

Photograph of a street scene in Hobbs, New Mexico. The street is lined with storefronts (on either side of the image). A row of parked early model automobiles are visible in the center of the image. Moving vehicles are on either side of that row and the street is wet with standing water.
Date: 1930
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Scharbauer Hotel]

Postcard of a portion of the corner and front facade Scharbauer Hotel in Midland, Texas. It is a six-story brick building with white stone accents and dark stone tiles on the ground floor, where3 there are various stores. Automobiles are parked on the street alongside the hotel and people are walking on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Woman and a Building]

Postcard of a woman in front of a small building next to a donkey. There are two horses strapped to a wagon on the right with a boy in the seat. An American flag is waving from the left corner of the small building. The inscription on the back reads "Dear Daisy: - Jack and I are home from the grocery! We have [---] any bad and this is where [---] holding the fort in New Mexico."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[People in Front of a Building]

Reprint of a photograph of a two-story wooden building with large group of mostly men (one woman visible) standing outside.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History