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[Postcard of Holy Angels Academy, Boerne, Texas]

Postcard of the Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are several trees surrounding the building, obscuring much of the second-story. On the back, there is text written to Mrs. Engelke in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 22, 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Stuart Hall in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a manilla-colored four story building obscured by a treeline. Stuart Hall's history is written as follows, "Stuart Hall is a new name given to the Virginia Female Institute of Staunton. It was founded in 1848, and is one of the oldest educational institutions for girls in the country. There are four massive buildings, surrounded by about four acres of beautiful land, located on an elevation of 1,450 feet above the sea level, and midway between the picturesque James and Shenandoah Rivers." The letter reads, "We reached here 7 this a. m. Write me soon with love, Sig." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave Huntington, W. Va."
Date: August 22, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Busy Square]

Postcard of many people and pigeons wandering the stone-paved courtyard in front of a colorful building with green domed roofs. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. L. McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, W. Va. U.S.A."
Date: August 22, 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Gunter Hotel in San Antonio]

Postcard of an eight story building taking up the corner of a block. The building is described as, "Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, completed in Fall of 1909 and acknowledged one of the most modern hotels in this country. Cost one million dollars." The missive on the back reads, "I said I was coming + here I am - Nell." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFadden Beaumont, Texas."
Date: August 22, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History