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[Postcard of of a Fire Station, Worcester, Mass.]

Postcard of a three-story fire station on a street corner. The station has a clock tower that extends an additional two stories. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Have just found a Fire Dept. Card. I hope it will suit. [...]"
Date: December 6, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter, September 1912]

Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter regarding the location of the fire station on the back of the card. The photo shows the Springfield fire station on Oakland Street with the firefighters standing outside in their uniforms and horse-drawn vehicles. In the note, Woodward says that this station is located about two miles from the center of the city.
Date: September 20, 1909
Creator: Woodward, Henry W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Flying Squadron at Springfield, Mass.]

Postcard of the Springfield Fire Department in four automobiles at a fire station. The station's garage doors (from left to right) are labeled, "Chemical B." and "Hose Co. No. 7." On the back of the postcard, a handwritten message from the sender says, "I am sending you a card I owned at Springfield, Mass. [...]"
Date: June 18, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter regarding post cards he is going to send, as well as saying that this photo represents "Chemicals #11 located 2 1/2 miles from center of city." The photograph on the reverse side shows one of the chemical trucks pulled by two horses in front of the local fire station in Springfield, Massachusetts; there are five firemen also posing with the wagon, three are standing in the back and two are sitting in the driver's seat. There are ladders and a rolled up water hose in the back of the wagon.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woodward, Henry W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter]

Postcard from Henry W. Woodward to George Pendexter concerning the sending of a catalog to Pendexter. The photo on the reverse side shows a Springfield, Massachusetts fire station with a large pipe attached to a vehicle driven by a fire fighter. The text written on the vehicle says: "City of Springfield" in small print.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Woodward, Henry W.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1."
Date: November 20, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown]

Postcard of a large stone monument near a white house. The monument's history is as follows, "The construction of this monument was begun 1825 and was not dedicated until June 17, 1843. It is 30 feet square at the base and 220 feet high." The letter on the back is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of King's Chapel in Boston]

Postcard of a two story brick building with marble columns and pedestrians wandering the cobblestone road. The letter on the postcard reads, "This church was erected by the King of England in 1711, so you see it is awfully old. We are all well. Don't you lose one of these I wrote you to keep them all." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: Detroit Publishing Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Old State House From Washington Street in Boston]

Postcard of a two story green building with a blue roof and orange accents. Three men stand on the cobblestone road. The letter describes it as "The oldest state or building in Boston." The rest of the letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Scollay Square in Boston]

Postcard of several buildings on a cobblestone road with one of the taller buildings labeled "Souvenir Post-Cards Detroit Publishing Co. Of All the World." The letter on the back is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Home of James Russell Lowell in Cambridge]

Postcard of a yellow house with three stories and white trim. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: Detroit Publishing Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Home of Paul Revere]

Postcard of a yellow building with a group of young boys standing in front. Below the picture, a note reads, "The home in which he lived when he made his famous ride Love - Maura." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Oldest Book Store in America]

Postcard of a three story building with the black sign "Wood Engraving" written in white. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: Detroit Photographic Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Washington Elm in Cambridge]

Postcard of a large sprawling elm tree. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."
Date: August 1, 1908
Creator: Detroit Photographic Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Longfellow's Home on Congress St. in Portland]

Postcard of a three story red brick house with a white fence and three chimneys. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin, Prince Hotel, W. Va."
Date: July 20, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus, February 2, 1908]

Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus. The sender says they wish Mrs. Pitus could see the countryside around Boerne, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph, colored in with ink, of Walnut Grove Ranch in Boerne, Texas. The ranch has two large buildings barely visible in the center of a large area filled with scrub-brush and trees.
Date: February 8, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cropping Systems for New England Dairy Farms (open access)

Cropping Systems for New England Dairy Farms

"This paper gives the results of three years' study of the cropping systems on a number of the most successful dairy farms in New England. This study point[s] out the elements which go to make a satisfactory cropping system in that section and to make definite recommendations concerning crops to plant and the relative acreage of these crops on dairy farms." -- p. 3
Date: 1908
Creator: Dodge, L. G.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mabel H. Tompkins

Photograph of Mabel H. Tompkins on Black Diamond, a Cake Walking Stallion, at Springfield, MA, c. 1908.
Date: 1908~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Macadam Roads (open access)

Macadam Roads

"This bulletin is intended as a brief discussion and discussion of the several processes and essential features entering into the construction of macadam roads in rural [areas]. Some data as to costs especially for the information of road officials who have not undertaken such work, are included." -- p. 5
Date: 1908
Creator: Fletcher, Austin B. (Austin Bradstreet), 1872-1928
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey and Examination of Continuous Water-Way from Boston, Mass., to Wilmington, N.C., Report (open access)

Survey and Examination of Continuous Water-Way from Boston, Mass., to Wilmington, N.C., Report

Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate resolution 75 authorizing and directing the Secretary of War to make a survey and examination for a continuous waterway from Boston, Massachusetts to Wilmington, North Carolina. It includes a report from the War Department on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1." There is a handwritten message to George Pendexter on the back of the postcard, and it says, "[...] I prefer Fire Dept. cards but any you send will be very acceptable [...]"
Date: November 18, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boston & Maine (B&M) 954

A photograph print showing Boston & Maine (B&M) 954, 4-4-0, on passenger train at Marblehead, MA.
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from Fannie to Jeane Bertig, April 3, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie to Jeane Bertig, April 3, 1906]

Western Union telegram sent from Fannie to Miss Jeane Bertig discussing Fannie's itinerary leaving Boston.
Date: April 3, 1906
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 36 (open access)

Experiment Station Work, [Volume] 36

Bulletin issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture compiling selected articles from the Agricultural Experiment Stations. This bulletin contains articles on: Water for Table Use, Phosphates, Winter Wheat, Glutenous and Starchy Wheats, Dry Farming, Methods of Canning, Beet Molasses and Pulp, Feed Lots, Guinea Fowls, Color of Eggs, Spraying for Scale Insects, and White Pine in New England.
Date: 1906
Creator: United States. Office of Experiment Stations.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library