[Galveston City Company Cash Book: 1905-1916] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Cash Book: 1905-1916]

Ledger containing cash transactions for the Galveston City Company from November 4, 1905 to December 30, 1916.
Date: 1905-11-04/1916-12-30
Creator: Galveston City Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Marie M. L. to Eva Sumner, May 4, 1903]

Postcard from Marie M. L. to Eva Sumner, thanking her for sending a photograph at Easter time and informing her that their family is all well. The front of the postcard also features a photograph of a grassy field bordering a shaded, wooded area. In the background to the left, beyond a fence, light- and dark-colored cows lay in a field next to a barn. Along the border between the two fields, a person sits on top of a horse, facing towards the woodland area on the right.
Date: May 4, 1903
Creator: L., Marie M.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Church Around the Corner in New York]

Postcard of a brick complex behind a row of hedges. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 4, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Altamont and Shelly Arms Hotels at Fort Thomas, KY]

Postcard of two separate red buildings with grey roofing and an American flag flying from a pole. The letter on the back of the postcard reads, "May go to Cheder park tomorrow Dear Holy, This is the place my uncle + aunt live, although it does not do it justice. Went to coney last night. To town today saw labor day parade. - Heine." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Third Avenue Huntington W. Va. Care Mr. J. L. Caldwell."
Date: September 4, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Central Park and Museum of Natural History]

Postcard of a tawny colored estate obscured by a treeline near the banks of a river. The note on the postcard reads, "Home again little girls. Love to all. Aunt Curley." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 4, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Gymnasium Building at State Normal College]

Postcard of a brick building with two stories, described as "Gymnasium Building, Mich., State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Texas McFaddin Ave."
Date: May 4, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Great Pier at Jamestown Exposition]

Postcard of a grand pier extending into the ocean at night, lit only by its own lights. The scene is described on the back with the words, "The Jamestown Exposition. The exposition celebrates the 300th anniversary of the beginning for the Nation. In 1607 John Smith, with other adventurers, set up a stockade on a peninsula of Powhatan's River (afterwards called the James), and named the settlement James City or Jamestown. From this grew Virginia and eventually, the United States. The site of the Exposition is of great natural beauty: it overlooks the historic waters of Hampton Roads, and around it cluster the populous cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Newport News." The message on the back is illegible, but for the signature, "Auntie Curley." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 4, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Charity Hospital]

Postcard of a white estate with red shuttered windows and a horse-drawn cart traveling down the street along the trolley car line. The letter on the back is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Tex."
Date: April 4, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Summer Girl]

Postcard of a young girl sipping a drink wearing a white dress with red flowers and blue ribbons on her bonnet and waist. Three young men are walking away in the background. The bottom edge of the postcard describes it as "The Summer Girl." The back of the postcard addresses it to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont Texas."
Date: May 4, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sophia Wilson to her sister, August 4, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from Sophia Wilson to her sister, August 4, 1909]

Letter from Sophia Flint Wilson to her sister, on August 4, 1909. She talks about her daughters, and asks that her sister visit soon.
Date: August 4, 1909
Creator: Wilson, Sophia Flint Angeline
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History