[Postcard of Marshall College in Huntington]

Postcard of a red brick building with white accents hidden behind the treeline. The letter on the card and on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Gunston Hall Washington, D. C."
Date: October 14, 1909
Creator: unknown
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 Apples in a Barrel]

Postcard of personified apples falling into a wooden barrel while a pumpkin smiles. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Gunston Ave. Washington, D. C."
Date: October 25, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Oriental Hotel in Dallas]

Postcard of a six story hotel with a domed tower roof and an electric trolley car running in front of the building. The note on the back is illegible but for the signature - "Love to all, Maura." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Beaumont, Tex 1906 McFaddin Ave."
Date: October 29, 1907
Creator: Davidson Brothers
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Two Cape Henry Lighthouses]

Postcard of two lighthouses against the night sky near the ocean. The message on the back reads, "Spent today at Ocean View, Cold Point and took in food morrow, most interesting to see all the peace bull roar . Wish you could have been with me Auntie Curley." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 6, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Milk Cart View in New Orleans]

Postcard of a woman driving a cart laden with milk jugs pulled by a white horse. Three other women are outside a white building with green doors and balcony fences. On the back of the postcard, the letter reads "Dear Mamie, I hope I will see you before this postcard does. It sure is hot here today - with love - Sigioua." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 1, 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 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 Lighthouse and Pier in Solus Bay]

Postcard of a snow covered pier leading to a lighthouse surrounded by the bay. The message reads, "Dear sister - How are you getting along in school? We are all well we will leave for Huntington this week. Don't get lonesome, Perry." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin care Linston Hall, Washington D. C."
Date: October 11, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Asheville at Night]

Postcard of a city square with a stone column, the street and monument lit with strings of lights. The letter on the back reads, "My dear Mamie, How would you like to exchange pinnauts, is that there, how do you like school by this time? Lurll close with love, as your "Big Uncle N. S. C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin WAshington D. C. Gunston Hall."
Date: October 13, 1909
Creator: H. Peiron
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Pension Office in Washington, D. C.]

Postcard of a red brick three story building with an American flag flying from the rooftop. The building is described as follows, "The Pension Building with an area 200 by 400 feet, is the largest brick building in the world. At the Inauguration Ball 18,000 people have fathered within its vast court. A feature of the exterior is the frieze in which are sculptured the marching troops of the Civil War." The letter reads, "We are having a great time. I go out to school tomorrow afternoon. Am going to room with a Ft. Worth girl. Write to me at Gunston Hall 1906 Florida Ave. Wash. D. C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Tex."
Date: October 5, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Naval Reserves on a Practice Spin]

Postcard of a boat full of men rowing in unison across a body of water. The letter on the back of the postcard reads, "Dear Sister, It has been snowing up here all morning. We will leave about Fri after. Write to Huntington. Your brother, Peb." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin care Gunston Hall Washington, D. C."
Date: October 14, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Ferry Boat "Ontario"]

Postcard of a white ship with two steam columns in a body of water. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin care Gunston Hall Washington, D. C."
Date: October 15, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Upper Falls of Genesee]

Postcard of several buildings built around a large waterfall. The letter on the back reads, "Dear Mamie It has been raining all day don't get lonesome with love from Lee Caldwell." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Care Linston Hall Washington D. C."
Date: October 11, 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the Swannanoa]

Postcard of a river cutting through the thick treeline. The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: October 30, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. S. W. to Edith Wilson, October 14, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from W. S. W. to Edith Wilson, October 14, 1907]

Letter from W. S. W. to Edith Wilson, on October 14, 1907, congratulating Edith on the news of her recent engagement and discussing plans for her upcoming wedding. A newspaper clipping that states Edgar B. Sutherlin and Edith Wilson have applied for a marriage license is included in the envelope.
Date: October 14, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beaumont Country Club]

Postcard of of the Beaumont County Club house with pier and boathouse in the foreground. The Beaumont Country Club was formed in 1906 on a hill overlooking the Neches River on a hundred acres of land. Printed at the top left of the postcard is "Country Club House, BEAUMONT, Texas." Printed on the back of the postcard is the following information related to the postcard's creation: "Made in Germany. D.J. Hicks, Importer and Publisher, Beaumont, Texas" and "G.A.P.C.M. Co., N.Y." Handwritten on the back of the postcard, "Dear Julia - This is Sunday and we are busy as ever. I will write a letter tomorrow Hoping this will find you well and happy Mamma." The card is addressed to Mrs. Julia Stafford, Meridian Mississippi (Meridian Norman's College).
Date: October 18, 1909
Creator: D. J. Hicks
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History