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[Postcard of Lookout Mountain Hotel]

Postcard of a large orange estate with red roofing on top of a hill, described as "Lookout Mountain Hotel on Top of Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. C. E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: May 22, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hawk's Nest Rock Overlooking River Canyon]

Postcard of a cobblestone walkway overlooking a winding river that splits two hills. The message on the border reads, "He and Irene in Houston for funeral." The back of the postcard adds, "Hawk's Nest is located on U. S. Route 60 overlooking the New River Canyon. It was once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall. The New River Canyon is declared by engineers to be 585 feet deep." The message on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mrs. Carroll E. Ward 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."
Date: May 1, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff - May 20 1946] (open access)

[Letter from M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff - May 20 1946]

Handwritten letter from Col. M. L. Crimmins to Mrs. Herff discussing a paper that he is sending about cannibalism and information about materials lent to the University of Texas by the Herff family.
Date: May 20, 1946
Creator: Crimmins, M. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Winnie Allen to M. L. Crimmins - May 16, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Winnie Allen to M. L. Crimmins - May 16, 1946]

Letter from the archivist at the University of Texas to M. L. Crimmins discussing materials that he has lent the library, which they are returning, and materials lent by the Herff family that they wish to keep longer than expected to do repair work.
Date: May 16, 1946
Creator: Allen, Winnie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History