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[A portrait of a young Helen Edmunds Moore]

A portrait of Helen Edmunds Moore on a postcard trimmed to smaller size. To the right of the portrait is handwritten "Kansas City 1901." Helen Edmunds is wearing a white long-sleeved blouse and a long dark skirt. She has a black ascot at her neckline. She is wearing a large black hat with a white brim. The hat has a black bow on the right side.
Date: 1901
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Moore family home]

A frontal view of the home of Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Edmunds Moore in Texas City. The home is a two-story brick home. Four large sets of windows open onto a second-story porch. Five large brick pillars and a large front porch are visible on the ground level. A trimmed hedge with a gate fronts the house. Large flowering trees are visible in the side yard at the right, and a large palm tree and another smaller tree and some bushes are visible in the front yard.
Date: [1920..1929]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[On the road to supper in the summer of 1914]

Four young men and five young ladies are gathererd along a road in a wooded area. The women are dressed in long white dresses and hats. The men are dressed in suits and boaters. One man, sitting on the ground, holds a large white box. The left-most woman holds a string to another long box, or perhaps a lease on an unseen pet. On the back of the postcard is written: "Summer 1914 on the road to supper" and "Lee McCaughn, W.R. Blocker, Evalyn Davidson, Elisha Meyers, Emma Webster, Henry Foster, Pauline Landrum, Paul Hayes, Sceu [?], Lucile Davidson".
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A portrait of Mark Anizan in uniform]

A formal portrait of Mark Anizan in U.S. Army uniform with an arm resting on the back of a wooden seating unit. At the bottom of the postcard is written: Photographie D'Art et Industrielle, Andre Esquiro, 136 Rue Sainte Catherine Bordeaux". On the back of the postcard is written: "To Tony, Laura, and the family, with love from Mark Anizan". In another handwriting is written: "Mr Tony Anizans brother".
Date: [1914..1917]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A portrait of Willie Wedell & John Anizan]

A formal portrait of two men. The man on the left, identified on the back as Willie Wedell, is sitting on a stool. The man on the right, identified as John Anizan, is standing with his right hand resting on the other man's left shoulder. Both men are dressed in two-piece dark suits with white dress shirts and bowties. Their jackets are open. John Anizan wears a pocket watch clipped to his jacket lapel and a pen or pencil in his jacket pocket. On the back of the postcard is written: "Dear Sister This Picture was taken when I come from worke Dont I look bored I got fired last night and put Back to work again Wel BYBY Wm. J. Wedell." The postcard is stamped "Savannah Photo Co. 24 E. Broughton Savannah Ga." It is addressed to Mrs. A. Pike Texas City Texas. The card is postmark stamped: "May 28 1913 5 - PM Savannah Ga." Written in ink over the back of the postcard are " X John Anizan brother of Tony" and "X Willie Wedell."
Date: May 28, 1913
Creator: Savannah Photo Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cactus Filling Station

Photographic postcard of filling station. Photographic postcard of Cactus Filling Station with two men (D.H. McVay and S.A. Small) and two cars, in Van Horn,TX. Text on postcard reads,"Elevation 4036 ft., Van Horn - Texas, Ladies Rest Room, Pure Water, Road Information, Free Ice Water, The Cactus Twins"
Date: 1928~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

El Capitan Hotel

Postcard of hotel. Postcard of El Capitan Hotel in Van Horn,TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Culberson County Courthouse

Photographic postcard of courthouse. Photographic postcard of Culberson County Courthouse, prior to 1967. Van Horn, TX
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jackalope postcard from Club Cafe

Photographic postcard of fictitious animal. Photographic postcard of Jackalope from the Club Cafe of Van Horn, TX
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Railroad Bridge Destroyed by Flood]

Postcard of the International Railroad Bridge destroyed by flood.
Date: 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Richter Building, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of the Richter Building, location of City Drug Store. Postmarked April 11, 1914 at Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Miss Bertha Murphy.
Date: April 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptist Church Building]

Postcard dated December 10, 1912 of a Baptist church on a corner in Laredo, Texas. There are several people outside of the church, standing and sitting on the steps, as well as carriages visible on the streets.
Date: 1912
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ruins of First Webb County Courthouse]

Postcard of ruins of old Webb County Courthouse that burned down in 1906. Postcard dated October 23, 1906 and addressed to Miss Sarah Mowry.
Date: 1906
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

Photograph of people, cars, and wagons in front of a railroad depot, identified at the bottom as "I. and G. N. Ry. Depot, Laredo, Texas." Postcard is dated 7/15/1920. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Henry" that refers to an attack that day on Nuevo Laredo by revolutionaries.
Date: July 15, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Market House, San Antonio]

Postcard of the Market House in San Antonio, Texas showing a large building with ornate architecture and a manicured park area with a fountain. There are various people and horse-drawn wagons on the streets and buildings visible in the background. A handwritten note at the top says, "Henry do you remember this place?" A letter on the back is addressed to Henry Kahn from Mary thanking him for a letter and asking about whether or not he plans to go to the Fair.
Date: October 26, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Antonio Female Academy]

Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.
Date: October 18, 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bender Hotel]

Postcard postmarked January 6, 1926 of the Bender Hotel in Laredo, Texas. Several people are standing outside and there are automobiles parked on the street and on the hotel sidewalk.
Date: [1925..1926]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Thatch Roof Home]

Postcard of a typical thatch-roof home, common along the border area in Webb County around 1900. In the image, there is a dog sitting outside the hut which is surrounded by a wire fence. There is a note written on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[International Bridge over the Rio Grande]

Postcard of a bridge across a river, labeled, "International Bridge over the Rio Grande, Laredo, Texas." Several unknown buildings are visible on either end of the bridge. There is a letter on the back written 3/3/1917 that says, "Wanted to get across this bridge but on account of Typhus Epidemic on other side could not do so. Will cross at Brownsville. Wish you were along." (The epidemic mentioned was in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.)
Date: March 3, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hotel Iturbide, Monterrey]

Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"
Date: January 24, 1940
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard with a postmark from June 28, 1911 in Kansas City. The photograph on the front shows the Hamilton Hotel in Laredo, Texas before 1906. There is a letter written on the back of the postcard in pencil.
Date: June 28, 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Court House and Jail, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard dated April 4, 1912 that has a picture of the Web County jail and Courthouse.
Date: 1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mercy Hospital and Jarvis Plaza, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Jarvis Plaza in Laredo Texas. Mercy Hospital is visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ross Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Postcard of Ross Hotel in Laredo, Texas, formerly located at the northwest corner of Flores Avenue and Grant Street.
Date: 1909~/1910~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History