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Choctaw Coal & Railway (CC&R)#1

A photograph postcard showing the Choctaw Coal & Railway Co. #1, 2-6-0, on the first Choctaw train into El Reno, Inian Territory, 1890. The CC&R was the forerunner of the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, later the Rock Island.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

New York Central & Hudson River (NYC&HR) 716

A photograph postcard showing the New York Central & Hudson River (NYC&HR) 716, 4-4-0, Niagara Falls, NY. (Charles Baker, Engr.; L.J. McKearney Fireman)
Date: April 16, 1890
Creator: Wood, Sylvan R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 165

A photograph postcard showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 165, 2-6-0 (BLW), Dallas, TX. (Also numbered MKT 516 & 796, originally Mo. Pac. 926; scrapped 1915)
Date: 1890
Creator: Wood, Sylvan R.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Highland Railroad (HR) 2

A photograph postcard showing Highland (HR) Railroad 2, 0-4-0 steam dummy, on a two-car passenger train, San Bernardino, CA.
Date: 1896
Creator: Middlebrook, R. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

St. Louis & San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Roundhouse

A photograph postcard showing the St. Louis and San Francisco (SLSF) "Frisco" Roundhouse, turntable + locomotives 57 and 62, Anthony, KS.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 409

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 409, 2-8-0, decorated for the 4th of July, Creede, CO.
Date: 1893
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado Midland (CM) Rotary Snowplow

A photograph postcard showing Colorado Midland (CM) rotary snowplow with four locomotives on massive wooden trestle, Hagerman Pass, CO.
Date: 1899~
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado Midland (CM) 9

A photograph postcard showing Colorado Midland (CM) 9, 2-8-0, probably at Leadville, CO.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Colorado Midland (CM) Rotary Snowplow

A photograph postcard showing Colorado Midland (CM) rotary snowplow with 5 locomotives. Loco facing vamera is #25, 4-6-0.
Date: 1899~
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf (UPD&G) 108 Accident

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf (UPD&G) 108, 2-6-0, tipped over on its side in Clear Creek Canyon near Chimney Gulch, CO. Caused by overloaded baggage car. Loco at right with freight cars is 154. Loco on stub psgr. train is probably 198. (Note: UPD&G taken over by C&S)
Date: August 16, 1895
Creator: Rogers, C. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver, SouthPark & Pacific (DSP&P) 46

A photograph postcard showing Denver South Park & Pacific (DSP&P), 2-6-6T "Ouray" Mason Bogie, Pine Grove, CO, 1895. (Note: UPD&G taken over by C&S)
Date: 1895
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver, Leadville & Gunnison (DL&G) 109

A photograph postcard showing Denver, Leadville & Gunnison (DL&G) 109, 2-6-0 (later became C&S 4) on the high bridge of the Georgetown loop with passenger train. First car is DL&G 700 (DL&G went to UP, then C&S).
Date: 1895
Creator: Rogers, C. C.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Boston & Maine (B&M) 771

A photograph postcard showing Boston & Maine (B&M) 771, 4-4-0. Publicity photo of loco "Passumptic" (424?), Manchester Locomotive Works, 1890.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

California Southern (CSR) Locomotive

A photograph postcard showing a California Southern (CSR) loco, 4-4-0, at Redondo, CA.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Middlebrook, R. P.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan]

Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongside pedestrians and passersby walking through the road, An electric streetcar passes along the center of the road.
Date: [1891..1915]
Creator: Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Wells, Fargo and Company to C. C. Cox, October 26, 1894]

Postcard from Wells, Fargo & Co. Express to C. C. Cox notifying him of a package being held for him in Houston, Texas.
Date: October 26, 1894
Creator: Wells, Fargo and Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from I. H. Weiner to C. C. Cox, March 13, 1897]

Postcard from lawyer I. H. Weiner to C. C. Cox about some money owed.
Date: March 13, 1897
Creator: Weiner, I. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Brown Brothers Company to C. C. Cox, September 24, 1892]

Postcard from the Brown Brothers Company to C. C. Cox requesting a reply regarding terms for "agents" of the company.
Date: September 24, 1892
Creator: Brown Brothers Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, September 15, 1899]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US Postal Service, the M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results of a June 30, 1899 audit.
Date: September 15, 1899
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, September 16, 1898]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, with instructions on proper mailing for quarterly account reports.
Date: September 16, 1898
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to M. S. King, January 30, 1896]

Postcard from the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton to M. S. King of New Caney, Texas, informing him that the department has no seeds for distribution.
Date: January 30, 1896
Creator: Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, December 2, 1899]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US Postal Service to M. S. King, Postmaster of Splendora, Texas, regarding the results of a September 30 audit.
Date: December 2, 1899
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, December 7, 1898]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing of the results of a September 30, 1898 audit.
Date: December 7, 1898
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, September 8, 1898]

Postcard from Henry A. Castle, federal US Post Office auditor to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, detailing the results of an audit that took place on July 30, 1898.
Date: September 8, 1898
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
System: The Portal to Texas History