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[Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso]

Drawing of First Presbyterian Church in El Paso, Texas. It includes a bell tower, stained glass windows, angular roofs, and a car driving on the street.
Date: 1906/1908
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, 1908]

Postcard from William Joseph Pennington to Mr. and Mrs. William Pennington with a photograph of a young child. The postcard reads: " Happy Easter ". The postcard shows a rabbit driving a vehicle with a large egg.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Pennington, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]

Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date: May 7, 1909
Creator: Sleeper, Minnie
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Ms. Annie Nicholas, July 4, 1909]

Postcard with a photograph of an older African-American seated in front of another man which appears to be his son. Sent to Annie Nicholas telling her to tell someone to check the mailbox.
Date: July 4, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge]

Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.
Date: 1913
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of South View of Salado College]

Photograph of a two-story building with a small tower at the front and a fence surrounding the building. The top of the tower has a pointed roof with a spire. There is a grassy field in the foreground and several trees surrounding the fence. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the photo as a southern view of Salado College in Salado, Texas, and that the postcard was published for two people named Guthrie and Halsey. On the back of the postcard are postcard markings and handwritten notes to someone in Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1914
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Frank to Dee Murray, October 17, 1917]

A Camp MacArthur postcard sent from Frank to Dee Murray picturing two soldiers in front of a tent and asking how he is getting used to being in another company.
Date: 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of an S. D. Myres Saddle Company Saddle]

Postcard with an image of "The World's Finest Astride Saddle," advertising a contest with the text, "This handsom Silver and Gold mounted Astride Saddle will be given away to the Rider who sends the most orders between June first 1917 and December first 1918 by S. D. Myres, Saddlery, Sweetwater, Texas." The back of the postcard does not contain correspondence.
Date: 1917~
Creator: S. D. Myres Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother, September 28, 1917]

A Camp MacArthur postcard sent from Mr. Rogers Lester to his brother Mr. Henry J. Lester picturing a group of soldiers in a building and informing him that he arrived in Mexico.
Date: September 28, 1917
Creator: Lester, Rogers
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]

Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Ms. Charlotte Dunbar, December 1, 1917]

Postcard of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back explaining more about the photograph.
Date: December 1, 1917
Creator: Dunbar, Charlotte
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. William Mole, April 25, 1918]

Postcard sent from Mr. William Mole to Maurice and Minnie picturing marching soldiers in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas, handwritten message in the back about the storm in his area and a letter that he had been working on.
Date: April 25, 1918
Creator: Mole, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. Beth DeBusk, May 13, 1918]

Postcard of Camp MacArthur sent to Mrs. DeBusk, Beth and Boby about his stay in Waco. It shows Section E at the camp.
Date: May 13, 1918
Creator: DeBusk, Beth
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Mr. William Mole, May 15, 1918]

Postcard sent from Mr. William Mole to Maurice and Minnie picturing soldiers in a mess line at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back saying that his tools will be fine in their cellar.
Date: May 15, 1918
Creator: Mole, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mrs. C.W. Bash from her brother, September 8, 1918]

Postcard sent to Mrs. C. W. Bash from her brother picturing a group of covered wagons in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back saying that he is feeling fine and that he wishes he was back in Kansas City, Kansas.
Date: September 8, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing Jimmy and Mert Colgin, 1923]

Postcard with a photograph of Jimmy and Mert Colgin at Murdock's Pier in Galveston, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Salado College Ruins]

Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used to be part of Salado College.
Date: [1924..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dinner Bell]

Postcard of a dinner bell in a field. There is a field of trees in the background. The text on the back reads, "How about answering the dinner bell on Prude Ranch". There is a stamp affixed to the back of the postcard and it was mailed July 25, 1938.
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Three Military Aircraft]

Postcard of multiple aircraft parked at Camp Hulen. The two aircraft on the left side of the image are two North American O47A aircraft of the 111th Observation Squadron, with the "Ace in the Hole" insignia on both fuselages. The aircraft on the right is a North American BT-9 possibly from Randolph Field.
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Man Sitting on an Airplane]

Postcard of a man sitting on top of the engine of a Douglas O434 observation airplane at Camp Hulen. There is another man leaned over the side of the engine, apparently performing some maintenance on the plane.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Artillerymen with a 105 mm. Howitzer]

Postcard of artillerymen of the 36th Division of the Texas National Guard training with a 105 mm. Howitzer cannon.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Artillerymen with a 105 mm. Howitzer]

Postcard of artillerymen of the 36th Infantry Division training with 105 mm. Howitzer cannons.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Governor O'Daniel Reviewing National Guardsmen]

Postcard of Governor W. Lee O'Daniel (in light suit) inspecting the Texas National Guard troops at the end-of-summer grand review at Camp Hulen.
Date: 1939~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing a Woman on a Sidewalk, 1939]

Postcard with a photograph of a woman dressed in black with a paper bag and hat in her right hand. She is walking down a sidewalk next to Pipkin's Drug Store. Text on the back reads: " Austin Ave. Waco, Tex. Nov. 1939. "
Date: 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History