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Fire Museum of Texas
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McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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Texas Medical Association
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Rescuing Texas History, 2015
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Rescuing Texas History, 2017
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[Postcard of Baptist Church in Eddy, Texas]
Postcard of a Baptist church in Eddy, Texas. It is a one-story brick building with decorative edging across the roofline.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]
Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or I may have an exhibit there during the Cotton Palace They are decorating the business houses already"
Date:
November 12, 1910
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Float at Texas Cotton Palace]
Postcard of a float at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas. Several women stand on top of the float.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Gildersleeve
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard for Bastrop, Texas]
Postcard showing nine scenes of Bastrop, Texas. Photographs include (from left to right): (1) Piney Creek, (2) Main Street, (3) Diagonal Street, (4) Bastrop from bird's-eye view, (5) the court house and jail, (6) bridge across the Colorado River, (7) the high school building, (8) a side view of the bridge across the Colorado River, and (9) a train depot. A partially-legible note is written on the back, that says "Suppose you will be surprised to receive this postal but did think of the [...] for a postal. Hope you are all well [...] Hattie."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Grissom
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Brazos River Flood]
Postcard showing the Brazos River flood on Elm Street in East Waco. Buildings and power lines can be seen above the water.
Date:
December 7, 1913
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen]
Photograph of the Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills Queen at Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. A group of women stand atop a horse-drawn float, while a group of African American men carry an accompanying sign.
Date:
1894
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Eddy High School]
Postcard of Eddy High School, a two story brick structure.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Laurene Adele McConnell #2]
Postcard with a photograph of Laurene Adele "Dell" McConnell wearing a ballerina outfit. She is posing with her left toe pointed, standing next to a large bouquet of flowers and holding her dress out with her right hand.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stauts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing a Boy in a Magician Costume]
Postcard with a photograph of a boy in a magician costume. Appears to be about eight years of age.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an African-American Woman Dressed in White]
Postcard with a photograph of an African-American woman with short hair standing outside of a building in a white dress.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Baylor University]
Postcard with a photograph of two bells and a small group of people in the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor University campus. It shows pieces of columns from Baylor at Independence, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
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 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 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
[Postcard Picturing the Amicable Life Building]
Postcard of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building (A. L. I. C. O.) in Waco, Texas. It states at 22 stories, the A.L.I.C.O. building was the highest building in the Southwest at the time. It was located on Austin Avenue.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of an African-American Woman Standing Next to a Chair]
Postcard with a photograph of a standing African-American woman in dark clothing with her hand on a chair.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard Picturing Pearl Draper With Barn Animals]
Postcard with a photograph of Pearl Draper with two horses behind her and a dog in front of her. Text on the back says " Pearl Draper...about 1915...daughter of Daniel Franklin Draper and Winnie Pearl G. Draper. Lived in San Antonio, La Porte, Waco ".
Date:
unknown
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 a Couple of African-American Children]
Postcard with a photograph of African-American children in which the boy is dressed in dark clothing and the girl is dressed in a wedding gown.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Laurene Adele McConnell #1]
Postcard with a photograph of Laurene Adele "Dell" McConnell wearing a ballerina outfit. She is posing with her left toe pointed, standing next to a large bouquet of flowers and holding her dress out with her right hand.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Stauts
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Country Club, Waco, Texas]
Color postcard with a picture of the Country Club in Waco Texas. There is a large building with columns on the front with landscaping around it, a brick chimney, a semi-circular deck, and a widows walk on top of the roof. On the back is the correspondence, "Dear Dillie, Lyle still confined to her bed, will write as soon as I can. Love to you all from us both. - Your friend, M.L.H." It is addressed to Mrs. E.A. Dill in Oklahoma City. It is postmarked Waco, Tx., 1908.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Y.M.C.A. in Waco, Texas]
Black and white photo of the Y.M.C.A. in Waco, Texas. It is a square building, three stories high with windows all around. The card is addressed to Mrs. E.A. Dill, Box 838, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Waco, Texas on Sept 12, 1908.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco, Texas. New Bridge over Brazos River.
Color postcard depicting the new bridge that spans the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. A park is on the bank with landscaping and sidewalks. The city of Waco is in the background. Description on the back of the card reads, " New Bridge over Brazos River. The longest arch bridge in the country around Waco is this steel arch bridge erected across the Brazos River. It is 550 feet in length, 24 feet in width, and cost $110,000. It was christened in 1901 by Miss Katie Ross, a sister of the Ex-Governor Ross of Texas, and who, in 1870, had christened the bridge located a few hundred feet further up the river." Correspondence on the back of the card reads, "Dear Dillie, Lyle has had typhoid fever for five weeks been in bed three right sick today. Yours, M.L.H." It is addressed to Mrs. E.A. Dill, Box 838, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Waco, Texas on Sep 5, 1908.
Date:
1908~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 20, 1923]
A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front bears a drawing of a boy and girl lighting candles, from which green streamers hang. It reads: "Happy, Happy all day through, Merry Christmas." The note on the other side reads "Dear Johny, I wish you a Merry X Mas and Happy New Year. Pearl Anna."
Date:
December 20, 1923
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History