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[Hot Well and Health Resort]

Postcard of Hot Well and Health Resort in Marlin, Texas, showing the front of the buildings and the street where a horse and buggy are parked. The text "Hot Well and Health Resort of Marlin, Texas" is printed under the image depicting three structures, a square three-story building, a Victorian-style house, and a pavilion. Correspondence on the back is addressed to "Dr. R. Gittelsohn" mentioning that the author has written, but not received a response while staying in Marlin.
Date: June 1908
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shannon West Texas Memorial Nurses Home]

Postcard of Shannon West Texas Memorial Nurses Home in San Angelo, Texas. The image depicts a building in Puebla Revival style architecture with a lush garden in front of the building. The correspondence on the back reads "Having a good time, Jo[..] Bluker" and is addressed to "Mr. Roy Deu[t]."
Date: August 6, 1949
Creator: Bluker, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, August 17, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing landing at Columbus enroute to Pittsburgh from Memphis, and seeing Lionel Hampton perform. The postcard features an image of several civilians and servicemen departing an American Airlines aircraft.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, December 24, 1944]

Postcard from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing flying a B-25. The postcard features an image of silver Douglas DC-3 with red trim in flight.
Date: December 24, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Letter from Rube Sneller]

Letter from Rube Sneller advertising their mushroom growing trays.
Date: 1954
Creator: Rube Sneller
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Mess Line]

Postcard of soldiers standing in line outside of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Dear Sister, An idea of how we look when ready for the big eats. No wonder a fellow gets an appetite trying to get in the front of that line. About all you see is half, the rest are inside. Love to all, Jim."
Date: [1917-10-20,1918-02-15]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) 500

A photograph postcard showing Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) 500, 4-8-4-8-4, steam-turbine-electric, Cincinnati, OH. (154 feet long, one of 3 built by BLW)
Date: July 18, 1948
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History