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[Old Mission, Juarez, Mexico after a Battle]

Description: Postcard image of a side view (from the north) of a Franciscan mission, labeled in the center of the image as "Old Mission, Juarez, Mex. after a Battle." One man on horseback, in the street, and a line of unidentified men standing on the sidewalk are in front the the building, which has visible damage from bullets and canons which resulted from the Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911). There is a handwritten note on the back sent from "Hess" to Mable Dagley in Lockney, Texas.
Date: October 1916
Location: 31.738796 -106.487082
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Abilene Graphic Arts Association Promotional Card, 1960]

Description: Card from the Abilene Graphic Arts Association promoting various printing companies from Abilene. The card face is mostly white, with a black triangle on the left side overlapping onto a red heart on the middle of the card and a yellow rectangle on the right side where the information is written. On the reverse is information about the printers in Abilene.
Date: 1960
Creator: Abilene Graphic Arts Association
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Ronco sopra Ascona, Switzerland, 1948]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of Ronco sopra Ascona, a municipality near Locarno, Switzerland. The postcard features blossoming trees in the foreground, with the town's buildings behind them. The tower of San Martino Church is centered and rises above the buildings. In the background are the surrounding mountains and Lago Maggiore along which Ronco sopra Ascona was built. The back of the postcard contains a message from Lena Carter Carroll to Daniel W. Kempner discussing her time in Locarno and e… more
Date: 1948~
Creator: Carroll, Lena Carter
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, September 7, 1949]

Description: Folded postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada. The postcard shows the many buildings of the hospital campus with green rooves and white exteriors. Surround the buildings are trees leading to Mount Royal. Inside the card is a message from William Sealy to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing a new clipping he attached to the postcard regarding the remarriage of Will Clayton and his wife and a call he recently received. He also asks for Mary Jean Thorne's new address.
Date: September 7, 1949
Creator: Sealy, William
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card from Walter G. Woods to Harris Leon Kempner, June 10, 1954]

Description: Postal card from Walter G. Woods to Harris Leon Kempner informing him that he will be with Hayden, Stone & Co. starting June 11. He also apologizes for the market being dead and being unable to ask for a complimentary order.
Date: June 10, 1954
Creator: Woods, Walter G.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Post Card from Rosella Werlin

Description: Post card from Rosella H. Werlin to Isaac H. Kempner agreeing that he is moving in the right direction regarding the medical school and offering her services to him.
Date: October 6, 1944
Creator: Werlin, Rosella H.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, Whiteface, New York, August 9, 1949]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Whiteface Inn on Lake Placid in Whiteface, New York. The inn is in Adirondack architecture style with green sloped rooves and white and exposed wooden exterior. In front of the inn is a grass lawn leading up to Lake Placid with trees along the shore. On the left of the lawn is a flagpole flying the American flag. Behind the inn is the top of a tree-line and a blue sky with a few white clouds. On the back of the card is a message from Isaac H. Kempner to his… more
Date: August 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Fontainebleau, Miami, Florida, November 22, 1955]

Description: Postcard of the Fontainebleau in Miami, Florida. The photo shows a the Fontainebleau's pool with guests swimming and laying on lounge chairs around it. Behind them is the Fontainebleau itself, a large curved building in the international architecture style. There are flagpoles in front of the building with the Australian, Colombian, American, and other flags flying. Behind the Fontainebleau is a blue sky with a few clouds.
Date: November 22, 1955
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Post Office in San Antonio]

Description: Postcard image of Romanesque style Post Office in San Antonio, Texas. The large post office is gray in color with rounded windows. Carriages are visible on the street outside of the post office.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Thalian Club]

Description: Postcard image of the Thalian Club house in Houston, Texas. The organization meeting house is pictured as two stories tall with decorated molding on the roof. Trees are visible covering the corners of the meeting house and small growing trees are positioned in between the larger trees. Handwritten text on back addresses Mrs. Minnie (?) from San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cann, William A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Douglas Select School]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Douglas Select School, a two-story house with a porch and two rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Douglas Select School, Waco, Texas, the Educational Center of Texas."
Date: 1912
Creator: Miller, Mrs. Herman
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Exterior of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the exterior of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas. Within the image the large Gothic style church is positioned next to other buildings with large trees placed around it. Pointed arched windows are visible throughout the church design. The one story home belonging to the Fabius Hoyt Sleeper family is to the right of the church. There is handwritten text on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Fifth Street, South from Austin Avenue]

Description: Postcard image of Fifth Street, looking south from Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The road is at center, paved and filled with carriages and pedestrians, with a streetcar rail line embedded into the street. Large multi-storied stone and brick buildings stand on all four corners of the street, including a drug store with a prominent sign at right, and a home furnishings store in a light-colored building at left.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.556731 -97.131886
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Country Club in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a Country Club in Waco, Texas. A large white building with a green roof sits behind a fence and several trees. A horse and carriage is parked alongside the building. Small flowers dot the grass in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Columbus Street Baptist Church]

Description: Postcard of the Columbus Street Baptist Church in Waco, Texas viewed diagonally. The church is an ornate brick building with a red roof built on a street corner. A horse and buggy is parked along the right side of the building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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