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[Railroad Wreck Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a train that wrecked near Goldthwaite, Texas, taken from a ditch to the right of the train track and looking down the length of the train which is partially derailed in the background. Six men are standing in the ditch and on the hill to the right, some observing the wreck and some looking towards the camera. Handwriting on the back of the postcard reads, "Wreck near Goldthwaite, May 1908".
Date: May 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Postcard of Goldthwaite North East Corner Square]

Description: Postcard addressed to Eva Stewart that is of an aerial view of a street lined with businesses, including two grocery stores and a bank, with several people and horse-drawn carts moving through the street . A windmill is visible in the foreground, and more businesses and houses are in the background. Text on the bottom edge of the postcard reads, "North-East Corner Square, Goldthwaite, Texas". A note on the back reads, "This is what I promised. Now guess."
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Train Wreck Postcard]

Description: Postcard of a train wreck taken from behind one of the train cars still on the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. Crowds of people are on embankments to the left and right. A row of power-line poles are on the left embankment that continue down the track into the distance. Writing on the back of the card reads, "Wreck near Goldthwaite Tex May '08".
Date: May 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Train Wreck in Mills County, May, 1908]

Description: Photograph of a partially derailed train on the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway of Texas with its engine detached and rolled over onto its side in the grass to the left of the cars. Several men and women are gathered around both the engine and the cars still on the track. "May 1908" is written in pencil in the top left corner.
Date: May 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters, November 1908]

Description: Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with a tinted image of the state capitol building in Albany, New York. There is a note written on the reverse side of the card that discusses Harper's adventures while at the beach the past eight weeks; Harper also mentions his collection of newspapers he gathered from the ports he visited.
Date: November 1908
Creator: Harper, Raymond L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

[Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters, March 3, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Raymond Harper to Birdie Walters with a tinted image of the Hotel Heublein in Hartford, Connecticut which appears red in the picture. The note on the reverse side of the card tells about Harper's receiving of two cards from Walters and that the weather is slowly beginning to warm up in Connecticut.
Date: March 3, 1908
Creator: Harper, Raymond L
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

[Postcard of Waco Flood]

Description: Postcard of Waco during a flood of the Brazos River. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Kate Dean in Claremont, New Hampshire and says "This picture does not half tell the tale of East Waco's terrible flood. The Brazos is a terrible river. With love, C.F.D."
Date: May 28, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters]

Description: Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with an illustration on the back of two fairies unraveling a scroll with "Board-Bill" written at the bottom; the quote on the left side reads: "Love is the insane desire on the part of a chump to pay a woman's board-bill for life, so beware."
Date: March 2, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

[Postcard of Bosque River at Clifton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Bosque River in Clifton, Texas, with a building partially submerged in the river. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Hilda Maddox in Weatherford, Texas and says "Hilda, Ask your Pap if he knows this place. Sold a nice bill today. Well wishes. Your friend, Kelly."
Date: September 21, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Addressed to Lois Matlock, June 17, 1908]

Description: Postcard sent to Lois Matlock with an illustration depicting a man walking up to a woman and being surprised by her appearance once she moves out from behind her umbrella; the caption reads: "Things Are Not What They Seem." There are also random notes throughout the card, including names placed above the man and the woman.
Date: June 17, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

Texas First Air Flight

Description: Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane is in the sky and a man's hat is partially visible at the left and a utility pole is at the right. "Rogers" is indicated in the inscription on the back.
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Helen Corbitt and brother as children]

Description: Photograph of Helen Corbitt as a child (right) with her brother, Michael Henry Corbitt (left). Helen is seen in a light-colored dress, hair bow, and dark colored shoes. Michael can also be seen in light-colored clothes, and dark shoes, sitting on a small woven table. The two are standing on a patterned carpet, with a plain background.
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: University of Dallas

[Train Depot in Sweetwater, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a train depot for the Texas & Pacific Railway in Sweetwater, Texas, viewed from a road. The building is a long, single-story brick building; there is a small tower in the center that has a bay window and a conical roof. Text in the upper-right corner says, "T&P Depot 1908 Sweetwater, Texas."
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus, February 2, 1908]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus. The sender says they wish Mrs. Pitus could see the countryside around Boerne, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph, colored in with ink, of Walnut Grove Ranch in Boerne, Texas. The ranch has two large buildings barely visible in the center of a large area filled with scrub-brush and trees.
Date: February 8, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Adler's Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Adler's Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Th postcard features a photograph of an l-shaped, two-story building with light-colored wood siding and a wrap-around front porch. Much of the ranch house is obscured by tall trees, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the house and lawn. There are several men in white dress shirts sitting in chairs on the front lawn, and one of the men is pictured translucently in several different spots (due to long-exposure photography). There are handwritten no… more
Date: 1908-04-07~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, April 8, 1908]

Description: Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, thanking him for sending something, and discussing Texas's pretty landscape. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are se… more
Date: 1908-04-08~
Creator: A., L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Sons of Herman Lodge in Needville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Sons of Herman Lodge in Needville, Texas in 1908. Some of the members of the lodge have been identified as front row left to right: Mr. Kossler, Mr. Hackstedt, August Schendel, Mr. Thoeff, Unknown, Mr. Ernest Zwahr, Unknown, Unknown, Mr. Reeh, Unknown. Second row: Unknown, Unknown, Charlie Seiler, Adolph Seiler, Mr. Jungerman, Mr. Quebe, Mr. Requardt, Mr. Moench, Unknown, Unknown. The group is posed in front of a wooden unpainted building. The photograph is mounted on a black … more
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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