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[Mexican Quarters #2]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peopl… more

Date: March 21, 1914

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard from Fred to Mrs. Gus Jentsch, July 21, 1915]

Postcard from Fred to his sister Mrs. Gus Jentsch. The correspondence is written in German. On the front is a photograph of a brick building on a corner of a street. The building is two floors and houses the Little Red Onion Cafe and the Sanitex Clothes Shop. The clothes shop has a few stairs leading up to its door. Part of the shops can be seen through the front windows. The sidewalk in front of the stores is lined with trees.

Date: July 21, 1915

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to W. A. Scott, February 21, 1911]

Postcard from M. A. Milton to W. A. Scott with a photograph of a goat standing next to a child dressed in a navy uniform, the title of the photograph is: "The Visitor and a Ship's Mascot." The note on the back of the photograph concerns Milton's unanswered letters by Scott: "I guess you must be drownded. Why have you not answered my letter?"

Date: February 21, 1911

Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard from Milton A. Matlock to M. M. Matlock, February 21, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his father, M. M. Matlock, with a photograph of the "Prize Winning Gun Crew, U. S. S. Georgia," with the crew of the ship are sitting on the guns. On the back of the card there is a note from Milton Andrew saying he received letters from the family and was "glad to here it has rained in Tex."

Date: February 21, 1911

Creator: Matlock, Milton A.

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard from Lula Watkins to Linnet White, May 21, 1917]

Letter to Linnet White from Lula Watkins. Two of the corners are ripped and there is an illustration of a few flowers with a backdrop of water and greenery on the front. The writing is on both sides. Lula writes with a brief update of her life and hopes Linnet gets over her whooping cough soon.

Date: May 21, 1917

Creator: Watkins, Lula

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, February 21, 1912]

Postcard with a photograph of some of the damage caused by a fire in Houston, Texas; the text on the photo says that this is "looking west from plant of Dew Bros Syrup Co." Most of the pieces of debris in the picture are sheets of metal lying on the ground with other charred pieces in the background.

Date: February 21, 1912

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter, February 21, 1912]

Postcard from F. A. Bruce to George Pendexter concerning the fire truck in the picture, which is the car Bruce drives. Bruce notes the blizzard conditions in Michigan that include four to five feet snow drifts. The photograph on the reverse side shows a group of firemen sitting in a fire truck that is covered in snow and wearing snow chains; the note on the picture says: "10 below zero inspecting fire alarm."

Date: February 21, 1912

Creator: Bruce, F. A.

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Fire Damage in Houston, Texas]

Postcard with a photograph of the damage caused by a major fire in Houston, Texas. The caption on the picture reads: "Houston's Big Fire Feb 21, 1912 Where the Blaze Started." The building in the photograph belongs to a grain company, and has most of its roof and taller walls destroyed; most of the building with "Grain Co." written on it is most left intact. There are a few men looking through the debris.

Date: February 21, 1912

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, December 21, 1911]

Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter describing the photograph on the reverse side as a fire in St. Louis on May 23, 1911 and saying that Pendexter's new fire truck "is a dandy" and gives a descriptions of its technical features. The photograph on the reverse side shows a large number of fire fighters working to put out a fire at one of the buildings in the city; Eagan says "This is one of several paper stock fire." Three of the photographed firemen are walking up the large pile of d… more

Date: December 21, 1911

Creator: Eagan, J. P.

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock, February 21, 1910]

Postcard from Lena Southern to Lois Matlock with an illustration of three pink flowers and a caption that reads: "The world is filled with flowers, The flowers are filled with dew, The dew is filled with love For you, and you, and you." Lena mentions in the note on the card that her school lets out in two months time.

Date: February 21, 1910

Creator: Southern, Lena

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Saint Marie's Academy, Marshall, Texas]

Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1911 showing St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Texas. The view shows a side entrance facing the street and part of the main entrance on the left. It is a three-story brick building on a raised basement of stone. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "St. Marie's [sic] Academy, Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Dec. 21, 1911, and the card is addressed to Mrs. Ida Swartz in Reading, Pa. Printed on the left edge… more

Date: December 21, 1911

Creator: Townsend, Mrs. [?]

Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of George Washington]

Postcard of George Washington. The front of the postcard includes a portrait of George Washington and an eagle holding a shield with stars and stripes, along with the text: "Washington, 1732-1799, 'The father of his country.'" Handwritten note on the back of the postcard states that the card is to remind Lou Rayburn of Washington's birthday.

Date: February 21, 1911

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Postcard of Rouss City Hall]

Postcard of a three story cream colored building with an American flag flying from the rooftop. The note beside the picture reads, "How is Mamie these days? M. C. C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 Florida Ave. Washington D. C."

Date: February 21, 1910