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[Street Scene - Looking North - Orange, Texas]

Description: Photographic postcard picturing a street scene in Orange, Texas, looking north. Automobiles line the street and businesses of all sorts are on both sides of the street. The Orange Chamber of Commerce and the Holland Hotel are both in the foreground.
Date: 1945~
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of Pre-Civil War Houses, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Texan houses built before the American Civil War. The postcard features four photographs of two one-story houses and two two-story houses, arranged in a grid on the front of the postcard with the caption "Early Texas Houses. Built Before Civil War." The bottom two photographs are of cabin style houses - one made from wood and the other from stones and wood. The photograph in the top left corner has a wooden staircase on the left side of the house, leading up to a doorway on the seco… more
Date: 1945
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from Ernest Stanczyk to Miss Stanczyk, October 26, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring a large group of people gathered on the beach promenade of Nice, France. The other side of the postcard features a note sent from Ernest Stanczyk to his wife regarding his deployment.
Date: October 26, 1945
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[United States Veterans' Hospital]

Description: Postcard of United States Veterans' Hospital in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration, depicting a red brick building with white stone accents. In the upper right corner, "United States Veterans' Hospital" is printed and "In Dallas, at Lisbon, Tex." is printed in the lower left corner. Information about the hospital is printed on the back reading, "The main building of the immense Hospital Plant, which occupies a 245 acre site, adjoining the city limits at Lisbon." The correspondence is a… more
Date: October 31, 1945
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Postcard of Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, Texas, January 17, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Pleasure Pier in Port Arthur, Texas. The pier extends from a large field. On the pier are several white buildings with red rooves and pathways connecting them. Behind the buildings and to the left is a wooden rollercoaster extending the entire length of the pier. In the background and to the right are a Ferris Wheel and other small carnival rides. There are stamps on the front of the postcard, one saying "Gilbert Tidewater Industrial Sites" and the other sa… more
Date: January 17, 1945
Creator: Gilbert, Harry W.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Spindle Top Oil Field, Beaumont, Texas

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Spindle Top Oil Field in Beaumont, Texas. The oil field has three large circular pools to the left. The center and right of the card are filled by dozens of oil wells and drilling equipment. To the top of the card lies a field, showing some room for expansion. There are three stamps on the front of the card, one duplicated saying "Gilbert Tidewater Industrial Sites. Beaumont - Port Arthur. 206, Gilbert Bldg., Texas, U. S. A." and the other saying "Industria… more
Date: January 15, 1945
Creator: Gilbert, Harry W.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, September 10, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas. The hotel has three tall wings all erected from a shared foundation. The wings are build with red-brown bricks with white at the top and the foundation is build with the same white. The foundation between the middle and left wings is slightly shorter than the foundation between the middle and right wings, making the building asymmetrical. The right wing has a sign with the name "Rice Hotel" on it near the base of the wing. … more
Date: September 10, 1945
Creator: Werlin, Rosella H.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C., October 26, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. The Gallery is in a neoclassical style with large pillars at the entrance and a dome roof. A large staircase leads to the entrance and is surrounded by bushes. There are four cars parked on the street in front of the Gallery. On the back of the card is a message from Lieutenant Commander Lyttleton F. Fox to Harris Leon Kempner informing him he has not forgotten about his photos and will reach out shortly.
Date: October 26, 1945
Creator: Fox, Lyttleton F.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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