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[Portrait of a Small Family]

Description: Portrait of a family all in nice outfits; the mother is wearing a black dress and a watch on a chain, the father is wearing a suit with a tie pin, and has a chain attached to his lapel, the child is wearing a white outfit and is sitting on the chair in between the two adults.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nielson Studio
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas, October 2, 1907]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration of a man and a woman sitting on a crescent moon with the title "Spooning in the Moon," the second illustration shows the man falling off the moon and the woman is holding on to his leg. The note on the reverse side of the card is written in black ink and says: "Say little girl be carefull [sic] how you treat Harry..."
Date: October 2, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter from Tommie Suits to Elmer Josephine Wheatly, July 24, 1937]

Description: Letter written to Elmer Josephine Bahl from Tommie Suits in New York City. Suits describes a letter that he received from Elmer's mother and mentions that "Johnnie Lou said she got her cat." Suits talks about dancing and his trip to Washington D.C. over July 31st to August 1st and 2nd: "I had planned on getting there early Saturday and staying until late Monday."
Date: July 24, 1937
Creator: Suits, Tommie
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard with a Photo of Harry and Mayme Bahl]

Description: Postcard from Harry and Mayme Bahl in San Antonio, Texas to Mayme's sister in Central City, Nebraska. The note on the back discusses their having received a present with more things coming. The photograph on the other side shows Harry and Mayme posing behind a fake boat and wearing nice clothes and hats.
Date: June 5, 1909
Creator: Bahl, Mary Florence
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter from John K. Strecker, Jr. to Josephine Bahl, October 12, 1896]

Description: Letter written to Josephine Bahl from John K. Strecker, Jr. in which Strecker, Jr. discusses the upcoming election and his support for William McKinley and the Republican party. He later goes on to talk about dances he attended and says that a woman named Gertrude said that "nearly everybody thought that I was the prettiest dancer."
Date: October 12, 1896
Creator: Strecker, John K., Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Photograph of Men at the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association]

Description: Photograph of the men and women in attendance of the 1915 Convention of Texas Launderer's Association in Dallas, Texas. There are three indistinct rows of people, those in the front are kneeling down and those behind are standing between one another to have their faces visible. The man with the X above his head, is Michael Collins, father of Mayme Bahl. He owned the Artesian Laundry in Waco, TX.
Date: [1915-01-27..1915-01-28]
Creator: Rogers, Frank
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard Showing the Entrance to Fort Sam Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins with a colored picture of "Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Entrance to the Infantry Post." The picture shows four soldiers standing near two tall posts with an American flag flying high in the background. There is a note on the back of the card written in pencil, and a blue stamped that says: "Leon Spring."
Date: [1907..1910]
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

["Always" Postcard: Part 3]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a man kneeling on one knee next to a woman in a dress and sitting on a bench underneath some trees. This card is the third in a set of romance cards entitled "Always." The lyrics printed under the photo are lengthy and are meant to describe the love for another person.
Date: [1908..1910]
Creator: Bamforth & Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard with a View of Main Street, Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard showing a view overlooking Main Street in Houston, Texas; the photograph is illustrated in color and shows trolley cars moving down the street as well as people walking up and down the sidewalks. There is a note on the reverse side of the card that is addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas; there is a printed note in the upper right corner that describes the street and the buildings that appear on it.
Date: August 11, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch
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