[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 2, 1909]

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Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Osterhout discussing daily life and local news. The front of the postcard contains two photos labeled at the bottom as "West Texas Freight Trains, San Angelo, Texas." In the upper image, a line of cattle are roped together, leading a covered wagon; a man is standing behind them holding a whip. In the lower image, a series of covered wagons are being pulled by teams of horses. Text in the center of the image says "Copyright 1907 by Ragsdale" and there are handwritten notes below the image.

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Chamberlin, Rose August 2, 1909.

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Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Osterhout discussing daily life and local news. The front of the postcard contains two photos labeled at the bottom as "West Texas Freight Trains, San Angelo, Texas." In the upper image, a line of cattle are roped together, leading a covered wagon; a man is standing behind them holding a whip. In the lower image, a series of covered wagons are being pulled by teams of horses. Text in the center of the image says "Copyright 1907 by Ragsdale" and there are handwritten notes below the image.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Osterhout Papers

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  • August 2, 1909

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Chamberlin, Rose. [Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 2, 1909], postcard, August 2, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244057/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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