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[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, September 16, 1898]

Description: Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, with instructions on proper mailing for quarterly account reports.
Date: September 16, 1898
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

[Return Receipt Card for D. W. Kempner, April 16, 1956]

Description: Return receipt card from the Post Office Department returned to D. W. Kempner for registered article No. 379 delivered on April 16, 1956.
Date: April 16, 1956, 10:30 p.m.
Creator: United States. Post Office Department.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card from Willoughbys to Daniel Webster Kempner, December 16, 1954]

Description: Card with letter from Willoughbys to Daniel Webster Kempner thanking him for the order he placed today. They mention that kodak only makes standard size prints which are about 4x4 unless cropping is requested @50 for each negative.
Date: December 16, 1954
Creator: Willoughbys
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of a Man with a Banjo]

Description: Postcard of a man sitting on a wooden box and playing a banjo. Text written across the bottom and along the side of the front of the card reads: "I am reading the book Melody but it is not like this at all. Lill. E." Text in the upper left-hand corner of the card reads: "Thank you for the cute postal so much" The card is addressed to Miss Ellen Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 16, 1907
Creator: Shreok, V. G.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Sulphur Falls]

Description: Postcard of Suphur Falls in Glen Rose, Texas. The image is a photograph of four people in a pool surrounded by a fence. There is a building in the background on the left side of the image. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. [C.]M. Backloupe" and speaks about future travel plans and the mosquitos in the area.
Date: August 16, 1917
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Spohn Sanitarium]

Description: Postcard of the Spohn Sanitarium. The image shows a large white, victorian style building surrounding by beach grass. The text printed on the front reads, "Spohn Sanitarium, Corpus Christi, Tex. Property of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word." The correspondence on the back is from a patient awaiting surgery, addressed to Angela Coons, and signed "Lilian"
Date: February 16, 1911
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Letter from Fishburn Cleaners to Jeane Kempner, March 16, 1951]

Description: Letter from Fishburn Cleaners to Jeane Kempner informing her that three dresses have been received: two for cleaning and one for dyeing. They assure her that they will return them as soon as possible, but that the dyed dress will take longer than the other two.
Date: March 16, 1951
Creator: Fishburn Cleaners
Location: 29.293511 -94.792686
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Description: Postcard of a woman standing with baskets full of cotton in a cotton field. Handwritten text on the card reads: " I made a mistake in names, it should have been E[. . .] instead of Grost. Thus I will reach you before you write them. B[. . .] see what made me make such a mistake L[. . .] May." The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Linus H[. . .]" of Oakland, California.
Date: October 16, 1906
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postal Card from H. Lowder of The Pullman Company to Isaac Herbert Kempner, November 16, 1948]

Description: Card with letter from H. Lowder of The Pullman Company to Isaac Herbert Kempner including the receipt of his application for refund that has been acknowledged. And he mentions that sometimes these investigations need additional information, and adds that they started looking into his issue. And if Kempner ever has to write them, he asks him to refer to the file number that's provided.
Date: November 16, 1948
Creator: The Pullman Company
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Sam Houston]

Description: Postcard of a large group of cavalry soldiers on horseback in a field at Fort Sam Houston with two two-story buildings visible in the background. Several of the men in the center are holding tubas, trombones, and other musical instruments and on the front of the postcard a type-written text reads "Last Day at Ft. Sam Houston. April, 16th 1920."
Date: April 16, 1920
Location: None
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

[Postcard of Abilene State Park]

Description: Postcard of a stone stairway leading up a grassy hill to a long building. Typed text on the postcard says "Approach to Recreation Center, Abilene State Park, Abilene, Texas." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten at Camp Barkeley says "Dear Helen and all: This is the state park of Abilene- about 20 miles away from the city. Received that great post card yesterday. Glad to hear the candy arrived safely and was enjoyed. As ever "Woodrow."
Date: May 16, 1944
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal, October 16, 1946]

Description: Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal. The island has hills and mountains in the distance. On the hills are many buildings paths, and partitions, with sparse foliage. One of these partitions moves towards the foreground and is seen to be made of stone bricks dug into the ground. On the back of the card is a message from Roger Dixon to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter and discussing his delays in Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1946
Creator: Dixon, Roger
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 2A1459-N

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing a campus view of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows two red brick academic buildings on the right with bushes and sidewalks in front of them and another brick academic building further back on the left. What appears to be a one-story building is partially visible behind some trees i… more
Date: September 16, 1947
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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