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[Postcard of Cotton Palace Park Bridge]

Description: Postcard of a wooden bridge at Cotton Palace Park in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. L.D. Ormsly in Keyport, New Jersey and says "Dear Mama, Traveling over the worst roads I ever saw. In fact they are no roads half the time, have only 1-- miles of good roads to go now to D. Love Donn."
Date: June 24, 1913
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard with a Photo of the Owosso, Michigan Fire Department]

Description: Postcard addressed to George Pendexter with a photograph of company #1 in the Owosso Fire Department. There are two horse-drawn fire wagons on either side of the picture, the one on the left is loaded with ladders and the one on the right appears to have a steamer engine in the back of it. There are also six firemen photographed, two are seated on either wagon while the other four are standing in between the two wagons.
Date: June 24, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard Showing the Wading Pond and City Park, Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard with a tinted photograph Wading Pond at City Park in Houston, Texas. The photograph shows kids standing in the water in front of a fountain, there are other people standing near a pedestrian bridge; the text on the back says: "I can handle Will Harry & Jack [] will send them a postal in the near future."
Date: June 24, 1908
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard Addressed to George Pendexter, June 24, 1909]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the Goshen Fire Department in Goshen, Indiana posing for a picture outside the residence of W. J. Latta. There are three separate horse-drawn fire wagons in this picture, on the far right is the solo passenger wagon, the wagon with the large water hose is in the center, and the wagon carrying the ladders is on the far left; all together there are five firemen in the picture.
Date: June 24, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire at Portland City Hall]

Description: Postcard of a fire at Portland City Hall. The flames have spread through the building's upper floors and the neighboring building on the left. Icicles are visible on the side of the city hall and part of a smaller neighboring building on its left. People in brown coats are visible in the street, and long hoses are running along the ground. On the back of the postcard, a handwritten message says, "Excuse delay - but I have been unable to find any fire department cards. This was the nearest I cou… more
Date: June 24, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard from H. Lora to Miss Leta Ball]

Description: Postcard from H. Lora in Houston, Texas to Leta Ball in Waco, Texas,. Lora writes about positive experiences with the "folks" and passes on regards to Leta. The front of the postcard depicts an open gated entrance into Courtlandt Place, an upscale suburban neighborhood with stone walls along the sides of the neighborhood and gas lamps atop the walls' pillars. Large two-story suburban homes are visible along the paved boulevard. The caption reads "Entrance to Courtland [sic], exclusive residenti… more
Date: 1928-06-24~
Creator: Lora, H.
Location: 29.743587 -95.381857
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Southwest Sceneray]

Description: Southwest desert vista. There is no information provided for the location from where this image was captured. A solid rock mountain face encompasses most of the foreground in this photographic desert scene. In the center of this image, there is a small lake or some ponding water. A lone tree is clearly visible in the middle of this small body of water. And in the background, an unidentified mountain. Right center of the image there are two men facing the camera. One man is standing and t… more
Date: June 24, 1918
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library
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