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[Refugees Attending Mass]

Description: Postcard image of Mexican Refugees attending outdoor mass at the refugee camp in Fort Bliss, Texas, ca. 1914. Most of the men and women in this photographic event are kneeling. Visible in the background are the tents that housed the refugees. According to research, the 'Mexican War Refugee Camp' (31° 49.335′ N, 106° 25.728′ W), was located inside of Fort Bliss, Texas near the present day location of the Fort Bliss Museum - 1735 Marshall Rd, Fort Bliss, TX 79906. More details about the histo… more
Date: June 1, 1914
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard from J. E. Silcrest to Junia Roberts Osterhout, May 1, 1911]

Description: Postcard from J. E. Silcrest to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front is a picture of a city park. There is grass at the front and pathways going through the park. There is a flag sailing from a post on the right side and is surrounded by colorful flowers. The back of the picture and the left side of it are lined with trees. Shrubs are spaced out in front of the trees and form a border. On the back, Silcrest wrote that he was proud of their park.
Date: May 1, 1911
Creator: Silrest, J. E.
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter, November 1, 1911]

Description: Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter regarding the status of Eagan, he is out of the #32 apparatus, and it is he who is seated in the photographed car on the reverse side. The photograph shows Eagan sitting in the driver's seat of a Webb car with an engine from Calgary, Canada; he says that the car is parked in front of the Webb factory.
Date: November 1, 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArther. Text on the back of the card reads: "Dear Dad and Mother. I have felt fine all day. Have been out on the porch most of the time. All the boys are well Lots of Love. Park" The postcard is addressed to Mr. S. E. Waterbury.
Date: December 1, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman Preparing to Dive]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a white and red dress preparing to dive into the blue sea. The letter on the front of the postcard is illegible, but a short missive on the back reads, "Tell all the girls Hello for me E.P.Z." The postcard is addressed to "Mammie McFadden Washington, D.C., Gunston Hall."
Date: October 1, 1910
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of a Newspaper Cartoon of Man, Woman, and Broken Down Car]

Description: Postcard of an old fashioned car parked beside a dirt road with a cross-looking man and well dressed woman standing in the middle of the road. The caption reads "Well, "Jack," I guess you'll have to carry me." To the side, the writer adds "This is what you get for joy riding with Jack. H. H. 10-31-11." On the back, the message continues with "Didn't find "J" in Houston. H. H. 11-1-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. Gunston Hall."
Date: November 1, 1911
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Seawall in Galveston]

Description: Postcard of the concrete seawall raising the road several feet above the beach. A man stands behind the railing looking at a couple walking along the rail further down the road. The scene is described as "Sea wall and Boulevard, Galveston, Texas." The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFadden Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 1, 1910
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Woman With Wooden Oar]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a sailor dress while leaning on a wooden oar on a dock. On the back, a message reads "Harvey Wallis is Queen "Fair" but I know who is King Jack the 7000 H. H. 12-1-11." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Washington D. C. 1906 Florida Ave."
Date: December 1, 1911
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Patton Ave. at Night in Asheville]

Description: Postcard of a cobblestone street lit only by fairy lights strung between buildings over the street. The scene is described as "Patton Ave. at Night, Asheville, N. C." The letter on the back reads, "Dear Mamie: Well by now I suppose you have reached school + settled down and had work, have you not? Well you must write to me real letters. Love to sister Ida. With love, Smith." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie L. McFaddin to Gunston Hall 1906 Fla. Ave. Washington, D. C."
Date: October 1, 1910
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Entrance to Central Park]

Description: Postcard of a sidewalk leading into a park with a white building in the distance, described as "Entrance 72 Street Central Park New York." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Mademoiselle McFaddin Beaumont, Texas."
Date: September 1, 1912
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of "Camp Life at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas"]

Description: Postcard of soldiers in uniform grouped around a fire pit probably to wash and rinse their eating utensils. Some men are visible holding plates and cups in their hands. In the background are other tents and soldiers. On the back the postcard is to Howard Seybert from Berwick, Pennsylvania and reads "little warmer than in Pa".
Date: June 1, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Ms. Charlotte Dunbar, December 1, 1917]

Description: Postcard of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back explaining more about the photograph.
Date: December 1, 1917
Creator: Dunbar, Charlotte
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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