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[Postcard from Helen to Miss Louise Zaeller, April 18, 1907]

Postcard from Helen to Miss Louise Zaeller, discussing how she likes Boerne, Texas so far, and mentioning that they and some others should get together soon. The front of the postcard also features a photograph of a rocky, wooded area with a large open, grassy space in the center. Within this cleared area, there is a long, one-story building and fences. The back of the photograph has the recipient's name and address on it.

Date: April 18, 1907

Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, July 18, 1908]

Postcard from J. H. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has an illustration of a woman in a long-sleeved red dress, fur boa, and red hat. In her hand is an orange flag for the University of Texas. Below the drawing is a school cheer for the university. On the back, J. H. wrote that he heard Junia and her sister were moving to Chicago and that he wished them well.

Date: July 18, 1908

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Wellington Livery, Feed and Sale Stable]

Postcard of the Wellington Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. It is a large wooden barn, and there is a group of people and horses standing in front of it. There is a small boy standing near the left side of the photograph.

Date: September 18, 1908

Partner: Collingsworth County Museum

[Photograph of New Bedford Central Fire Station, New Bedford, Mass.]

Postcard of the New Bedford Central Fire Station, with the firemen in two horse-drawn vehicles and one automobile. The three vehicles are parked in front of a garage with three doors, each labeled (from left to right) "Hose No. 1", "Hose No. 3", and "Ladder No. 1." There is a handwritten message to George Pendexter on the back of the postcard, and it says, "[...] I prefer Fire Dept. cards but any you send will be very acceptable [...]"

Date: November 18, 1907

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of the Flying Squadron at Springfield, Mass.]

Postcard of the Springfield Fire Department in four automobiles at a fire station. The station's garage doors (from left to right) are labeled, "Chemical B." and "Hose Co. No. 7." On the back of the postcard, a handwritten message from the sender says, "I am sending you a card I owned at Springfield, Mass. [...]"

Date: June 18, 1909

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Illustrated Song Postcard, "Same Old Story": Part 3]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Central City, Nebraska with a photograph of a man and a woman sitting in a small row boat in the middle of a small river, the man is waving his hand near the woman's hat. There is also a caption at the bottom of the photo that reads: "Man declares undying love, By the fair moon above." The note on the back is written in black ink and reads: "Still on the Fish Pond."

Date: October 18, 1908

Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Postcard from Dewitt Hunt to Birdie Walters with a poem printed on the front that says "the girl with dreamy eyes" is the one; next to this is an illustration of a woman in a large hand and scarf around her neck.

Date: January 18, 1908

Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

[Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot]

Postcard of a partially colorized photograph of the Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, two two-story buildings with several rows of windows, with train tracks and a train car in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Harvey House and Santa Fe Depot, Temple, Tex."

Date: July 18, 1907

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Tex.

Color tinted halftone postcard of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 310 N. Fulton St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed around 1907. The main building was constructed in 1884 in an English Arts and Crafts parish church style. The main gable-roofed structure has a picturesque tower entrance porch projecting on the right. Decorative shingles can be seen on the mid-level of the entrance tower and in the ends of the gables, and turned wood elements decorate the entrance porch. Bushes and tr… more

Date: July 18, 1908

Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Beaumont Country Club]

Postcard of of the Beaumont County Club house with pier and boathouse in the foreground. The Beaumont Country Club was formed in 1906 on a hill overlooking the Neches River on a hundred acres of land. Printed at the top left of the postcard is "Country Club House, BEAUMONT, Texas." Printed on the back of the postcard is the following information related to the postcard's creation: "Made in Germany. D.J. Hicks, Importer and Publisher, Beaumont, Texas" and "G.A.P.C.M. Co., N.Y." Handwritten on t… more

Date: October 18, 1909

Creator: D. J. Hicks

Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

[Postcard of St. Agnes Academy in Houston]

Postcard of a three story brick estate with marble columns supporting the upper balcony. The postcard is addressed to, "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."

Date: March 18, 1908