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[Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout, January 9, 1911]

Description: Postcard from Lillian Graves to Ora and Junia Roberts Osterhout discussing Lillian's recent trip home. She apologizes for not being able to see them while she was there, but her mother was sick. There is a picture of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas on the front, and the description printed on the back says "This is the original Parish Church and the oldest of all these Spanish Mission churches which was erected by public subscription in 1732, and it was on the roof of this buil… more
Date: January 9, 1911
Creator: Graves, Lillian
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade, November 13, 1914]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Ora Osterhout Wade discussing recent events. She says that she went to the carnival every night during the fair. The postcard has a picture of a house on the front, and it is addressed to Mrs. C. B. Wade in Temple, Texas. It is postmarked San Antonio, Texas.
Date: November 13, 1914
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Carl Thyssen During World War I

Description: Postcard of two men in military uniform standing on a wooden boardwalk in front of what appears to be a barrack. A ladder can be seen inclined on the structure behind the man on the right. Accompanying information indicates one of the men is Carl Thyssen, but has not specified which is which. They both wear lace-up boots, hats, and loose-fitting pants, but the man on the left wears a button-up jacket with multiple button-flap pockets, as oppose to the man on the right, who simply wears a long-s… more
Date: 1918~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Postcard from Kay D'Arezzo to Rigdon Edwards, August 10, 1992]

Description: Postcard from Kay D'Arezzo to Rigdon Edwards, also a receipt, discussing his payment of $152 for his registration for the upcoming Anniversary Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 10, 1992
Creator: D'Arezzo, Kay
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Roll Call at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex.]

Description: A colored postcard to Mr. Ed Lauderdale, Von Ormy, Texas, discussing the sender's expectation for Lauderdale's arrival. The handwriting reads, "I will expect your arrival the last of this month." The postcard has a photograph of military personnel standing in Fort Sam Houston for roll call.
Date: [1917..1919]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from James Sutherlin to his father - February 14, 1943]

Description: Plain postcard containing a letter from James E. Sutherlin to his father asking for extra spending money because he spent what was given to him by his sister Waneta.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sutherlin, James E.
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Photograph of Firemen Working on their Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard with a photo of a group of firemen working on their fire engine; the caption on the photo reads: "Intake side auto fire engine." There is a water hose attached to the pictured side of the car but the men are working on the opposite side of the vehicle.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Working a Fire Hose]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of some of the firemen in the San Antonio Fire Department working a water hose; the caption says: "auto engine stream." The men appear to be spraying the water into an open field next to a building, not directly at it.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a San Antonio Fire Truck]

Description: Postcard with a picture of a fire truck belonging to the fire department in San Antonio, Texas; the truck's toolbox is open and a water hose is attached to the spigot on the the side.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of an American LaFrance Fire Engine]

Description: Postcard with a photograph looking at the back side of an American LaFrance fire engine with a ladder and large hose loaded in the back. There are men standing towards the front on either side of the fire truck, one is holding an umbrella.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Stream of Water by a Building]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a high-pressured stream of water shooting in front of a building in San Antonio, Texas; the caption on the photo says: "auto engine stream." The stream of water appears to be aimed in front of the building instead of directly at it.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Working Hoses]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen of the San Antonio Fire Department working with water hoses and spraying water into the sky; the caption on the photo reads: "auto engine streams."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Three Firemen Working with a Hose]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of three firemen of the San Antonio Fire Department working with a large hose, the captions says that the stream of water coming out was due to the "plug pressure before [the] engine started."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of the Side of a San Antonio Fire Department Vehicle]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of the side of an auto fire engine belonging to the San Antonio Fire Department in San Antonio, Texas. In this photograph the truck is loaded with ladders and has a long water hose attached to the near side; the caption reads: "side view auto fire engine."
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen with Two Large Hoses]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a group of firemen working with two large hoses spraying water into the air. The caption on the photo reads: "Two streams from auto engine," and there are two children standing behind the firemen.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of Three Firemen Working with a Hose]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of three San Antonio firemen working to aim a large hose with a stream being produced by their fire engine. The caption on the photo reads: "auto engine stream," these are all a part of the San Antonio Fire Department in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Medina Dam]

Description: Postcard of workers in the quarries used to build Medina Dam. Text on the back of the card reads "Showing Quarries from which rock is taken for making concrete for the dam More than 2500 laborers are at work in this project. Dam is located in left of picture in Distance." The card is addressed to Mr & Mrs. Harry Morland.
Date: March 9, 1921
Location: 29.539200 -98.933347
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Albert's Buckhorn Saloon]

Description: Postcard of the "wild and domestic sheep and goat heads to be seen at Albert's Buckhorn Saloon, San Antonio, Texas" as an inscription at the bottom of the card states. The photograph on the front of the card features a number of taxidermy animal heads mounted on a beige background. The back of the card advertises "12 different Post Cards of this famous establishment."
Date: 1915
Location: 29.426205 -98.488951
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard with a Photo of Harry and Mayme Bahl]

Description: Postcard from Harry and Mayme Bahl in San Antonio, Texas to Mayme's sister in Central City, Nebraska. The note on the back discusses their having received a present with more things coming. The photograph on the other side shows Harry and Mayme posing behind a fake boat and wearing nice clothes and hats.
Date: June 5, 1909
Creator: Bahl, Mary Florence
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch
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