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[Postcard from Virginia Ebeth Powell to Mrs. S. E. Powell Sr. - November 1, 1921]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. S. E. Powell, Sr. in Oglesby, Texas from Virginia E[?] Powell in Houston, Texas. Virginia writes about arriving in Houston with her mother. The front of the postcard depicts a small footbridge over a creek in Sam Houston Park in Houston, Texas. The bridge connects concrete footpaths on both sides of the creek, and is situated in front of large ferns and small red pavilions and buildings.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Powell, Virginia Ebeth
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Compressing and Loading Cotton]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of a boat loaded with cotton bales in a canal with several men standing in front of a cotton compressing and loading facility and a railway bridge in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compressing and Loading Cotton, Houston, Texas."
Date: July 26, 1911
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Employees of a Meat Packing Business]

Description: Postcard of employees of a meat packing business. The employees are all grouped together and standing up. Above them hanging from the ceiling are pieces of meat and empty metal hooks.
Date: October 1927
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carter Building]

Description: Postcard image of the Carter Building in Houston, Texas. In the image the light colored building with decorative roofing is positioned from a street corner. Automobiles are pictured in the streets around the building.
Date: unknown
Location: 29.758373 -95.364027
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Houston Cotton Wharf]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a cotton wharf in Houston featuring many bales of cotton and a structure in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cotton Wharf at Houston, Tex., The Greatest Cotton Market in the World."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The large church is built in the Gothic style with noticeable spires, rose windows, and steeples. Within the image visitors are seen walking or in carriages around the church.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hotel Bristol and Annex]

Description: Postcard image of the Hotel Bristol and Annex in Houston, Texas. The image includes the red toned Hotel Bristol that is four stories tall and has a bar entrance to the right side. Next to the hotel on the left is the brown toned Hotel Bristol Annex that is taller than the hotel.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Post Office in Houston Texas]

Description: Image of the Post Office in Houston Texas. A stone building with a large turret stands in the middle of an open landscape. Several people mill about the sidewalk in front of the building. There is a car parked along the left side of the building and a horse and carriage parked along the right side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[St. Paul's Methodist Church]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of Houston's St. Paul's Methodist Church, a brick and stone building with a golden dome, a triangular facade, and columns around the entrance, with a campanile to the left and several trees lining the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "St. Paul's M. E. Church, Houston, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas. Text on the front reads "Central Christian Church, Bell and Main Sts., Houston, Texas. The image of the church shows the large light colored church with two columns in the front and decorative molding around the top portion of the building. At the top of the church facade is the date 1907.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Scene in City Park]

Description: Postcard image of a scene of City Park in Houston, Texas. In the center of the image steps within the ground lead down to a bridge that covers a small pond. Behind the bridge is a building that has a waterwheel attached to it. Trees of different kinds are pictured throughout the image. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mrs. Ruth Cooper of Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Fannin School]

Description: Postcard of the Fannin School in Houston, Texas. Text on the back of the card reads "Why don't you write, didn't you get my letter and photo? Nellie" The postcard is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: January 17, 1908
Location: 29.744383 -95.378495
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Thalian Club]

Description: Postcard image of the Thalian Club house in Houston, Texas. The organization meeting house is pictured as two stories tall with decorated molding on the roof. Trees are visible covering the corners of the meeting house and small growing trees are positioned in between the larger trees. Handwritten text on back addresses Mrs. Minnie (?) from San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Stewart Building]

Description: Postcard of the Stewart building in Houston. Text on the back of the card reads "10/29/08 Arrived on time & found that Father is not so bad. Will see Aunt Jennie tomorrow Shirley" The card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Forsgard of Waco.
Date: October 29, 1908
Location: 29.760982 -95.360435
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Second Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Second Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. The red toned building is built in the Gothic style with pointed archways, and stained glass windows. Pictured on the church's steeple is a cross on each point. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Willa Belle Jones.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Entrance to Sam Houston Park]

Description: Postcard image of an entrance to the Sam Houston park in Houston, Texas. The entrance is marked by a large structure with signs attached reading "for whites only..", and "dogs positively prohibited". Within the park various plants, and other structures are visible. Outside the entrance three small boys are pictured around a tricycle. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Vivian Aunspaugh of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1911
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[St. Agnes Academy]

Description: Postcard image of the St. Agnes Academy at South End in Houston, Texas. The academy building is pictured with rows of windows across the multi floors. Steps leading up to four tall columns are pictured in the front entrance. Greenery is visible growing along the front entrance porch area. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. P. Kirkpatrick of Denison, Texas.
Date: October 7, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Cotton Blockade in a Railroad Yard]

Description: Postcard of a Cotton Blockade in a Houston Railroad Yard. Several parallel lines of track are packed full of trains and train cars loaded with bales of cotton. Several workers sit on the top of a bale of cotton on the right side of the frame. There are many buildings spread across the background on the right side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Main Street in Houston]

Description: Postcard of Main Street North viewed from Texas Avenue in downtown Houston, Texas. Several multi-story buildings line a busy street with people, carriages, and street cars. Text on the front of the card reads "Am in the bayou city and have my usual luck. Rain! Shirley." The card is addressed to Miss Josephine Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1908
Location: 29.760006 -95.362614
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Picturing Pearl Draper With Barn Animals]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of Pearl Draper with two horses behind her and a dog in front of her. Text on the back says " Pearl Draper...about 1915...daughter of Daniel Franklin Draper and Winnie Pearl G. Draper. Lived in San Antonio, La Porte, Waco ".
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Lake within Sam Houston Park]

Description: Postcard image of a lake within Sam Houston Park in Houston, Texas. On the shoreline surrounding the lake visitors are visible sitting or walking around. Within the lake there is one statue of a woman and to the left in the background a wooden bridge connects a small island of land to the main area of the park. Handwritten text on back is addresses to Mister Johnnie Huffman of Dallas, Texas.
Date: July 18, 1909
Location: None
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Picturing D. F. Draper in Uniform]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper without his helmet, rank insignia, or medals, but with his World War I uniform on. On the back of the postcard is writing that states his name, date of birth, and where he lived.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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