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[Postcard of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C., October 26, 1945]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. The Gallery is in a neoclassical style with large pillars at the entrance and a dome roof. A large staircase leads to the entrance and is surrounded by bushes. There are four cars parked on the street in front of the Gallery. On the back of the card is a message from Lieutenant Commander Lyttleton F. Fox to Harris Leon Kempner informing him he has not forgotten about his photos and will reach out shortly.
Date: October 26, 1945
Creator: Fox, Lyttleton F.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal, October 16, 1946]

Description: Postcard of Santa Maria Island in the Azores, Portugal. The island has hills and mountains in the distance. On the hills are many buildings paths, and partitions, with sparse foliage. One of these partitions moves towards the foreground and is seen to be made of stone bricks dug into the ground. On the back of the card is a message from Roger Dixon to Harris Leon Kempner thanking him for his letter and discussing his delays in Dallas, Texas.
Date: October 16, 1946
Creator: Dixon, Roger
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of "Left Behind" from the Southwest Review, August 21, 1944]

Description: Postcard of a drawing titled "Left Behind" from the magazine the Southwest Review. The drawing shows an abandoned western town with a hotel, boot shop, general store, and what appears to be a saloon side by side in front of a dirt road. There is a crooked street sign and a gas pump at the end of the road. There are hills in the background and sparse trees. The entire scene is covered in dirt and dust. On the back of the card is a message from Donald Day to Isaac H. Kempner thanking him for maki… more
Date: August 21, 1944
Creator: Day, Donald
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, November 15, 1946]

Description: Postcard of a photo of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris in France. The basilica is in Romanesque and Byzantine architectural styles and has a large central dome with a tower jutting out of it flanked by two smaller domes and towers. There are two central walkways leading up to the basilica, which appear to then join into one at a courtyard and a staircase leads to the entrance of the basilica. The walkways and staircases are surrounded by trees. A Parisian building can be seen in the d… more
Date: November 15, 1946
Creator: Kohn, Armand
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Liberté, August 17, 1954]

Description: Postcard of the Liberté, a ship part of the French Line. The photo shows the Liberté sailing in slightly choppy water. She has two large funnels and two masts from which nautical flags are being flown. There are several lifeboats hung above the railing and the passenger windows. The Liberté's hull is black and her deck and platforms above are white. The sky behind her appears cloudy and gray. On the back of the postcard is a message to Harris Leon Kempner from one of his friends from war discus… more
Date: August 17, 1954
Location: 35.746512 -39.462891
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card from Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Beane, November 15, 1951]

Description: Postal card from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane to Henrietta Leonora Blum Kempner informing her Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. declared an extra dividend of $0.75 and a regular quarterly dividend of $1.00 on common stock, both payable December 15.
Date: November 15, 1951
Creator: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Blank Postal Card from United Fund of Galveston, Inc., September 1954]

Description: Blank postal card from United Fund of Galveston, Inc., to be signed by the recipient to reserve a plate for the United Fund Big Gifts Dutch Treat Luncheon on Monday, September 27, 1954 at the Jean Lafitte Hotel.
Date: 1954-09~
Creator: United Fund of Galveston, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the USS Niagara, December 9, 1955]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the USS Niagara, the relief flagship of Commodore Oliver Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. The illustration centers the USS Niagara, a wooden snow-brig with two masts, sailing in an open body of water. Her sails are furled and there are several nautical flags flying from her lines. Near the bow of the Niagara is a flag with the text "Don't Give Up the Ship", the last words of Captain James Lawrence and the motto of the ship with his namesake, the … more
Date: December 9, 1955
Creator: Aicklen, William J.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Trans World Airlines Jetstream, March 17, 1960]

Description: Postcard of the Jetstream, a commercial plane owned by Trans World Airlines. The Jetstream has four propeller engines on its wings and two vertical stabilizers on the ends of the horizontal stabilizers in addition to the central vertical stabilizer. The Jetstream is painted whit with two red stripes going across the fuselage and the "TWA" logo in red at the end of the stripes, as well as the words "Trans World Airlines" in red and the American flag above the passenger windows. The left wing has… more
Date: March 17, 1960
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Orange Groves, San Bernardino, California, November 13, 1955]

Description: Postcard of an orange grove in San Bernardino, California. The photo shows orange trees with hundreds of oranges and gaps of soil where some leaves and oranges have fallen. In the distance a mountain with a snow-tipped peak can be seen in front of a clear blue sky. On the back of the card is a message from George C. Scott to the Kempners discussing a meeting he had with Ralph Morton in Honolulu where Mr. Morton had nice things to say about them.
Date: November 13, 1955
Creator: Scott, George C.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas, March 25, 1957]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of the Hotel Galvez in Galveston, Texas. The Galvez is in Spanish Colonial Revival style featuring red slanted roofs and a beige exterior. A central section of the building is flanked by towers on each corner. In front of the hotel is a flagpole flying the American flag, palm trees, and dozens of cars parked along the Great Seawall. A small staircase descends from the Seawall to the beach where many people are lounging in chairs under umbrellas or wading in th… more
Date: March 25, 1957
Creator: Cheesborough, E. R.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card from Gabriel Verley to H. Kempner Cotton Company, September 24, 1944]

Description: Postal card from Gabriel Verley to his friends at H. Kempner Cotton Company expressing his happiness that Paris has been liberated from the Germans by American forces and thanking them for the help they have given them, especially to his son Marc Verley, who is a prisoner in Germany, and hoping that they may resume business soon.
Date: September 24, 1944
Creator: Verley, Gabriel
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Administration Building, Balboa, Panama, June 29, 1951]

Description: Postcard of the Administration Building in Balboa, Panama City, Panama. The photo shows a large grass lawn with palm trees planted side by side leading up to the building, seated atop a hill. The building has a red slanted roof with a white exterior. In front of the building is a large staircase split into two by a flagpole and then split again at the base of the hill. Part of the exterior of another building can be seen behind the palm trees to the right. There are cars and a small bus parked … more
Date: June 29, 1951
Creator: Ivey, Ed H.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Old Mission, Juarez, Mexico after a Battle]

Description: Postcard image of a side view (from the north) of a Franciscan mission, labeled in the center of the image as "Old Mission, Juarez, Mex. after a Battle." One man on horseback, in the street, and a line of unidentified men standing on the sidewalk are in front the the building, which has visible damage from bullets and canons which resulted from the Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911). There is a handwritten note on the back sent from "Hess" to Mable Dagley in Lockney, Texas.
Date: October 1916
Location: 31.738796 -106.487082
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Abilene Graphic Arts Association Promotional Card, 1960]

Description: Card from the Abilene Graphic Arts Association promoting various printing companies from Abilene. The card face is mostly white, with a black triangle on the left side overlapping onto a red heart on the middle of the card and a yellow rectangle on the right side where the information is written. On the reverse is information about the printers in Abilene.
Date: 1960
Creator: Abilene Graphic Arts Association
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada, September 7, 1949]

Description: Folded postcard of Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Canada. The postcard shows the many buildings of the hospital campus with green rooves and white exteriors. Surround the buildings are trees leading to Mount Royal. Inside the card is a message from William Sealy to Daniel W. and Jeane Bertig Kempner discussing a new clipping he attached to the postcard regarding the remarriage of Will Clayton and his wife and a call he recently received. He also asks for Mary Jean Thorne's new address.
Date: September 7, 1949
Creator: Sealy, William
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card from Walter G. Woods to Harris Leon Kempner, June 10, 1954]

Description: Postal card from Walter G. Woods to Harris Leon Kempner informing him that he will be with Hayden, Stone & Co. starting June 11. He also apologizes for the market being dead and being unable to ask for a complimentary order.
Date: June 10, 1954
Creator: Woods, Walter G.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Post Card from Rosella Werlin

Description: Post card from Rosella H. Werlin to Isaac H. Kempner agreeing that he is moving in the right direction regarding the medical school and offering her services to him.
Date: October 6, 1944
Creator: Werlin, Rosella H.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Whiteface Inn, Lake Placid, Whiteface, New York, August 9, 1949]

Description: Postcard featuring an illustration of Whiteface Inn on Lake Placid in Whiteface, New York. The inn is in Adirondack architecture style with green sloped rooves and white and exposed wooden exterior. In front of the inn is a grass lawn leading up to Lake Placid with trees along the shore. On the left of the lawn is a flagpole flying the American flag. Behind the inn is the top of a tree-line and a blue sky with a few white clouds. On the back of the card is a message from Isaac H. Kempner to his… more
Date: August 9, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of the Fontainebleau, Miami, Florida, November 22, 1955]

Description: Postcard of the Fontainebleau in Miami, Florida. The photo shows a the Fontainebleau's pool with guests swimming and laying on lounge chairs around it. Behind them is the Fontainebleau itself, a large curved building in the international architecture style. There are flagpoles in front of the building with the Australian, Colombian, American, and other flags flying. Behind the Fontainebleau is a blue sky with a few clouds.
Date: November 22, 1955
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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