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[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 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 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
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

[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 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

[Rebecca Sparks Co-Operative Home]

Description: Postcard of a colorized image of the Rebecca Sparks Co-Operative Home, a large two-story house with a porch, balcony, and white columns, with three trees in front of it and other trees and buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Rebecca Sparks Co-Operative Home at Waco, the Heart of Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Temple Rodef Sholom]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Temple Rodef Sholom, a round white building with steps and pillars, with a star of David engraving on a triangular facade, surrounded by trees. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple Rodef Sholom, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: February 19, 1913
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Douglas Select School]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Douglas Select School, a two-story house with a porch and two rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Douglas Select School, Waco, Texas, the Educational Center of Texas."
Date: 1912
Creator: Miller, Mrs. Herman
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Natatorium Pool]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of a large indoor swimming pool with four people swimming, two men standing on the left and right sides, two people using gym rings and one person sitting in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Natatorium Pool, one of the largest and best in the south, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Masonic Temple]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a Masonic Temple in Waco with several people and cars standing on the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple of the Waco Masons and the K. P. Hall, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Grace Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of Grace Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. In the image the church is built with early Gothic styles with spires, stained glass windows, and pointed archways. The church was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis.
Date: 1911
Creator: Cann, William A.
Location: None
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Gibbs Building]

Description: Postcard image of the Gibbs Building in San Antonio, Texas. In this image the Gibbs Building is from a corner view with automobiles in the street of the front entrance. To the left this is more buildings with 3 being on the small side and one large. On the side of the Gibbs Building striped awnings are visible.
Date: unknown
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

[Post Office in San Antonio]

Description: Postcard image of Romanesque style Post Office in San Antonio, Texas. The large post office is gray in color with rounded windows. Carriages are visible on the street outside of the post office.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Exterior of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the exterior of First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas. Within the image the large Gothic style church is positioned next to other buildings with large trees placed around it. Pointed arched windows are visible throughout the church design. The one story home belonging to the Fabius Hoyt Sleeper family is to the right of the church. There is handwritten text on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cann, William A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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