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

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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.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Powell, Virginia Ebeth November 1, 1921.

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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.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Text of correspondence: "Dear dear grandma I arrived in Houston at the Baptist Lavatorium[?] 12 days ago, mama and I are doing nicely. Your niece Virginia Ebeth[?] Powell"

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  • November 1, 1921

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Powell, Virginia Ebeth. [Postcard from Virginia Ebeth Powell to Mrs. S. E. Powell Sr. - November 1, 1921], postcard, November 1, 1921; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1425823/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of T. B. Willis.

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