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[Birthday Greeting Card]

Description: Birthday greeting card with a red ribbon running through it. The card has a picture of an older woman surrounded with a wreath of flowers, and includes text: "Greetings from 'Mama Sue' on her ninetieth birthday, December 25, 1948."
Date: December 1948
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[H. E. Byrne, President Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Texas]

Description: Postcard containing a photograph, a portrait, and a letter from H. E. Byrne, President of Tyler Commercial College in Tyler, Texas. This alumni pamphelt discuss the school's progress and includes a group photograph of students from the University. The caption reads: "Picture of students in daily attendance at Tyler Commercial College, Tyler, Texas. Positively America's Largest School of Bookkeeping, Shorthand, and Telegraphy ~~1500 Enrollments Annually. Two Large Buildings. ~~Twenty Teachers~~… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Byrne, H. E.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Portrait of Sam Reichman]

Description: Portrait of Sam Reichman as a young man, wearing a suit and striped tie with a black hat. On the back of the photo is a handwritten note: "From Sam to Sophia"
Date: unknown
Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

[Postcard for "Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City"]

Description: Postcard advertising an advanced screening of a PBS documentary: "Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City," in El Paso, Texas. Daniel Burnham designed the Union Depot Passenger Terminal and El Paso and Southwestern Freight Depot in El Paso, Texas.
Date: 2010~
Creator: KCOS-TV
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Postcard from Medibel Bartley to Kate Thomas]

Description: Postcard from Medibel Bartley to Kate Thomas. It reads: "Dear Kate. Got to Austin all right. Edward got in about six o'clock Sun. morn over the I. & G. N. He came into our train before we got up. Surely was glad to see him. Then in a few minutes here came Mr. & Mrs. Smith. We all had breakfast together. We are staying at the same place we stayed before. Mr. & Mrs. Smith are paying $22.00 just for room. We just have to pay $10.00. Did I leave my mirror? I just can't get along without it. I hate … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Bartley, Medibel
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Postcard of a Man]

Description: Postcard of a man wearing a suit and sitting in a chair with a hat in his lap. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a white dress and hat and sitting on a chair.. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman]

Description: Postcard of a young woman wearing a coat and a flowered hat standing behind a counter in front of a painted backdrop. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Don't get scared." This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a dark dress with a flowered hat and sitting in a wicker chair. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "I use to be your Valentine from Mary & Minnie." This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a dark coat with a scarf tied around her hair and standing in front of a painted backdrop. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Woman]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a white dress and black hat and holding a cane. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Young Woman]

Description: Postcard of a young woman wearing a dress and sitting on a chair. This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Airplane at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of men standing near an early airplane. A note below the photo says: "Aviation, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Army Y. M. C. A. at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of men standing and sitting in rows in front of a wooden building. A note below the photo says: "Army Y. M. C. A., Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Artillery at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of men in military uniforms loading a cannon. A note below the photo says: "Artillery, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas"
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Atchison School Students]

Description: Postcard of students from Atchison School in Hillsboro, Texas posing outside of the school building.
Date: [1913..1914]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church]

Description: Postcard of Austin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South. According to a note on the photo, the church was erected in 1901-1902 and dismantled in 1935. The edifice was located at Austin Avenue and 12th Street in Waco and was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis.
Date: [1902..1935]
Creator: Cann, William A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of large, interconnected buildings. A printed note under the photo describes it: "Base hospital, Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Base Hospital at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a row of interconnected buildings. A note below the photo says: "Base Hospital, Camp MacArthur. Waco, Texas."
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a river with several people in white dresses and bonnets standing along the shore, and more standing on a raft in the river. A printed note on the front of the postcard identifies it as "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard, sent from Roanoke, Texas and addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas, says, "I had Jessie's letter sealed when yours came with the money order. Many thanks for the same. Baby isn't feeling well today but nothi… more
Date: February 3, 1908
Partner: Denton Public Library

[Postcard of Brazos River]

Description: Postcard of a river, taken from a rocky hill nearby. A printed note under the photo describes it: "Brazos River, near Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of an aerial view of Camp MacArthur, with many buildings and fields visible, and a town in the distance. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Section E Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Drill Field]

Description: Postcard of an aerial view of drill fields at Camp MacArthur with soldiers on them and the rest of the camp in the distance. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Section F Camp MacArthur Waco, Texas."
Date: October 11, 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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