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[Cottages at Scott & White Sanitarium]

Description: Postcard of a color image of two cottages at the Scott & White Sanitarium, two two-story white buildings with columns in the front and balconies on the second floor, with a row of trees in front of them and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cottages, Scott & White Sanitarium, Temple, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 24, 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Directory: Austin Avenue Methodist Church

Description: Book from a Methodist church in Waco that is a directory of members and businesses, encouraging the congregation to shop within its local community. The date "1910-1914", can be seen written in pencil on the the top right corner of the first page.
Date: 1910~/1914~
Creator: Austin Avenue Methodist Church
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Goldthwaite Eagle Printing Office]

Description: Photograph of a printing office in Goldthwaite with several type setting stations visible throughout the space and a large printing press in the center of the room. Three men stand in the back of the room, the one on the left wearing a dark waistcoat and light colored shirt and the two on the right wearing hats and aprons over their attire. A typed note is adhered to the bottom edge of the photo card that reads, "Goldthwaite Eagle about 1910. R. M. Thompson & printers. Notice no electric lights… more
Date: 1910~
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Holy Trinity College]

Description: Postcard of a colorized image of a pond and trees with Dallas's Holy Trinity College in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Scene near The Holy Trinity College, Dallas, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 22, 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Picnic at Colorado River in Mills County, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a group of people gathered in a wooded area for a picnic. Several men in dark suits and hats are standing to the right, mostly turned away from the camera, while three women in long-sleeved dresses are visible to left, their backs also turned to the camera as they kneel over a picnic blanket. Another man in a dark suit and hat is facing the camera in the left foreground, holding what appears to be a napkin or handkerchief. Trees and boulders are visible throughout the background.
Date: 1910~
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Tanks Burning Franghot Lease]

Description: Postcard of a tank fire creating a large cloud of dark smoke which takes up almost half the image, and a wooden derrick stands to the left while a larger storage tank stands on the right and another wooden derrick is visible in the background and a crowd of people stand in the right foreground. The caption on the image reads: "Kiefer, O.K. Copyright 1910 by [illegible] H. Wehr May, 6 '10 Tanks Burning Franghot Lease."The inscription on the back reads: "C.H. Wehr, Photographer and Photo Supplies… more
Date: 1910~
Creator: Wehr, C. H.
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame

[Waco YMCA]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco YMCA, a large yellow brick building, with a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Y.M.C.A. Building, Waco, Texas." There is a brief handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1910
Creator: Souvenir Post Card Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wooden Derrick]

Description: Postcard of a well blowing oil and gas over wooden derrick at Henrietta, Texas. The caption on the image reads "1243A One of the Largest Gassers in the Henrietta Oil and GanField, Henrietta, Tex., American World says, Henrietta is Destined to be the Pittsburg of the Great Southwest."
Date: 1910
Partner: Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Library and Hall of Fame
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