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[Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of Beth Israel Synagogue in Houston, Texas, which is built in the Moorish style with stained glass windows and one circular carving of the Star of David above the synagogue entrance. Handwritten text on back addressed to Teague, Texas: "Hello Cliff, guess you heard we were married & living in Houston. Come to see us when you can, Arthur & Jewell 1119 Elysia Pl."
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.676729 -95.488151
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Entrance to Sam Houston Park]

Description: Postcard image of an entrance to the Sam Houston park in Houston, Texas. The entrance is marked by a large structure with signs attached reading "for whites only..", and "dogs positively prohibited". Within the park various plants, and other structures are visible. Outside the entrance three small boys are pictured around a tricycle. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Vivian Aunspaugh of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[John Sealy Hospital]

Description: Postcard of the John Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. The image depicts a Romanesque Revival style building that is surrounded by small trees. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Gordon Busch" and reads "Merry Christmas, with love, G.[A.G.]"
Date: 1911?-12-21
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

Journal of the Northwest Texas Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South: 1912

Description: Journal of the North Texas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the proceedings of the annual conference, committee reports, updates to conference leadership and contact information, and other related information.
Date: 1911/1912
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Texas Conference.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Northwest Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church

[Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse]

Description: Postcard of a street in Marlin, Texas, with two reddish stone buildings labelled "1. Torbett Sanatorium" on the left and "2. Majestic Hotel and Bath House" on the right. The image is an illustration and includes the street in front of the buildings with a car resembling a Model T. The correspondence is address to "Mrs. Z.G. Scott."
Date: July 20, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital, San Antonio, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The image is an illustration of four-story building from the left side, including the lawn and drive up to the building. There are several nurses wearing full length dresses and aprons on the lawn. The back of the postcard includes the printed text, "P. and S. Hospital is a private hospital erected by a number of the very best doctors in the city." and handwritten correspondence. The correspondence is addressed to Mr. [and Mr… more
Date: August 14, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[San Antonio Fire Chief Commision]

Description: Certificate of the commission appointing P. Bishop to the office Chief of the Fire Department. It's signed by the mayor, Bryan Callaghan, and the city manager, Fred Fries and the seal of San Antonio is stamped near the signatures.
Date: May 24, 1911
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[I. Siegal Portrait]

Description: Postcard image of I. Siegal seated in front of a winter background, wearing a dark-colored suit and holding a hat in his lap. Handwritten text below the image says "Waco, Tex. Januarie [sic] 7th 1911." and additional text addressed to Mr. M. Weidenfeld of New York City says, "Best regards to all. Your friend, I. Siegal."
Date: January 7, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Spohn Sanitarium]

Description: Postcard of the Spohn Sanitarium. The image shows a large white, victorian style building surrounding by beach grass. The text printed on the front reads, "Spohn Sanitarium, Corpus Christi, Tex. Property of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word." The correspondence on the back is from a patient awaiting surgery, addressed to Angela Coons, and signed "Lilian"
Date: February 16, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[St. Paul's Sanitarium]

Description: Postcard of the St. Paul's Sanitarium in Dallas, Texas. The image is an illustration of a large, Romanesque Revival style building, primarily of red brick with white trim. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Prof. F. E. Morton" and speaks about having Professor Morton teach in Texas and a woman who has been ill. The signature is "Sister Min[..]t."
Date: April 3, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Three Men with Fire Engine]

Description: Photograph of three men with a fire engine. Two of the men, wearing firefighter uniforms, are seated in the seats of the vehicle, and the third man, wearing a suit, is leaning on the back wheel's fender. The vehicle is parked on a grassy lawn or field in front of a row of trees. The back of the photo has "June 11th 1911?" written on it.
Date: 1911-06-11?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Victor Safe and Lock Company Catalog]

Description: A pamphlet catalog selling iron safes from the Victor Safe and Lock Company, featuring a dramatic text on the necessity of protecting valuables from fires. C. C. Cox is printed as a representative seller in Splendora, Texas.
Date: 1911~
Creator: Victor Safe and Lock Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

[Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company Notebook]

Description: A notebook sponsored by the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., featuring a discussion of their fertilizers and a calendar for 1911. The note pages themselves are filled with various notes and arithmetic from C. C. Cox.
Date: 1911
Creator: Virginia-Caroling Chemical Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of the CC Cox Family

[Waco Woollen Mills]

Description: Postcard image of the Waco Woollen Mills in Waco, Texas. In the image the large mill is made up of multiple buildings and smaller structures. Two smoke stacks are shown on one of the buildings in the right side of the image. The mill is surrounded by trees on all sides and in the right corner a freight train is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mrs. J. A Miller.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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