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[Girl and Keg]

Description: Photo postcard of a little girl in a cloak standing on a table next to a keg of some sort. She holds something that looks like a turnip in her hand. Printed on the card is, "Gruss aus Munchen!" Handwritten on the front is "Dorothy Ha"
Date: unknown
Creator: Beck, F.
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Postcard of a Couple and Firemen]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a kissing couple within a burning heart, surrounded by firemen attempting to extinguish the fire with hoses and ladders. There is a Poem in German printed in the top left corner of the postcard. The back of the postcard has a handwritten message from the sender, saying, "My dear Sir! My best compliments for new year 1910!"
Date: December 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire Fighter Rescuing a Lady]

Description: Illustrated postcard of a fire fighter on a ladder, carrying a lady and a cat on his back. The couple is looking towards the flames and smoke in the background. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Dear Sir: I am sending today two [...] cards in exchange which I hope will be as [...]"
Date: April 26, 1910
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen in Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of firemen operating a horse-drawn fire engine near a building. The firemen are facing away from the camera and towards the upper, unseen stories of the building.
Date: 1918?
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Safety Carriage]

Description: Postcard of a group of uniformed men with a horse-drawn vehicle, helping an injured man. The injured man is strapped to a wooden stretcher, with bandages around his head.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a German Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a gated, multistory fire station in Germany. The gated area consists of three connected brick buildings, with the opening facing the camera. The main building features garages at its base and a clock at the center of its roof. The back of the photograph has a handwritten message from its sender to its recipient.
Date: January 31, 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department with a fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a large water tank.
Date: 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Berlin Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a water tank and hose.
Date: August 17, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of German firemen in four auto fire engines. The line of automobiles is seen in front of a three-story brick building.
Date: July 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Smoke is billowing from the top of the building, covering the background.
Date: April 23, 1903
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of the Amsterdam Fire Department in an auto fire engine. The vehicle is equipped with a coiled fire hose on its rear.
Date: August 17, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firefighters Evacuating a Building, Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of Berlin's fire department evacuating a three-story building, with ladders set up to access its windows and rooftop. A few firemen are seen holding ropes taut to and from one of the windows, allowing someone to zip-line from the window to the ground.
Date: June 21, 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Burning Rooftop, Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters extinguishing a fire on the roof of a building. Intense flames have spread across the top of the roof, giving off heavy smoke.
Date: April 23, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Berlin Fire Department]

Description: Postcard of a fire station in Berlin, Germany, with the firemen in four auto fire engines parked outside of their garages. The back of the postcard has a message from the sender, discussing the trade of collectible postcards.
Date: July 1909
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Firemen on a Roof, Berlin, Germany]

Description: Postcard of firemen on a heavily damaged roof of a tall building, with the roof's tiles missing from its top. Buildings of a similar height are visible in the background.
Date: April 23, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Temple Sanitarium]

Description: Postcard of a partially colorized photograph of the Temple Sanitarium, a large two-story red brick building with white columns anda balcony on the second floor; there two horse-drawn carriages in the street in the foreground and a woman standing on the second-story balcony. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Temple Sanitarium, Temple, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 25, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Fred to Mrs. Gus Jentsch, July 21, 1915]

Description: Postcard from Fred to his sister Mrs. Gus Jentsch. The correspondence is written in German. On the front is a photograph of a brick building on a corner of a street. The building is two floors and houses the Little Red Onion Cafe and the Sanitex Clothes Shop. The clothes shop has a few stairs leading up to its door. Part of the shops can be seen through the front windows. The sidewalk in front of the stores is lined with trees.
Date: July 21, 1915
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[First Presbyterian Church]

Description: Postcard of a black and white photograph of the Waco First Presbyterian Church, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, surrounded by trees with a light blue colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "Mrs Markquart" and a longer handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 1908
Creator: Marquardt, Luise
Location: 31.554027 -97.134991
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church]

Description: Postcard of the interior of St. Peter Evangelical Church. A note on the front of the postcard says: "Ev. Luth. St. Petri Kirche Bei Walburg, Tex." A handwritten message on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Olga Fuchs in Manor, Texas and reads: "Hello Olga! How did you and your brother get over your trip? I came home the 30 after having a delightful time. With love to you from Olga Granzin."
Date: 1907
Creator: Granzin, Olga
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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