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[Postcard with a Photograph of Firemen Putting out a Fire]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a fire at a building with a fire wagon working to try to put it out. The building is frozen on the outside, and all of the firemen on the right side are wearing coats due to the temperature; the note on the card reads: "Equitable Fire [] 1-9-12. 62 Cos on the job. This is Eng. Co. 156."
Date: January 12, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Army certificate awarded to Victor Lauderdale for promotion to corporal]

Description: Certificate awarded to Victor Lauderdale from the Army of the United States in January of 1919 for official promotion to the rank of corporal. The certificate text is printed and filled in under a banner for the United States Army with the eagle seal of the United States.
Date: January 1919
Creator: Lauderdale, Victor
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[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 the Equitable Life Building, New York, January 9th, 1912]

Description: Postcard of men in a snowy street in New York, standing by a snow-covered vehicle. Smoke obscures the view ahead of the vehicle. A note at the foot of the postcard says, "Equitable Life Building, New York, destroyed by fire January 9th, 1912."
Date: January 9, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of an Engine House Dormitory]

Description: Postcard of fire fighters in a fire house dormitory, getting dressed in their uniforms. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message discussing the exchange of postcards.
Date: January 13, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of A Fire Station, Maiden, Massachusetts]

Description: Postcard of a fire station on a residential street. The station is built like a large, two-story suburban house, with two garage doors at its base on the right. One of the garage doors is labeled, "Chemical."
Date: January 14, 1911
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire House]

Description: Postcard of a fire house with a garage labeled "Chemical." Three firefighters - with one on a horse-drawn carriage - are standing outside of the garage.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Redington, Dell A.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Center Fire Station, Maiden, Mass.]

Description: Postcard of Center Fire Station in Maiden, Massachusetts, a two-story brick building with a belfry at its front and center. The base of the building features four garage doors. From left to right, the doors are labeled: Hook & Ladder, Hose, and Engine. Three horse-drawn vehicles are seen outside of these doors.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Redington, Dell A.
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of Fire FIghters Extinguishing a Fire]

Description: Postcard of a fire department using hoses to extinguish a burning building. Smoke obscures most of the background. The water from the hoses has frozen onto the ground and the fire engine on the left.
Date: January 9, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photograph of a Fire Engine by a Bank]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of an older steamer engine parked outside of "Bamberger Bros. Bankers and Brokers." The note on the back of the photo says this "Engine Co. 7" in New York. There are four firemen standing behind the steamer while the building behind them is covered in ice.
Date: January 9, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Hamilton Hotel, Laredo, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Hamilton Hotel in before the top floors were added and before the cyclone of 1906 that destroyed the balconies. On the back of the postcard there is a letter addressed to Mrs. J. J. Duffy (Aunt Katie) from Alex discussing current news and relatives.
Date: January 23, 1910
Partner: Laredo Public Library

[View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900]

Description: View of Laredo, Texas in the early 1900. Looking Northwest from the top of the Federal Building. Postcard sent from Roberto in Laredo to Sra. Laura G. de Arriaga in Plazuela de Tepito, Mexico on January 21, 1909.
Date: January 21, 1909
Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Postcard of Vault in First National Bank]

Description: Postcard of the vault in the First National Bank in Waco. The large, circular vault door is open, revealing another barrier of metal bars behind it.
Date: January 2, 1919
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

First National Bank of Beeville

Description: A 1913 postcard with an image of a two-story, brick building labeled "First National Bank Building, Beeville, Texas." The postcard was sent from Beeville January 24, 1913 and addressed to Mr. & Mrs. W. M. Billingsly in Mineral, Texas. Part of the postcard is damaged, but the text reads "...certainly did...ourselves while w...all day think I will fo...my good time any ways...You must come and see us when you come...With Love from R[..]erta & Lonnie"
Date: January 24, 1913
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

A. C. Jones Home

Description: Postcard of the two-story Baroque architecture styled home of Mrs A. C. Jones located at 611 East Jones St. Philanthropist and supporter of local schools, Mrs. A.C. (Jane Field) Jones (1842-1918) built the house on this site after her husband Captain Jones’ death in 1906. Governors and other Texas leaders were welcomed here. Located on the hill where the college stands today, the first and much grander A.C. Jones home was sold to the John Flournoy and moved into town by mule and wagon. It … more
Date: January 7, 1907
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission

[Ruins of Post Office, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico]

Description: Postcard image of the front facade of the heavily-damaged post office in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Groups of unidentified people appear to be walking around and observing the damaged building. The women are wearing dresses and some are wearing large hats and one woman at the left side of the image is carrying a parasol; the men are wearing suits and dark-colored hats or sombreros. The back of the postcard reads: January 18-1913 El Paso is across the river Rio Grande River. Their river is abo… more
Date: January 18, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921 & Grinnel, E. W.
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard of Aerial View of Mineral Wells]

Description: Postcard of an aerial view of Mineral Wells, Texas. The postcard is addressed to E. Ragan of West Lake, Louisiana.
Date: January 26, 1944
Partner: Mineral Wells Heritage Association

[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
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, January 6, 1911]

Description: Postcard from Bertha Wessely to Clarence W. Nelson, discussing a trade between the two of them. The front of the postcard features an illustration of the old mill dam in Boerne, Texas. The area depicted is a dried out river bed, with stumps and wood laying with rocks in the bottom of the bed. In the background, there are trees and and a green grassy area.
Date: January 6, 1911
Creator: Wessely, Bertha
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard from Cora Robertson to Linnet White, January 24, 1916]

Description: Postcard to Linnet White from Cora Robertson The front depicts a picture of the garden of Tampa Bay. On the back Cora writes about how she is enjoying her time in Florida and will write Linnet a real letter soon.
Date: January 24, 1916
Creator: Robertson, Cora
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard for C. B. Moore, January 20, 1882]

Description: The author was glad to hear they were doing well and tells them that he/she sang to Birdie until she fell asleep.
Date: January 20, 1882
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Pittsfield, Mass.]

Description: Postcard of the Pittsfield Fire Department at their Headquarters, lined up with four horse-drawn wagons and one automobile (center). On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "Your card very much appreciated indeed - it is of this [...] interest and also adds to my collection of monuments. [...]"
Date: January 26, 1913
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of a Fire at the Equitable Building, New York]

Description: Postcard of the New York Fire Department extinguishing a fire at the Equitable Building. The fire department is using multiple hoses to spray a wide area on the building. Shelves of ice have formed on the side of the building. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "5 alarms followed by the 2-7. Call. (6 alarms more, 11 alarms in all.)"
Date: January 9, 1912
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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