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[Postcard of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Postcard showing the Brazos River flood on Elm Street in East Waco. Buildings and power lines can be seen above the water.
Date: December 7, 1913
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Ransom store and Cotton platform in Richmond]

Description: Postcard, Ransom store, Cotton platform, Richmond. Ransom Store in background (far left) with train tracks in front of it.. Cotton bales in foreground. Wooden barrel in far, right corner.
Date: 1909
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Downtown Rosenberg, TX, drug store to the left]

Description: Photographic postcard of downtown Rosenberg, TX, late 1950s. View along 3rd St at Ave. H. Schaffer Drug Store on left corner. Cole Theatre Marquee seen further down the Street. Sears can be seen on the right side of the street.
Date: 1959
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Tate's Store Home Furniture Company]

Description: Photographic postcard of Tate's Store Home Furniture Company in Longview, Texas. There are three men sitting and standing in a horse-drawn delivery cart. From left to right, the men pictured are: Tom Dawson, Jim Stewart and Alma Woods, as noted on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Unknown Store Looted by Bandits]

Description: Postcard of an unknown store looted by bandits. The caption on the postcard reads: "After the mutiny. Looted by Bandits, Juarez, Mex. 1200." Barely visible about 1 inch from the bottom of the postcard, from left to right, the following message is written: Interior of store after the mutiny. A mutiny by Mexican Federal soldiers was recorded on 30 September 1922 -Hanford Sentinel, Volume 71, Number 67, 30 September 1922. We have no historical information for the '1200' number within the cap… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Liberty Bell Parade]

Description: The postcard caption reads: 'Liberty Bell Parade, El Paso, Tex. 6TH Infantry'. This is a view of the 600 block of E San Antonio Ave., looking east. Left image; Fant Coffee Co., 611 E San Antonio, S W Fant - proprietor; roasters, wholesale, and retail dealers in coffee. Goff's Ice Cream [Confectionery] & Candies, 613 E San Antonio, William H Goff - proprietor. In this image, the 6TH Infantry is marching west, towards downtown El Paso, on San Antonio Ave. According to the El Paso Herald, Tu… more
Date: November 16, 1915
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[View of Sabine After Flood]

Description: Postcard of the town of Sabine after a flood. There is a man in the foreground leaning down to pick up a chair out of the water. The street is covered with large puddles, and buildings and stores in the background have been damaged. The writing on the front of the photograph dates it September 16-17, 1915. The back of the postcard has a handwritten note about the flood, addressed to Port Arthur, Texas.
Date: 1915
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

Main Street Looking North

Description: Postcard of the view from Second Street looking north on Main Street, Taylor. No correspondence on the back. Note the parked automobiles in front of the stores and commercial building. An old traffic signal is in the middle of the street in the distance.
Date: 193X
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Main Street Looking South

Description: Postcard of Main Street, look southward at the intersection of Fourth Street. Note traffic signal in the center of the road, and automobiles parked in front of businesses and stores on Main Street. No correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: 193X
Partner: Taylor Public Library

Saturday Afternoon

Description: Postcard of Second & Main Streets on a busy Saturday afternoon in Taylor. Note the horse-drawn carriages and wagons on the unpaved streets, and pedestrians in front the stores. No correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: 191?
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[Fifth Street in Orange, Texas]

Description: Color postcard depicting Fifth Street in the downtown area of Orange, Texas. Automobiles drive down the street that is lined with businesses. A flag waves above one of the stores.
Date: unknown
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Postcard of North Side of Square in Goldthwaite, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a view down a street in Goldthwaite full of various businesses with two rows of cars parked to the left and right of the road. The store fronts to the left have signs advertising businesses such as "[Ya]rborough [Dry] Goods", "Clements Drugs", and the "Melba" theatre. Text at the top center of the card reads, "Business Section North Side of Square, Goldthwaite Texas".
Date: unknown
Location: 31.450171 -98.570138
Partner: Jennie Trent Dew Library

[Postcard of Businesses on Austin Street in Holland, Texas]

Description: Postcard of buildings lining a dirt road. Text on the photo says "Business portion Austin St. Holland, Texas." A handwritten note on the front of the postcard says "Hello, feel like 15 cts. I look worse. How are your good old fellows? I guess you are having a good time, at least I hope so." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas.
Date: July 28, 1907
Creator: Holland Drug Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Goode's Drug Store in Asheville, North Carolina]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of the interior of a small store with a glass counter on the left, a solid counter on the right, and a series of small tables with chairs down the middle of the store. Small signs on the wall to the left indicate sections of the store, and long fans hang from the ceiling. Printed text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the store as Goode's Drug Store in Asheville, North Carolina, "The Cleanest Drug Store In The World." The other side of the postcard is blank ex… more
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Storefront, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a storefront on Main Street in Boerne, Texas. The postcard features a street view photograph of a long strip of short, flat-roof buildings, and a two-story stone building at the far right end. The first store on the left takes up two store-fronts, with two entrances and four large windows. Signs reading "Frank's Variety Store," hang at the top of each window and from the side of the building. The second store has a sign on the front, reading, "Elite Cafe," while the third and fourth… more
Date: unknown
Location: 29.793641 -98.731608
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard to Harry Redeffer, January 15, 1937]

Description: Postcard to Harry Redeffer. The sender writes that she's able to stay another 3 weeks and discusses the state of the weather. The front of the postcard features a perspective view photograph of Main Street, Boerne, Texas. On either side of the street are trees and shopfronts. Electrical poles line the left side as well. The name of the street is printed at the bottom of the postcard.
Date: January 15, 1937
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Weir's Country Store]

Description: Postcard of a man sitting at the counter of Weir's Country Store and post office in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park

[Interior of Weir's Country Store]

Description: Postcard of several people, including several young girls and boys, standing among the merchandise inside Weir's Country Store in Dallas, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard of a Toy Department]

Description: Postcard of toys on display in the Rodgers-Thomas Sales Co. in Dallas, Texas. The text to the right reads: "Our Toy Department. Offers you unexcelled service and a big saving in prices. We sell directly for sixty of the best selected American factories".
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park
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