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[Letter to Mother]

Postcard photograph of Sanderson, Texas. On the back of the postcard, a letter is written in both English and Spanish from Joe Abreu to his mother.

Date: unknown

Partner: Witte Museum

Postcard of the Market House in San Antonio, Texas showing a large building with ornate architecture and a manicured park area with a fountain. There are various people and horse-drawn wagons on the streets and buildings visible in the background. A handwritten note at the top says, "Henry do you remember this place?" A letter on the back is addressed to Henry Kahn from Mary thanking him for a letter and asking about whether or not he plans to go to the Fair.

Date: October 26, 1909

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[San Antonio Female Academy]

Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.

Date: October 18, 1910

Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Postcard of Albert's Buckhorn Saloon]

Postcard of the "wild and domestic sheep and goat heads to be seen at Albert's Buckhorn Saloon, San Antonio, Texas" as an inscription at the bottom of the card states. The photograph on the front of the card features a number of taxidermy animal heads mounted on a beige background. The back of the card advertises "12 different Post Cards of this famous establishment."

Date: 1915

Location: 29.426205 -98.488951

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle]

Postcard of the quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. At center right is a large stone clock tower, with a shorter water tower to its left. Small buildings with red roofs are along the bottom of the bell tower. At bottom left is a rectangular reflecting pool with a patch of plants in the center and a shaded bench to its left. Details about the quadrangle are written as notes on the other side of the postcard.

Date: unknown

Location: 29.444517 -98.462353

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis