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[Longview High School Building]

Description: Photographic postcard of the high school building in Longview, Texas, which was located on the southeast corner of Green St. and present-day College St. The school was built in 1884, and it is complete with three floors and a bell tower. There are children standing in front of the school building. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Edith Northerett" of Smyrna, Georgia, as noted on the back of the postcard.
Date: November 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 32.490905 -94.738581
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Photograph of Simmons College Picnic]

Description: Photograph of a group posed in front of the picnic table outside on the Simmons College campus. Handwritten note reads, "Simmons College about 1908 -- Front row from left: C. W. Cowdell & K. K. Legett -- Mr. & Mrs. F. E. Chandler -- Back row from left - Geo. L. Paxton holding Helen (?) G. B. Paxton & wife -- Anna Hall in background."
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Vilas School Building in El Paso]

Description: Photograph of the Vilas School Building in El Paso, Texas. The building has two arched windows in the front, stairs that lead up to the entrance, and side windows underneath the chimney on the roof. The ground around the building is dirt and rock.
Date: 1908~/1909~
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, April 8, 1908]

Description: Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, thanking him for sending something, and discussing Texas's pretty landscape. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are se… more
Date: 1908-04-08~
Creator: A., L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Old Anderson High School]

Description: Photograph of the old Anderson High School for Negro students, a two story wood frame building located in the 900 block of Olive Street at the northeast corner of Olive and Curve Streets. Anderson was a segregated school created for colored students. The building appears to be an "L" configuration, with a small porch at the inside corner of the "L", 6/6 wood windows, a wood shingle roof and a brick chimney. Used from 1908 to 1912, the building appears to have been originally constructed as a re… more
Date: 1908/1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[1908 School Picture of Faculty & Students]

Description: Photograph of a large group of children and the faculty of Danevang School in Danevang, Texas. They have been arranged into five rows. Behind them, the school building can be seen, along with three windows, two of which have shutters. The photograph, which is torn on its right bottom and top corners, has been pasted on a gray stiff paper. On the back of it, there is hand-written text that reads, "School picture Danevang."
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, October 27, 1908]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has four photos. The first depicts two men on horses and one of the horses is at the start of a jump. In the second photo, there's one man on a horse galloping. The third has two men on horses and one of the men appears to be getting up to stand on his. In the corner, there's a small circular photo of a man on a horse as it is jumping. All of the scenes in the photos are in a prairie setting. On the bottom of the front and bac… more
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Photograph of Port Arthur High School Students, 1908-1909]

Description: Photograph of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior students of Port Arthur High School, 1908-1909. Principal Dilley is identified as standing to the far right. Superintendent J. H. Bright is standing at the far left behind a woman named Mary E. Donaldson. The students are arranged in three rows in front of a brick building with four tall windows behind them.
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Postcard of Houston High School]

Description: Postcard of Houston High School viewed from across the street. A large brick building with three visible turrets stands surrounded by immature trees and well-manicured grass. Handwritten text on the back of the card reads: "Want to ask forgiveness for not coming to see you and Miss J- before I left. I relied so much on hand the last two or three days. Had such a lovely time but was glad to get home. Mama enjoyed her visiter much too. Nina." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco, … more
Date: July 28, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.847818 -95.361429
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Students]

Description: Postcard showing a group of Abilene Christian College students posed in three rows in front of a brick building. One of the students holds a plaque which reads, “K.D.S. 1909.” Top row, left to right: Claude Sikes, Jessie Canon, John Cranfill, [?] Scarbough, Milton Cranfill, Arthur Slater; Middle, left to right: V. Powers, Quinton Reynolds, Minnie Grice, Eula McDonald, [?] , John McRice; Two in front: Alex Fisher, Ola Hutchinson.
Date: [1908..1909]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Texas School for the Deaf]

Description: Postcard image of the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, Texas. The multiple story building is pictured with the some of the exterior hidden by trees that are within the grassy lawn. The building spires are visible above the trees in the right side of the image. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Mary Lea Powell in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Public School Building in Marlin, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Public School Building in Marlin, Texas. A crowd of individuals poses in front of the building. Text in the bottom left-hand corner of the front of the card reads "Allen's City Drug Store." A handwritten message on the back of the car reads: "Did not fail to post the letter. Now it's up to me. Shirley." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: October 29, 1908
Creator: Allen's City Drug Store
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Central High School]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Central High School, a large, two-story red brick building with three rows of windows, with trees in the foreground and houses and other trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco Central High School, Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 16, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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