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[Photographic postcard of three Stirman boys]

Description: Photographic postcard of three young boys outdoors. The oldest boy sits cross legged on the grass, while the middle boy stand behind him, and the youngest stands to the left of him. They all wear white shirts and dark pants. The oldest boy has dark hair, while the younger boys have blonde hair. The card has a white boarder around the photo. The back of the postcard has a green one cent stamp and is postmarked Oct 25 1909, 7:30p. There is a long handwritten message on the correspondence side fro… more
Date: October 25, 1908
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[R. R. Stirman two wheel buggy photographic postcard]

Description: Photographic postcard with an image of a man seated in a two wheeled, wooden buggy attached to a single horse, in the center of a dirt road. Buildings, trees, and a smokestack are visible behind them. On the buggy, the photographer's imprints read, on the roof "R. R. Sirman," and on the side, "R.F.D. 1." In the lower right corner, the photographer's imprint reads, "Kaufman, Tex." On the back of the postcard is a green Benjamin Franklin one cent stamp, postmarked July 23, 1908, 6pm. The correspo… more
Date: July 23, 1908
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Postcard of a Fire at the Delaware Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the burning of the Delaware Hotel. The town's fire department is trying to extinguish the flames, as seen by the hose leading from the wagons in the bottom right corner of the image. A large crowd is watching the event unfold from the left. Despite the image being black and white, the smoke has a slight red tint to it. The back of the photograph has a handwritten note from the sender that says, "[...] This is the nearest thing to a fire wagon here, so I sent it. [...]"
Date: June 20, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard of "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a river with several people in white dresses and bonnets standing along the shore, and more standing on a raft in the river. A printed note on the front of the postcard identifies it as "Blue Hole" in Denton, Texas. The handwritten note on the back of the postcard, sent from Roanoke, Texas and addressed to Miss Amy A. Allen in Manhattan, Kansas, says, "I had Jessie's letter sealed when yours came with the money order. Many thanks for the same. Baby isn't feeling well today but nothi… more
Date: February 3, 1908
Partner: Denton Public Library
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