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[Sugar Land Sugar Mill And Railroad Lines]

Description: Photographic postcard of Sugar Land, TX, showing sugar mill and railroad lines. Message on back reads "Three hours till train time". Post marked Sugar Land Feb. 6, 1909. Engine to far left has three men standing in front of it, one to the right of it, and two men on the top of it. The engineer has his upper body out of the window. Box cars (empty) on far right. Horse and cart (horse eating grass) between tracks on right and left.
Date: February 6, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Postcard of Foyer of the Elton Hotel]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a large, high-ceiling room with square columns, pink marble pillars, and green armchairs throughout. Text at the bottom of the postcard identifies the room as the foyer of the Elton hotel in Waterbury, Connecticut. There is handwritten text on the other side of the postcard from Adele to Miss Margaret Hallock in Derby, Connecticut.
Date: 1909-02-23~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from J. P. Eagan to George Pendexter discussing the recent slow business around St. Louis; Eagan notes that the photograph shows "one of our brave police stationed at a salon after a fire at Paulian building." The windows of the building are blown out and all of the bottles are covered in ice; the policeman is wearing a large overcoat to keep warm.
Date: [1909..1912]
Creator: Eagan, J. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a Photo of Harry and Mayme Bahl]

Description: Postcard from Harry and Mayme Bahl in San Antonio, Texas to Mayme's sister in Central City, Nebraska. The note on the back discusses their having received a present with more things coming. The photograph on the other side shows Harry and Mayme posing behind a fake boat and wearing nice clothes and hats.
Date: June 5, 1909
Creator: Bahl, Mary Florence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Baldwin Sanatorium]

Description: Postcard of the Baldwin Sanatorium in El Paso, Texas. The image is an illustration depicting a stone building on a hill surrounded by desert plants. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Miss Ruth Curtin" and the author mentions acknowledging that they received photos from Miss Curtin.
Date: May 21, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, Texas. The image shows a three-story, red brick building with several trees in front of the building. "Hotel Dieu Hospital, El Paso, Texas" is printed in the upper left corner, and "This is where I was operated [on]" is handwritten in the upper right corner. The back of the postcard contains correspondence addressed to "Mr. Harry Ado[ins]" and mentions sending a letter to the addressee and the heat in El Paso.
Date: June 6, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Texas Medical Association

[Letter from John P. Cooper to William John Bryan, April 2, 1909]

Description: Letter from John P. Cooper to William John Bryan discussing a false telegram that was sent to Bryan under the name of "Anson Commercial Club". Cooper, of the Anson Printing Company, writes to assure Bryan that no such organization exists, and that the Anson Progressive Club all fully support Bryan and other Texas democratic representatives. The letter is co-signed by James P. Stimson
Date: April 2, 1909
Creator: Cooper, John P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter, December 10, 1909]

Description: Postcard from J. D. Smith to George Pendexter with a photograph of the "Battle Creek Fire Engine at Kalamazoo, Mich. Dec. 9-1909 Burdick House Fire." Smith says that "Battle Creek was called at 12:50 A. M. at 2 A. M. we were there with our Engine Hose wagon." The photograph shows the fire engine parked on a street with hoses hooked up to it; there are firemen working on the fire and with their fire engine. Another caption on the photograph says that it was "6 below zero" while they were wor… more
Date: [1909-12-09..1909-12-10]
Creator: Smith, J. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Lake within Sam Houston Park]

Description: Postcard image of a lake within Sam Houston Park in Houston, Texas. On the shoreline surrounding the lake visitors are visible sitting or walking around. Within the lake there is one statue of a woman and to the left in the background a wooden bridge connects a small island of land to the main area of the park. Handwritten text on back is addresses to Mister Johnnie Huffman of Dallas, Texas.
Date: July 18, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: None
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from L. H. Woods to George Pendexter]

Description: Postcard from L. H. Wood to George Pendexter with a note on the back that reads: "I send you this card to see if you have forgotten [sic] me of the L. A. F. D." The photograph on the reverse side shows a steamer engine parked in the middle of a large crowd of people.
Date: [1909-02-19..1912-02-19]
Creator: Woods, L. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Description: Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, April 21, 1909]

Description: Postcard showing the "Live Stock Exchange" building in Fort Worth, Texas; off to the left is a building with "Armour & Company" written on the side. The note on the photo says: "I have had a good time fishing since I [] up here." On the reverse side there is a not that reads: "Dear little Mayme, Howdy-do, how is [] and Kay, is she true to cotton? We see you in three days."
Date: April 21, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 32.788874 -97.347127
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter from A. W. Weatherford to William John Bryan, February 7, 1909]

Description: Letter from A. W. Weatherford to William John Bryan discussing Bryan's recent successful speech and suggesting that Bryan push to have Tom McCleere appointed a member of the "Live Stock Sanitarion Board". The letter is headed by an illustration of a building with the title, "Texas Anchor Fence Co.".
Date: February 7, 1909
Creator: Weatherford, A. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Postcard of Girl Diving]

Description: Postcard of a girl in a yellow dress diving into water. Text on the front of the postcard says: "Down she goes, Galveston Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard expresses Sam Rayburn's desire for Lou Rayburn to be with him on his trip.
Date: February 23, 1909
Creator: Rayburn, Sam
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Postcard of Factory in Port Neches, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a factory near railroad tracks. Text on the front of the postcard describes the picture: "Factory where Texaco roofing is made. Port Neches, Jefferson County, Texas." Handwritten message on the back of the postcard sends greetings to Lou Rayburn.
Date: October 24, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 12, July 1908 - April, 1909

Description: The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 329.
Date: 1909
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Item Type: Refine your search to only Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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