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[Postcard of the Natatorium Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Natatorium Hotel in Waco, a hot well water bath house. Though the building is vibrantly colored with red-brown bricks and a green roof, the street below, along with two pedestrians, are in black and white.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Northeast Corner of Prince Solms Inn]

Description: Photograph of the corner Prince Solms Inn, viewed from the intersection of Market Avenue and San Antonio Street. It is a two-story brick building with a porch stretching across the front of the building on both floors, featuring decorative wood posts and Texas flags hanging from the second floor balcony. Signs above the first floor read (left-to-right): 'lodging spirits,' 'Prince Solms Inn,' and 'restaurant.' Shrubberies and trees are planted around the building, and there are decorative lampp… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Front of Prince Solms Inn]

Description: Photograph of the Prince Solms Inn, a two-story brick building with a porch stretching across the front of the building on both floors, featuring decorative wood posts and Texas flags hanging from the second floor balcony. Signs above the first floor read (left-to-right): 'lodging spirits,' 'Prince Solms Inn,' and 'restaurant.' Shrubberies and trees are planted around the building, and there are decorative lampposts near either end. On the right side of the photograph, there is a stop sign a… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Landmark Inn and the Houston Ship Channel]

Description: Photograph of Landmark Inn and the Houston Ship Channel taken from a high vantage point. The inn is a large, 2.5 story building with a gabled roof located next to the water. Several cars are parked in front of the entrance. Behind the inn, a ship with "Linea Nervion" painted on the side is passing through the channel.
Date: August 21, 1971
Creator: Lewis, David P.
Partner: Lamar University

[Decorative Lighting Outside Prince Solms Inn]

Description: Photograph of a black lamppost near the corner of the Prince Solms Inn, which has round domes arranged with a center light surrounding by four others. The first floor porch is visible behind the light, including decorative spindles around the border and below the frieze board. Several plaques are posted around the front door, and the name of the Inn is posted in the center of the porch roof. There are shrubberies surrounding the building and a second lamppost near the opposite corner, in the… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Postcard of Hotel Wear in Hillsboro]

Description: Postcard of the office of Hotel Wear in Hillsboro, Texas. The room features high tin ceilings and dark wood trim that matches the staircase on the left side of the room as well as the reception desk on the right side of the room.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Alta Vista Hotel in Corpus Christi]

Description: Postcard of the Alta Vista Hotel in Corpus Christi taken from a low vantage point. The three-story building sits at the top of a hill, surrounded by well-manicured grass. Text on the back of the card reads "Hello! Jennie: How's everybody in Waco? I'm having a daisy time down here bathing and fishing. Lovingly Wonelle." The postcard is addressed to Miss Jennie Forsgarde of Waco.
Date: July 8, 1908
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Grand Central Depot and Brazos Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Grand Central Depot and the Brazos Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Brazos Hotel stands on the left side of the frame. In the middle of the frame, the side of the Grand Central Depot is visible. There is a large depot with trains and train cars on the right side of the frame. Handwritten text on the back of the card reads "10/29/08 Am sorry that I cannot have the pleasure of being by your side at the table to-night. Shirley." The card is addressed to Mr. John Forsgard of Waco, Texas. more
Date: October 29, 1908
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of May Belle Inn]

Description: Postcard of May Belle Inn in Marlin, Texas. The name is spelled "Maybell Inn" in text on the back of the card. The card advertises that the inn is "within two blocks of all hot wells and business district."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Front of Ingenhuett Hotel]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Ingenhuett (Faust) Hotel, located at 717 High Street in Comfort, Texas. It is a two-story, L-shaped stone building, with a long series of windows facing the street and a wide section at the right end that has a gabled roof, two sets of windows on the second floor, and an arched window on the first. There is a two-story porch stretching the length of the building, with decorative wooden brackets and railings. A car is parked on the street, and a large sign is parti… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Ingenhuett Hotel and Driveway]

Description: Photograph of the front and side of the Ingenhuett (Faust) Hotel, located at 717 High Street in Comfort, Texas. It is a two-story, L-shaped stone building, with a long series of windows facing the street and a wide section at the right end that has a gabled roof, two sets of windows on the second floor, and an arched window on the first. There is a two-story porch stretching the length of the building, with decorative wooden brackets and railings. A car is parked on the street, and a large s… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[471 Main Plaza and Neighboring Buildings]

Description: Photograph of the Schmitz Hotel, a three-story white building that has a full-length porch and balcony across all three floors that has square posts with plain capitals and latticework railings across the upper floors. The building has a flat roof with a decorative roofline over the main building and an extended, slightly gabled roof over the balcony with saw-tooth edging along the eaves and dentils along the bottom, as well as the name of the hotel written in blue lettering near the peak. Th… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society

[Hotel at 471 Main Plaza]

Description: Photograph of the Schmitz Hotel, a three-story white building that has a full-length porch and balcony across all three floors that has square posts with plain capitals and latticework railings across the upper floors. The building has a flat roof with a decorative roofline over the main building and an extended, slightly gabled roof over the balcony with saw-tooth edging along the eaves and dentils along the bottom, as well as the name of the hotel written in blue lettering near the peak. Th… more
Date: June 1983
Partner: German-Texan Heritage Society
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