[Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 14, 1907]

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Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. Featured on the postcard is a photo of a grave for General Sam Houston. In front of the grave is a fence missing several posts. A tree is by the grave and behind it is another fence. In the background are other grave stones. On the bottom, R. P. B. asked if Junia was glad that a monument was going to be placed at the grave.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. August 14, 1907.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Osterhout Papers and was provided by the Rice University Woodson Research Center to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 79 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout. Featured on the postcard is a photo of a grave for General Sam Houston. In front of the grave is a fence missing several posts. A tree is by the grave and behind it is another fence. In the background are other grave stones. On the bottom, R. P. B. asked if Junia was glad that a monument was going to be placed at the grave.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm.

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Osterhout Papers

The Osterhout family papers consist of an extensive collection of official documents, postcards, and letters. John Patterson Osterhout published The Bellville Countryman and was influential in the area.

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  • August 14, 1907

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[Postcard from R. P. B. to Junia Roberts Osterhout, November 14, 1907], postcard, August 14, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244045/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.

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