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[Telephone Line Crew Camp]

Description: Photograph of Texas long-distance telephone line crew camp. Donald Stephenson (4th from the left) accidentally blew off the index and middle fingers on his left hand when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand during this time.
Date: 1908~
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Partner: Midwestern State University

[Telephone Crew]

Description: Photograph of Texas telephone line crew posing with tools. The child in front is William Donald Stephenson. The names of the crewmen are written below the photo.
Date: 1908~
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Partner: Midwestern State University

[Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus, February 2, 1908]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. Laurel Pitus. The sender says they wish Mrs. Pitus could see the countryside around Boerne, Texas. The front of the postcard features a photograph, colored in with ink, of Walnut Grove Ranch in Boerne, Texas. The ranch has two large buildings barely visible in the center of a large area filled with scrub-brush and trees.
Date: February 8, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Adler's Ranch, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Adler's Ranch in Boerne, Texas. Th postcard features a photograph of an l-shaped, two-story building with light-colored wood siding and a wrap-around front porch. Much of the ranch house is obscured by tall trees, and there is a wooden fence surrounding the house and lawn. There are several men in white dress shirts sitting in chairs on the front lawn, and one of the men is pictured translucently in several different spots (due to long-exposure photography). There are handwritten no… more
Date: 1908-04-07~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath 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

[Postcard of Dove Nest, Mrs. Hemans' Home]

Description: Postcard of a white house with flora growing up the walls. The scene is described as "Dove Nest, near Ambleside. Mrs Heman's Home." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A."
Date: September 15, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Normal School in Toronto]

Description: Postcard of white buildings with moss growing on the walls with two men and a woman walking the grounds. The school is described as follows, "Normal School, situated about the center of the city, is a splendid institution for the normal training of teachers. The museum and art gallery connected with the school are of great interest to tourists." The letter is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington, W. Va."
Date: July 1, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Chateau Frontenac from Market]

Description: Postcard of a large estate with over three floors as seen from behind a wall. A small town with many early model cars lies at the foot of the hill that the wall is built on top of. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington, W. Va. U. S. A."
Date: July 6, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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