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[Postcard of Mayfair in Houston]

Description: Postcard of a 15 story building with glass windows. The back of the postcard describes the scene as, "The Mayfair 1600 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas A complete new way of life for the modern Southwest, The Mayfair is Houston's most elegant apartment hotel. With appropriately priced one to five bedroom luxury suites, the Mayfair offers rental by the day, week, month and term lease."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.706137 -95.395369
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Meadow at Bellingrath Gardens]

Description: Postcard of a trimmed green lawn with salmon, pink, white, and red Azalea bushes in full bloom. The top edge of the postcard describes the scene as "Scene in Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Ala." The back of the postcard adds, "The Bellingrath Gardens are located on Picturesque Isle-Aux-Oies-River, about 17 miles from Mobile on U. S. Highway 90. The natural beauty of this estate is made more beautiful by the thousands of Azalea Shrubs, which burst into bloom the latter part of February. At the hei… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Medical Arts and Alworth Buildings]

Description: Postcard of five multi-story buildings, three red brick and two white. The two white buildings are taller, the Medical Arts and Alworth buildings respectively. The sidewalk is lined with parked cars and scattered with pedestrians. On the back, the postcard adds, "The Medical Arts Building, the home of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, is the newest large office building in Duluth. It has all the latest modern improvements, and its appointments are of the very finest."
Date: unknown
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Melrose]

Description: Postcard of a two story red brick building with four white columns at the entrance, white wrought iron fence around the balcony and between the columns, and white and green accents. The postcard adds the following on the back, "One of the best preserved ante-bellum Mansions. House, grounds, and furnishings are practically unchanged since the forties. Suspended over the dining table is a relic of yesteryear, a Punkah. In slave days even after the Civil War, these fans were propelled to and fro b… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Men on Horses]

Description: Postcard of six men in suits and hats sitting on horses on a street outside of a building, with people lining the sidewalk behind them. The third man from the left is William Perry Herring McFaddin.
Date: unknown
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Men on Horses]

Description: Postcard of six men in suits and hats sitting on horses on a street outside of a building, with people lining the sidewalk behind them. The third man from the left is William Perry Herring McFaddin.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Men on Saloon Steps]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of four men standing on the steps of a small wood-sided building (situated to the right of another wood-sided building) that has the word "Saloon" painted on the front. The two men in the center are holding glasses of a dark liquid. The small saloon's front door is open and the windows on either side of the door have shutters. A small fence and some small trees sit on the right side of the saloon, as well.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Middleton Gardens]

Description: Postcard of a still waterway crossed by a black bridge and blushing with pink blooming bushes, described as "Middelton Gardens - Charleston, S. C. Oldest landscaped garden in America where in 1787, at the invitation of owner Arthur Middleton, the French botanist, Andrew Michaux, set out the first four camellia japonicas that were brought to America, three of which are still flourishing."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Mirror Lake in Bellingrath Gardens]

Description: Postcard of a lake so still that it reflects the trees and bushes lining the edge. Two red Azalea Shrubs are in full bloom. The top edge of the postcard describes the scene as "Mirror Lake in Bellingrath Gardens, Mobile, Ala." The back of the postcard adds, "The Bellingrath Gardens are located on Picturesque Isle-Aux-Oies-River, about 17 miles from Mobile on U. S. Highway 90. The natural beauty of this estate is made more beautiful by the thousands of Azalea Shrubs, which burst into bloom the l… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Monteigne]

Description: Postcard of a cream colored mansion with white columns and accents and light blue roof. Blooming flower gardens line the edges of the house. The back of the postcard adds, "Built in 1855 by the confederate general William T. Martin who represents Mississippi of Stone Mountain. Due to the prominence of the general unusual vengeance was wrecked on his home during the Civil War, furniture was destroyed and horses stabled in drawing rooms."
Date: unknown
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Mountain Drive, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of a mountain drive in Boerne, Texas. The photograph, taken from an elevated position, shows a long road, winding through sloping hills covered with trees. The sky in the background has been colored blue with ink. The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio]

Description: Postcard of a stone building with arched columns with white, yellow, and orange accents. The flowers in the courtyard, surrounded by the circular drive, are in shades of salmon, blue, white, and yellow. The top right corner reads, "Municipal Auditorium San Antonio, Texas." The back of the postcard adds, "Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas. Covers 6 1/2 acres; Seats 6,500. Cost $1,200,000. In heart of city. Dedicated to World War Heroes."
Date: unknown
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of My Old Kentucky Home Piano]

Description: Postcard of an off-white parlor room with white trim, red and white lace curtains, a red satin seat in front of the piano, where yellow flowers and a candle sits. A second chair sits below a portrait of Stephen Collins Foster. The carpet is tan with a repeating black pattern.
Date: unknown
Creator: W. Ray Scott
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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