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[Fruit and Dairy Farm]

Description: Postcard of John Gates' Farm in Port Arthur, Texas. The view is from across the street and there is a small road and fence in front of the farm. There is one large, two-story building on the right with a porch. Two other smaller buildings are on the left, which appear to be barns. The caption beneath the photograph reads, "John W. Gates' Model Truck, Fruit and Dairy Farm, Port Arthur, Tex." The back of the postcard has partially illegible handwriting written on it.
Date: unknown
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Baby Orange Grove]

Description: Postcard image of Baby Orange Grove. Rows of young orange trees. Farmhouse in far background. Lower left corner has white stair-shaped blank area.
Date: 1909
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Letter from Myron Foster of Hesperian Orchards, Inc. to Isaac Hebert Kempner, June 18, 1952]

Description: Card with letter from Myron Foster of Hesperian Orchards, Inc. to Isaac Hebert Kempner replying to his letter of June 16th regarding the cherries. He mentioned that their Cherry harvest has started and that they'll ship his package as soon as possible. He also mentions that they'd be happy to fill his order for July Nectarines, but they wouldn't be ready before July 25th. And he mentions that the cherries will reach him promptly and in good condition.
Date: June 18, 1952
Creator: Foster, Myron
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postal Card From Myron Foster to Henrietta Leonora Kempner, September 23, 1948]

Description: Card with letter from Myron Foster to Isaac Herbert Kempner as per his request of September 15th to include a card enclosed to be placed in the package of Golden Delicious Apples to de shipped to Mrs. J. C. Wilson. He mentions that these apples will be delivered by October 15th.
Date: September 23, 1948
Creator: Foster, Myron
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Apple Orchard in Bloom]

Description: Postcard of a thin, dirt road through an orchard of flowering trees, with a grassy open area in the background. There are barbed wire fences on either side of the path. Printed text at the top of the postcard identifies the trees as part of an apple orchard in North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Watermelon Field]

Description: Postcard image of a watermelon field in Big Springs, Texas. In the image workers are in the field checking the watermelons and one worker is visible carrying watermelons in his arms. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Copeland from Ovalo, Texas.
Date: 1912
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Packing House Near Waco]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of a packing house with several rows of farm workers posing in front of it, standing, sitting, and standing on raised platforms with fields in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Packing House on Falkners Fruit Farm, 1 Mile from Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: November 4, 1908
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Palo Verde Groves]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Tex-Grove Fruit Co.'s Palo Verde Groves in Brownsville, Texas. The photo is taken from an aerial view and shows hundreds of trees near a river and a road. There is also a small white building at the center of the image. On the reverse is a form from Tex-Grove Fruit Co. to Isaac H. Kempner stating his order has been received and will be shipped on November 25.
Date: November 5, 1948
Creator: Tex-Grove Fruit Co.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Palo Verde Groves]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Tex-Grove Fruit Co.'s Palo Verde Groves in Brownsville, Texas. The photo is taken from an aerial view and shows hundreds of trees near a river and a road. There is also a small white building at the center of the image. On the reverse is a form from Tex-Grove Fruit Co. to Isaac H. Kempner stating his order has been received and will be shipped on November 15.
Date: November 15, 1949
Creator: Tex-Grove Fruit Co.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of Palo Verde Groves]

Description: Postcard of a photo of Tex-Grove Fruit Co.'s Palo Verde Groves in Brownsville, Texas. The photo is taken from an aerial view and shows hundreds of trees near a river and a road. There is also a small white building at the center of the image. On the reverse is a form from Tex-Grove Fruit Co. to Daniel W. Kempner stating his order has been received and will be shipped on December 13.
Date: December 7, 1949
Creator: Tex-Grove Fruit Co.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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