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[Thatch Roof Home]

Description: Postcard of a typical thatch-roof home, common along the border area in Webb County around 1900. In the image, there is a dog sitting outside the hut which is surrounded by a wire fence. There is a note written on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Laredo Public Library

[Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, August 25, 1873]

Description: Postcard from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote his wife to inform her that he had arrived at his mother's, Sarah Osterhout's, home. He included some news about a woman who was sick and that he had received something his wife had sent.
Date: August 25, 1873
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Baines House on Royal Street]

Description: Postcard with a photograph of a one-story, cream-colored house with wood siding and a small, covered front porch supported by small, square columns. A white picket fence surrounds the grassy front lawn. A stone chimney is visible on the left side of the house, through a group of trees and bushes. A small, separate garage is visible to the right of the house, at then end of a driveway. On the back are postcard markings and a small paragraph of information about the house, indicating it belonged … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Spiller, Doug
Location: 30.941990 -97.533279
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Postcard of Barton House in Salado, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a two-story stone and wood house with a rust-red roof and a small, slightly raised, covered porch at the front right of the house. Groups of trees surround the house on all sides, partially obscuring the front of the house. The second story has three wood-framed windows, and a small stone chimney stack sits on the left side of the roof. A green, grassy lawn stretches out in front of the house, while large white clouds are visible in the blue sky above. On the back are postcard marki… more
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
Location: 30.947802 -97.535792
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Postcard of Summers Mill in Salado, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a narrow, three-story, wood and stone building on the far bank of a creek, connected to a short dam that stretches across the creek. The building has wood siding on the third floor, and a wooden balcony on the far side of the second story. A staircase on the right of the building (downstream of the dam) leads down to the water, while a wooden dock is partially visible upstream of the dam. Tall trees border the far bank, surrounding the mill. On the back are postcard markings and a b… more
Date: 1980
Creator: Spiller, Doug
Location: 30.969890 -97.432350
Partner: Salado Public Library
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