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Andy Nelson Postcard

Description: Postcard with a photo of Andy Nelson in a wagon. He was born in slavery in 1862. His life spanned from slavery to the Civil Rights movement. Andy served for 35 years as the Worshipful Master of the Mosier Valley Masonic Lodge No. 103 until his death in 1960. He served on several grand juries in the 1950s. He posed for this postcard in 1912.
Date: 1912
Creator: Lessie
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

City Park, Ft. Worth, Texas

Description: Color postcard depicting the City Park in Ft. Worth, Texas. Flower beds are created in shapes such as stars and horse shoes. handwritten on the front of the card is,"Beats Delmar doesn't it?" Correspondence on the back reads, " Hello Bro. Your card received. was glad to hear from you and especially so when you said you had been out with the girls. Presume you and Kitty have buried the hatchet and are still lovers in the same old way. Be a good boy and let me hear from you. Your sis". It is… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Tarrant County Court House, Fort Worth, Texas

Description: Color postcard with a picture of the Tarrant County Court House in Fort Worth, Texas. The red granite building is in a Renaissance Revival style. The card is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, Okla City.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Henderson Street, Fort Worth, Texas

Description: Color postcard picturing Henderson Street in Fort Worth, Texas. The street is lined with trees. On the back the correspondence reads, "helo baby are you Glad that dady is all most Ready to come back home and have some tea party with you dad will be home Satday or Sunday. be good Baby Your Dady." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, Okla City, 417 High St.,Okla. It is postmarked Decatur, Tex on Feb 3, 1909.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

City Hall, Fort Worth, Texas

Description: Color postcard picturing City Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. It is a large stone building with a red roof. Horses and carriages stand in the driveway of the building. Correspondence on the back reads, "My Dear baby dady Received [ ] papers and a letter this morning and will wright a letter tomorrow your Dady." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 417 High St., Okla City. It is postmarked Decatur, tex on Jan 26, 1909.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

First Methodist Church, South Fort Worth, Texas

Description: Color postcard picturing the "First Methodist Church of South Fort Worth, Texas, Finest Church in Southwest. Cost $125,000." It is a large brick building. A horse and carriage stands on the street next to it. Correspondence on the back reads, " helo Baby if you was here the old wind would blow you a way and then dady woudn have any baby Dady." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 417 High St. Okla City. It is postmarked Decatur, Texas, Jan 1909.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

Texas and Pacific Railway Terminal

Description: Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Terminal at Main and Front Streets in Fort Worth, Texas taken from a postcard. It opened on Dec 16, 1889. The red brick building with a fountain in a foreground was designed by architect O.H. Lang. It served Fort Worth until 1931, when a new larger terminal opened.
Date: unknown
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

"Epworth By the Sea" Post Card

Description: Postcard dated 1909 of the "Epworth By the Sea" Hotel and Pavillion.
Date: unknown
Partner: Archives of the Central Texas Conference United Methodist Church

Masonic Home for the Aged, 1921

Description: Postcard of the Masonic Home for the Aged in Arlington in 1921. The front of the postcard features a photograph of the building and garden in front with the sky hand colored blue.
Date: 1921
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

T&P Depot

Description: Postcard of the T&P railroad station at 110 N. Center St. in Arlington. There is a building beside the tracks with some equipment in the area. Power lines are behind the station. Jack D. Caffey's address is on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Interurban at Lake Erie

Description: Slide of a postcard featuring the Interurban train at Lake Erie in Fort Worth. The train has a banner on the side reading "Lake Erie To-night." Some people are on the train, and others are walking beside it. There are fields and trees in the background. The postcard is stamped April 18, 1908.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Downtown Arlington

Description: Postcard of a street in downtown Arlington in 1909. People are gathered in front of stores by the street. Some are in cars, including a Studebaker. J. H. Douglass Grocery store and Coulter and Sons Drug Store are pictured. The postcard is primarily black and white, but has some items spot colored red.
Date: 1909
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Historic Downtown Arlington

Description: Postcard of Main Street in Arlington on Trades Day. There are people with cars, horses and wagons gathered in the street. Buildings stand on the left and right including a bank and the Corner Drug Store. There is a note from Belle to Mr. J. M. Anderson on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Mineral Water

Description: Postcard of the mineral water well in downtown Arlington at around 1900. To the left and right of the well are businesses, including a bank, hardware store, and real estate business. There are power lines along the street. A water tower stands behind the buildings on the left.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Electric Light Ice Plant and Waterworks

Description: Postcard of the power plant, water works, and ice plant in Arlington around 1900. There are buildings and power lines along the street. A water tower stands in the middle. There are two horses pulling a wagon and another standing in the street.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

Interurban Station

Description: Postcard of Interurban Station in Arlington around 1900. The Interurban Depot is on the left with people in front of it. A trolley is in the middle with people boarding it. Another building with "Capadura" advertised on the side is on the right.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Postcard of Three Amusement Rides]

Description: Postcard of people on three rides on tracks at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. The roller coaster at the top is the Runaway Mine Train, the ride in the middle is an authentic 1898 steam engine, and the ride at the bottom is the Mini Mine Train, which was designed for younger riders.
Date: unknown
Location: 32.755650 -97.072520
Partner: Old City Park

[Hawaii Kai Postcard]

Description: Postcard advertising Hawaii Kai, including pictures of girls dancing, dolphins jumping out of the water in front of a yellow tent, and a ship.
Date: unknown
Partner: Old City Park

[Undated postcard from M. Dorothy Dodd to Mary Moore]

Description: A postcard from M. Dorothy Dodd in Kansas City, Missouri, to Mary Moore. Dodd writes to say that she left Gallatin and hopes to enjoy the "western atmosphere" in Kansas City. She mentions that all are well in Gallatin, and that "Sister" is recovering from a long illness. The postcard, postmarked September 6, is addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Moore in Fort Worth, Texas, Box 52.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dodd, M. Dorothy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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