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[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]

Description: Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or… more
Date: November 12, 1910
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Palm trees in front of the Rosenberg Depot]

Description: Postcard image of the Rosenberg Depot. The depot is a one story stucco building with sign "ROSENBERG" on the top, front of building. Converging sidewalks can be seen leading to and around the depot. A row of small palm trees is on either side of sidewalk. Top of shrubs in foreground. Water tower in left background. Front of photo in white handwritting: "Beautiful Spot In Rosenberg, Texas".
Date: 1924
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

I. & G.N. Depot

Description: Postcard of the I.& G.N. Railroad Depot in Taylor Texas. Correspondence on the back in English.
Date: 1907
Partner: Taylor Public Library

I. & G.N. Depot

Description: Postcard of the International and Great Northern Railroad Depot, in Taylor, Texas. Correspondence on the back of the postcard in English.
Date: 1915
Partner: Taylor Public Library

I. and G.N. Station

Description: Postcard of the International and Great Northern Railroad depot in Taylor, Texas.
Date: 1915
Partner: Taylor Public Library

[North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of North Stanton Street, El Paso, Texas. [Rim of Mesa in the Distance.] This is the 100 and 200 block of N Stanton Street with a north perspective of the street. The Reynolds Building is the 5 story white structure on the left side of the image. The address for the Reynolds Building is 201-5 N Stanton circa 1917. The building still stands today and was designed by the the architect firm of Trost & Trost. Built in 1911 the building was originally called Calisher's. Other names fo… more
Date: 1917~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing]

Description: Postcard of General John J. Pershing disembarking from a train. General Pershing is seen in this image shaking the hand of the unknown man who is wearing the derby style hat and the heavy overcoat. The other Army Officer, left, is identified as Major General Robert Lee Howze (1864 - 1926) of the 11th Cavalry. General Howze was in command of the 11th Cavalry during General Pershing's Expedition into Mexico. General Howze is credited for commanding the unit that rescued Captain L. H. Morey at… more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard of the Souther Pacific Depot in Cleveland, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Southern Pacific Depot in 1917. Five men are standing in front of the building, which is a one-story building. The railroad is visible running from left to right next to the depot.
Date: unknown
Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, Paris, Tex.

Description: Color postcard picturing the Texas and Pacific Railway Depot in Paris, Texas. It is a red brick building with many gables, a cart in front of it and a fence beside it. The correspondence says, " Dear Little Precious, Poppa is sick this morning and wants to see you awfully bad. we will all be mighty glad when Dec comes if it brings you and Mud. Lovingly, Auntie." It is addressed to Miss Rosa Louise Dill, 206 East 5th Street, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Oct. 15, 1907.
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

[Postcard of SP Depot, Boerne, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a Southern Pacific Railroad depot building in Boerne Texas. The postcard features a rectangle building with a gabled roof and a chimney, as well as a few short steps leading up to a small platform on the side. There is a sign reading "Master Muix Feeds" on the left side of the building. There is a small boy standing and looking out from the platform, in front of a door. The building is surrounded by dirt and scrub-brush. The back of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings. more
Date: 1967
Creator: Kodak
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard to John Knight, August 5, 1950]

Description: Postcard to John Knight from his "Papa," who is writing to say he arrived at a location on time. The front of the postcard features a photograph of a train engine and a long line of railroad cars on the tracks. Behind the train, a train depot house is barely visible. Two men stand to the right of the cars, while another man stands on the engine with his hand on his hip.
Date: August 5, 1950
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[International and Great Northern Railway Depot]

Description: Photograph of people, cars, and wagons in front of a railroad depot, identified at the bottom as "I. and G. N. Ry. Depot, Laredo, Texas." Postcard is dated 7/15/1920. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Henry" that refers to an attack that day on Nuevo Laredo by revolutionaries.
Date: July 15, 1920
Partner: Laredo Public Library

Union Station, Denton, Tex.

Description: Photograph of Union Station in Denton, Texas. A train is partially visible in the background, and several horse-drawn carriages are visible in front of the station.
Date: unknown
Partner: Denton Public Library

Union Station, St. Louis, Mo.

Description: Color postcard depicting the St. Louis Union Station with its turrets and tower. Many people and carts are in the street in front of the large building. Correspondence on the back reads, "Am in St. Louis on my way home too late for #1 and will have all day to wait for #5. Guess I'll have a lonely time. Rosa." It is postmarked St. Louis, Mo on Aug 30, 1908.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Third Street (old Main Street), view from the depot]

Description: Postcard aerial image of Third Street (Old Main Street) from the depot, Rosenberg, Texas. Top of building to far left has Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisement. Palace Restaurant is two story wood building toward center of photo. Photo has blank (white) line across entire bottom.
Date: 1905
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Postcard of Southern Railway Station in Asheville, North Carolina]

Description: Postcard of an illustration of a large, cream-colored building with a small spire at the top of a dome on the roof of the building. A man in a cowboy hat standing on the sidewalk in front of the building, which has an overhang at the front and the left of the building. Printed text below the illustration identifies the building as a Southern Railway Station in Asheville, North Carolina. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Postcard of Pontchâteau Train Depot]

Description: Postcard of a photograph of a train depot, with a town of multistory buildings and houses to the right. A single train car sits on the track, while a man bicycles across the track crossing. French text at the top of the postcard locates the depot in Pontchâteau in Brittany. The other side of the postcard is blank except for postcard markings.
Date: 19uu
Partner: Howard Payne University Library
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