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[Portrait of Félix Díaz Prieto]

Postcard with an oval portrait image of Félix Díaz [17 February 1868 – 9 July 1945], wearing a three-piece suit and visible from the chest up, viewed from his left side. The caption below the image reads: Felix Diaz. Associated with President [Victoriano] Huerta at Mexico City. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "Dear G.M. Glad to hear that you and Father are enjoying yourselves. Will write at once. All ok.", Walter. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine,… more

Date: May 25, 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The back of the postcard reads: "Tortillas for dinner. (Tortillas are made of either corn or flour, water & salt.) A small of dough is slapped into a pan cake and cooke… more

Date: 1914~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Quarters #1]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peo… more

Date: March 1914

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Customs Officers and Guards #2]

Photograph of a group of people standing outside a one-story brick building with the caption, "Customs Officers and Guards. Juarez, Mexico." There appears to be a main entrance to the right and a smaller doorway on an addition to the left; both doorways are decorated with Mexican flags and banners aw well as a framed picture of President Venustiano Carranza above the left doorway. Seven men are standing around the outside of the building including two in the main doorway (one holding a shotg… more

Date: 1914~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[A Postcard Home from the Racetrack]

Postcard with an image of the end of a 16-horse race, titled at the bottom as: "A finish at Juarez, Mex." with the top three winners listed in the lower-left corner: "1st. Cordie, F. 2nd. Hardy 3rd. Singletoe." A note on the back was written from the photographer, Walter H. Horne, to his father in Hallowell, Maine and is postmarked February 27, 1915 at 8:30 a.m in El Paso, Texas.

Date: February 1915

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Ranch House #1]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Miss G. M. Horne says, "Will write in a day or two. Ok here. Hope you are well. Very quiet in this section. No Business. Walt… more

Date: April 1918

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Keno Gambling Hall, Juarez, Mexico]

Postcard image of men seated along a long narrow table in the middle of the room at a Keno Hall in Juarez, Mexico. Keno House Rules are visible along the top portion of the wall at left and several Keno number walls are visible at the back of the room and to the right. The back of the postcard reads, "Dear Mother. Your letter and the one from Father rec'd. All ok here and will write at once. I shall leave for Denver in about a week. Expect G. & Father Sep. 7, Yours, Walter". The postcard i… more

Date: 1915~

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Adobe Bricks]

Postcard image of three boys wearing hats and overalls, posing with their pet goat in front of an adobe brick house, with the text "Adobe Bricks" handwritten in the lower-left corner. There is a large pile of adobe bricks on the left side of the image and a desert hill visible in the background. The back of the postcard reads: "Better keep these cards G.M. May send you some interesting ones later on. Signed, Walter." The postcard is addressed to: Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365 a… more

Date: August 1913

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Family Sits to Eat #2]

Postcard image of an unidentified Mexican family -- two women, one young female, and a man -- seated in a semi-circle on the dirt ground in front of their tent. On the ground in front of them, there is a cup near the man's feet (at left), a stack of homemade tortillas on top of one of the larger cooking pots, and a coffee pot. The postcard is post marked March 13, 1914, El Paso, Texas. The postcard reads: "Note the 'shoes' on the man. The whole family wore the same kind. Tortillas (corn or … more

Date: March 13, 1914

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Quarters #2]

Postcard image of an unidentified rural neighborhood in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with the handwritten label "Mexican Quarters" at the bottom. The image was taken from a hill and there is a mix of adobe houses and wooden shacks with wooden fencing built around an open square below, and other buildings along the ridge of other hills in the left and center parts of the image. In the square, an unidentified woman is hanging laundry and several horses are visible, as well as a wagon; three other peopl… more

Date: March 21, 1914

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Mexican Ranch House #2]

Postcard image of a house made of adobe bricks with the handwritten label "Typical Mexican Ranch House" along the bottom. In front of the house, there is a well in the right side of the image and behind the well, a girl with a horse is drawing water. Two children are standing under a small tree, to the left of the well. A handwritten note on the back, addressed to Mrs. Henry Horne says, "Will write tomorrow or next day. Ok here. Hope you are well. Walter."

Date: April 11, 1918

Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921

Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Postcard from Mrs. T. C. McMillen to Edna Matlock]

Postcard from Mrs. T. C. McMillen to Edna Matlock with an illustration of a fireplace, Christmas tree, and a snowy window. The text on the card says that McMillen has "ordered for (Edna) a subscription to Comfort" magazine.

Date: 192u-12

Creator: McMillen, Mrs. T. C.

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard from Mrs. T. E. McMillen to Edna Matlock]

Christmas postcard from Mrs. T. E. McMillen to Edna Matlock with an illustration that includes holly plants, and a home covered in snow; there is a note printed next to the picture and at the bottom the text says: "A Merry Christmas."

Date: 191u-12-13

Creator: McMillen, Mrs. T. E.

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard of a Fire at Portland City Hall]

Postcard of a fire at Portland City Hall. The flames have spread through the building's upper floors and the neighboring building on the left. Icicles are visible on the side of the city hall and part of a smaller neighboring building on its left. People in brown coats are visible in the street, and long hoses are running along the ground. On the back of the postcard, a handwritten message says, "Excuse delay - but I have been unable to find any fire department cards. This was the nearest I cou… more

Date: June 24, 1909

Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard Addressed to Edna Matlock, January 10, 1908]

Postcard addressed to Edna Matlock with an image of Turkey Bridge in Portland, Maine, as seen from the Eastern Promenade; the image also shows the Wiley's' Waxene building situated along the water and next to the bridge. The short note on the card says that the weather "is so bad."

Date: January 10, 1908

Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard from Borrower's Press]

A postcard from The Borrower's Press to Dawson's Book shop advertising a new book titled "Star Signs".

Date: 197X

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from the Borrower's Press]

A postcard promoting a miniature version of "Cinderella" by Jane Bernier.

Date: May 4, 1977

Creator: Bernier, Jane

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from the Borrower's Press]

A postcard promoting a miniature version of "The Little People" by Jane Bernier.

Date: August 4, 1977

Creator: Borrower's Press

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard from the Borrower's Press]

A postcard from the Borrower's Press announcing the publication of a new book titled Little Red Ridinghood.

Date: 1976

Creator: Borrower's Press

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Giant Potato]

Postcard of a man standing on a giant potato in a train car. Typed text on the front of the postcard says "Potato - The Kind we Raise in Maine." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Dear Helen, I saw a Indian an wigwam it was made out of birch bark. I am sitting in the trailer writing this do you want one of these potatoes? Claire."

Date: May 1943

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of White Mountains in New Hampshire]

Postcard of a distant mountain, with trees and a road in the foreground and text that says "Profile Mountain, Lafayette Clearing, Franconia Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire." A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen Aten says "Sat.- We are in Mattawamkeag. We stayed here all night, only drove a hundred miles yesterday. We will come back slower I guess on acct of bad tires. His back ones are causing the trouble. A brown fox crossed the road ahead of us yesterday, snow is up here in patche… more

Date: May 1943

Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Velvet in Old Orchard]

Postcard of a five story red building with yellow terraces, a clock tower and American flag flying from the roof. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."

Date: July 16, 1908

Creator: Detroid Photographic Co.

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Surf at Old Orchard Beach]

Postcard of a wave cresting off the shore of Old Orchard Beach. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin Power Springs W. Va."

Date: unknown

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Cape Elizabeth Lighthouse]

Postcard of a white lighthouse on the stony cliff near a grey roofed complex. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin, Prince Hotel, Power Springs, W. Va."

Date: July 28, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

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