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[Class Prophecy for the 1907 Class of Texas Baptist University]

Description: Class prophecy describing a person's eventful day dream that included a woman creating pictures in the room of different individuals; the pictures continue to appear and then disappear and showing different women in different locations. The last line of the piece comes after the person had awoken: "I was forced to turn from the glamers into the future and come back to the tasks of the present."
Date: 1907
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Postcard Addressed to Mayme Collins, October 27, 1907]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with an illustrated picture of the interior of the "Cathedral of the Sacred Heart" in Dallas, Texas. In this illustration there is a large crowd of people in the pews and members of the Church up closer towards the altar; on the reverse side there is a note that says: "Hello Mayme I wish you were with us."
Date: October 27, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Postcard to Mayme Collins Showing the Dallas County Courthouse, October 28, 1907]

Description: Postcard addressed to Mayme Collins with a tinted photograph of the Dallas County courthouse in Dallas, Texas; the building is made of red brick mostly, while the bottom of the building is made of white brick. There is a note on the reverse side of the card that says: "I am having a delightful time today."
Date: October 28, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

Texas First Air Flight

Description: Photograph of the first flight in Texas. A biplane is in the sky and a man's hat is partially visible at the left and a utility pole is at the right. "Rogers" is indicated in the inscription on the back.
Date: 1908
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of the Dallas Model Fire Station, a two-story building with a tower extending another story in one of its corners. The base of the building has garage doors with labels corresponding to the type of fire engine it houses. There is a large, red brick building in the background that says, "Southern Rock Island Plow Co." The back of the postcard has a handwritten message by the sender to the addressee.
Date: August 7, 1908
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas

[Postcard with a View in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas]

Description: Postcard with a view inside Fair Park in Dallas, Texas; the view is looking down a street with trees lining it on either side and a large building off to the far left. The note on the back of the card reads: "Hello Mayme, am having a lovely time will write later."
Date: August 7, 1908
Creator: C. Weichsel Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Dallas Fire Wagon at Street Corner]

Description: Postcard with a photograph showing one of the wagons used by "Engine Co. #2" of the Dallas Fire Department traveling down a street in Dallas, Texas. This wagon is being pulled along by two horses, and is carrying at least three firemen; one fireman is driving the wagon while the others are in the back.
Date: [1909..1912]
Partner: Fire Museum of Texas
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