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[Postcard From Joseph to Mr. and Mrs. Pennington, 1908]

Description: Postcard from William Joseph Pennington to Mr. and Mrs. William Pennington with a photograph of a young child. The postcard reads: " Happy Easter ". The postcard shows a rabbit driving a vehicle with a large egg.
Date: April 21, 1908
Creator: Pennington, Joseph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rosenberg Public School in 1907]

Description: Photographic postcard of Rosenberg Public School, 1907. Mailed from Needville to Zionsville, IN April 23 1907 to David Phillippi. Bottom of postcard reads: Here is where you will go to school will send Norvel (?) a different one. The school building is a two story wooden building with an enclosure above the front porch. The building has a wooden fence around it. Wooden buildings in the background.
Date: April 23, 1907
Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mexican Ranch House #1]

Description: 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

[Mexican Ranch House #2]

Description: 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

[Customs Officers and Guards #1]

Description: 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 shotgun)… more
Date: April 28, 1914
Creator: Stein, William & Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Colonia Díaz - Chihuahua, Mexico]

Description: The postcard caption reads: 'U.S. Soldiers resting under shade trees at Colonia Díaz'. This group of U.S. Soldiers is part of the American Punitive Expedition or Mexican Expedition who were sent into Mexico to confront and/or capture Mexican Revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico was led by Brigadier General John J. Pershing. The Punitive Expedition into Mexico went on from March 14, 1916 to around February 7, 1917. Colonia Díaz itself was the first per… more
Date: April 25, 1916
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Debris From Gulf Tanker Explosion]

Description: Postcard of the debris after the explosion of Gulf Tanker "Venezuela." The tanker can be seen by the dock in the distance. The caption written on the photograph reads, "Explosion of the Gulf of Venezuela, Pt Arthur, Tex."
Date: April 11, 1926
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Postcard of the Schneider Hotel in Pampa, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Schneider Hotel in Pampa, Texas. The back is a letter from Elizabeth Riche Hairthorn to D. W. Kempner asking him how things have been going for him and telling him that she and her children have been well, despite not being able to see her husband as often due to him having to travel more often.
Date: April 26, 1948
Creator: Hairthorn, Elizabeth Riche
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard of South Entrance to Camp Callan]

Description: Postcard with with a photograph of the south entrance of Camp Callan Aircraft Replacement Training Center. There is a small building with a sign for Camp Callan on the roof and two soldiers standing out front. The soldiers are saluting to a car driving past the building. In the background is a military camp. At the bottom of the photograph is the label "South Entrance, Camp Callan." On the back of the postcard is a letter from John J. Jenkins to David Jenkins. John tells David about the picture… more
Date: April 30, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, John J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Postcard of Headquarters Building at Camp Robinson]

Description: Postcard with an illustration of the Headquarters Building at Camp Robinson in Arkansas. The illustration depicts a close-up of the building's facade. The building is white with a green roof and several windows. In front of the building a man in orange stands facing the viewer. The back of the postcard has a letter from John J. Jenkins to his brother, Donald Jenkins. John tells his brother he arrived to the base earlier that morning, received supplies and ate. He tells him he will write more to… more
Date: April 9, 1943
Creator: Jenkins, John J.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Postal Card from Mrs. J. Hodges to Harris Leon Kempner, April 26, 1955]

Description: Card with letter from Mrs. J. Hodges to Harris Leon Kempner regarding the annual "Country Fair" on May 9th that Travis Grammar School is sponsoring. She mentioned that they saw his ad of offering plants to whoever can pick them up, sine plants are needed, she's checking if these plants are still available.
Date: April 26, 1955
Creator: Hodges, J. Mrs.
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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