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[Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, April 8, 1908]

Description: Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, thanking him for sending something, and discussing Texas's pretty landscape. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are se… more
Date: 1908-04-08~
Creator: A., L.
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Postcard of Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati]

Description: Postcard of a suspension bridge crossing a body of water in Cincinnati, Ohio. A handwritten note addressed to Miss Helen H. Aten from Woodrow W. Aten in Camp Campbell says "Dear Helen and all: We just had our Easter dinner at the Mill Cafeteria here in Cleveland. This is a real perfect day for Easter too. I had an egg & 1/2 for dinner in a salad. Everything is swell. So long. Bro. Woodrow."
Date: April 25, 1943
Creator: Aten, Woodrow W.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Postcard from Breck's of Boston to D. W. Kempner, April 30, 1954]

Description: Postcard from Breck's to D. W. Kempner responding to his inquiry about a shipment. They state that their records indicate that the shipment was sent but that it probably got lost in the mail. They tell him that they are sending him a duplicate shipment, ask him to send one shipment back if both show up, and assure him that they will reimburse him for any cost incurred on his end.
Date: April 30, 1954
Creator: Breck's of Boston
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 21, 1909]

Description: Postcard from Rose Chamberlin to Junia Roberts Osterhout. The front has three photos stacked vertically. The one on top has buildings in the plains and is a general view of Fort Concho. The second one is the officers' quarters and has a row of stone houses with a road out in front. All the houses have slanted roofs and chimneys. At the start of the road is a fence with an open gate. The bottom one is the soldiers' quarters and has a row of roofs held up by wooden columns, attached to a stone bu… more
Date: April 21, 1909
Creator: Chamberlin, Rose
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, April 28, 1917]

Description: Postcard from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home in Texas regarding his current trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Clay does not say anything of great importance in this letter but was recovering from his recent sea-sickness.
Date: April 28, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

T. and P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas. The image was probably taken not long after the building was opened in 1928, but this card was probably printed in the 1930s, based on the linen style paper. It was sent through the mails and postmarked on April 24, 1940. The view shows a drive in the foreground curving in front of the building. The building is a long horizontal two-story structure with a slightly projecting entrance section. Three autom… more
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard from Roger Fulton to Birdie Walters in Dripping Springs, Texas]

Description: Postcard from Roger Fulton to Barbie Walters with a note on that reads in part: "may you be loved by all but most by me." The illustration on the front of the card is of a bouquet of flowers with a border created by vines.
Date: April 1908
Creator: Fulton, Roger L.
Partner: Dr. Pound Historical Farmstead

Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas--6

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing Pine Island, Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Bushes are growing on the shore in the foreground and tree branches with moss hang from above. A small motor boat with three passengers is moving across the water, and the shore in the background is covered with bushes and trees. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas -- 6." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. … more
Date: April 2, 1947
Creator: Geo, Florence
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[C. O. D. Package Notice from Geo. J. Ball, Inc.]

Description: Postcard to Daniel W. Kempner from Geo. J. Ball, Inc. explaining that a cash on delivery package has been mailed and indicating amount of the charge.
Date: April 11, 1949
Creator: Geo. J. Ball, Inc.
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Swimming Pool, City Park, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the swimming pool in the city park of Marshall, Texas. The actual pool, which opened in June of 1938, is not visible, but the view shows the terraced lawn around it, two buildings that probably were the filter house and the changing rooms, and part of a chain-link fence. Up another terraced slope to the pool's left is a log building that was constructed in 1939 as the NYA Community Center. Walls, stair rails, and a light post made of rocks… more
Date: April 27, 1946
Creator: Greene, Eleanor
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[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
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