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Picture postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Clinton Bill Glasgow Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC-257
Abstract This small collection includes fifty-six photographs of Dodge trucks sold by the Jackson Motor Company in Beaumont, Texas, with logos of local area businesses painted on them. Some of the businesses displayed on the trucks are for bakeries, coffee companies, feed companies, the fire department, florists, funeral homes, furniture companies, grocery stores, hardware stores, ice companies, lumber companies, newspaper companies, office suppliers, oil companies, plumbers, and tobacco companies...
Dates: 1838-2001
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives

Eleanor Woods Lavelle Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AC-573
Abstract

Eleanor Woods Lavelle was the daughter of Tom and Lottye Woods. Tom fought in World War I, and Eleanor collected and transcribed the approximately 76 letters he sent to Lottye during the war. The collection also contains family photograph albums and memorial books.

Dates: 1916-1982
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives

Harry Potter Jirou Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AC-174
Abstract This collection contains many photographs taken by Harry P. Jirou, who was a Beaumont area amateur photographer. The photographs document many early scenes of Beaumont, his personal interest in the Boy Scouts as a scout master, views of well-known landmarks in and around Beaumont, and early technological feats that took place in Beaumont. The photographs span a time period from 1888 through to the 1930's. The collection also includes memorabilia and correspondence, as well as newspaper...
Dates: 1888-1949
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives

Herbert Herman Fiedler Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC-298
Abstract Herbert Herman Fiedler was the personal chauffeur of Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher of Orange, Texas. The Lutcher family owned vast tracts of timber in and around the Orange area and ran the Lutcher Moore Lumber Company. As prominent citizens of Orange, the Lutcher family owned two Pierce-Arrow touring automobiles and traveled extensively on sight-seeing trips throughout the United States, Canada, and western Europe. Many of these early road trips were documented in photographs by Mr....
Dates: 1909-1920
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives

Southeast Texas Postcard Collection

 Collection
Identifier: AC-137
Abstract

Don Kelly collected this assortment of postcards of Southeast Texas from 1970 to 2000. They were acquired either through flea markets, postcard sale shows, or mail order publications. The postcards depict a wide variety of subject matter for Southeast Texas that includes such things as agriculture, industry, shipping, and noteworthy buildings found within the region.

Dates: circa 1900-1975
Found in: Tyrrell Historical Library Archives
  • Tyrrell Historical Library
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    695 Pearl Street
  • Beaumont, TX 77704-3827
  • (409) 833-2759

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