[San Antonio Female Academy]

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Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.

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1 postcard : col.

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Creator: Unknown. October 18, 1910.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the Laredo Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 311 times, with 8 in the last month. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Laredo Public Library

The Joe A. Guerra Laredo Public Library materials include local history materials selected for the grant Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-Risk Photographs and Maps. Images include photographs of the border area, Fort McIntosh and maps of early Laredo.

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Description

Postcard of the San Antonio Female Academy in San Antonio, Texas; according to information on the back, it was a boarding school in Westend (a San Antonio suburb). There are people on the sidewalks and lawn in front of the building. A letter on the back of the postcard is addressed to Master Henry Kahn from Mary.

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1 postcard : col.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

Rescuing Texas History is a project that aims to digitize at-risk photographs, maps, artwork, and more. Funding was provided by the Summerlee Foundation of Dallas.

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  • October 18, 1910

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • May 8, 2006, 11:57 a.m.

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  • June 1, 2010, 8:28 p.m.

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[San Antonio Female Academy], postcard, October 18, 1910; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth13228/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Laredo Public Library.

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