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[Postcard of the Throne Room at Windsor Castle]

Postcard of a white throne with red velvet seating. The wall is green and bears the royal crest in gold and white. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Pence Springs W. Va. to Pence Hotel."

Date: July 24, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Velvet in Old Orchard]

Postcard of a five story red building with yellow terraces, a clock tower and American flag flying from the roof. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."

Date: July 16, 1908

Creator: Detroid Photographic Co.

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Public School Building in Texarkana]

Postcard of a two story brick building with white accents, marble columns and a domed blue roof. The view of the building is obscured by the treeline. The letter on the back reads, "Can't "our daughter" find time [illegible] I hear you were down [illegible] Lots of love + kisses for all Auntie Cucley." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1141 Third Ave Huntington, West Va."

Date: August 21, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Fort Thomas Men's Quarters]

Postcard of buildings behind a row of trees along the side of a one-way street. The bottom edge describes the scene as "Mens Quarters, Fort Thomas, Near Cincinnati, O." Below the description, the word "Sister" is written, and the postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFadddin Ave. Beaumont, Tex."

Date: March 25, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Jamestown Exposition]

Postcard of a brick two story building with balconies on the second floor and marble columns. Finely dressed people are walking about the grounds outside. The building is described in the upper left corner as "Virginia State Bldg. Jamestown Exposition, 1907." On the back, a short note reads, "With love to you from Sig." One address is stricken out, but the postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Texas."

Date: September 16, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of 'The Little Church Around The Corner' in New York]

Postcard of a large red brick estate behind a wrought iron fence. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Huntington, W. Va. 1141 3rd Ave."

Date: August 7, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Woman Standing Near Window]

Postcard of a woman wearing a green dress standing near a window with a mistletoe pattern on the pane and "A Merry Christmas" written on the glass. The letter on the back reads, "With great wishes for a lovely X-mas from Phoebe." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1114 3rd Avenue Huntington West Va."

Date: December 22, 1909

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Union Station on Tenth & Broadway in Louisville]

Postcard of a large, cathedral-like train station with a clock tower. The note reads, "It has been raining ... up here, I am and fully homesick - Mama." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin Beaumont, Tex. 1906 McFaddin Ave."

Date: June 3, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Hotel Iroquois in Buffalo]

Postcard of a large red building with grey roofing, pedestrians, bicyclists, and horse drawn buggies traveling the road. The letter on the back of the postcard is illegible, but the postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1141 3rd Ave. Huntington W. Va."

Date: June 30, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of the Iroquois Hotel]

Postcard addressed to Mr. James Lewis Caldwell, Jr. in Huntington, West Virginia. The image on the front of the postcard shows the Iroquois Hotel in Buffalo, New York. The handwritten message on the front of the postcard, signed V. M., says, "We are having a fine time. Going to Detroit this P.M. Crossed Lake Ontario yesterday going to Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Nigh and Gordou stopped here, the twenty-ninth."

Date: July 31, 1906

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Promenade on Seal Wall in Galveston]

Postcard of a group of finely dressed people walking along the coast between the sea wall and the ocean. The scene is described as "Greeting from Galveston, Texas Promenade on Sea Wall and Beach Galveston." The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 65 Beach St. Charlotte, N. Y."

Date: August 6, 1909

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of a Little Boy Playing With a Pig]

The image in front of the postcard shows a little boy with a green hat, red vest and green pants holding the harness that the pig is wearing. The boy is holding a four leaf clover on his right hand and the pig has a four leaf clover in his mouth. On the left corner is a purple ribbon with clovers, flowers and a horseshoe with a pink ribbon. Underneath the image is printed the following: "A Happy New Year." The postcard is addressed to Miss Mamie McFaddin in Calder City.

Date: 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of White Winter in Cherokee Park]

Postcard of snow-covered trees with a path cut between and over a wooden bridge. Two well-dressed men walk along the path. The scene is described as "Louisville, Ky. "White Winter," Cherokee Park." The back of the postcard adds history to Cherokee Park, with " "White Winter" - Cherokee Park Nowhere does the beautiful snow show more effect than in Cherokee Park, the pleasure ground in the eastern section of Louisville. The Park, containing 341 acres of gently rolling land, is cut into picturesqu… more

Date: August 20, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Babies and a Cow]

Postcard addressed to Mrs. J. L. Caldwell in Huntington, West Virginia. The image on the front of the postcard shows a cartoon of four babies drinking milk from a cow in a field. The handwritten message on the front of the postcard says, "I will be home when the milk gives out."

Date: 1906

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Emmanuel Church in Staunton]

Postcard of a small red chapel with grey roofing with green flora growing on the side. The letter reads, "It sure is cold up here - Sig." The church is described with the following paragraph, "Emmanuel Church. The Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, on Frederick Street, was built in 1891, at a cost of about $25,000. It is a splendid brick structure partially covered in ivy. The church has a very strong membership both numerically and financially." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFa… more

Date: September 24, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Staunton Military Academy]

Postcard of a four story grey brick building with an American flag flying from the roof. To the side, a note reads, "Hello! Mamie This is a dandy place Sig." The Staunton Military Academy includes a paragraph of information is as follows, "Staunton Military Academy. Foremost among the educational institutions of the South is Staunton Military Academy, an English, classical, scientific and military boarding school for boys. It is located on a high bluff overlooking the city, and is conceded to b… more

Date: August 24, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Residence on North Yakima Ave.]

Postcard of a two story house on North Yakima Ave., Tacoma, Wash. The note below the picture reads, "My dear Mamie May 28-1907. I wish you were here to spend the day with me in the park tomorrow - we are going to have a picnic. It's only a block from me. I will make some sketches and think of my Beaumont girls. Write to me. Lovingly, Estelle Avrith 215 North K Street."

Date: May 31, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Guyandotte Club in Huntington]

Postcard of a two story brick house with a white front porch and grey roof. The scene is described as "Guyandotte Club, Huntington, W. Va." The letter is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Tex."

Date: December 3, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Two Cape Henry Lighthouses]

Postcard of two lighthouses against the night sky near the ocean. The message on the back reads, "Spent today at Ocean View, Cold Point and took in food morrow, most interesting to see all the peace bull roar . Wish you could have been with me Auntie Curley." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."

Date: October 6, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Rainbow Falls in Watkins Glen]

Postcard of water falling over the jagged cliff side into a pool at the base. The letter on the back reads, "This is one of the prettiest places in the Glen, we had our picture taken under the falls the other day, also Forks had their pictures. Everything is beautiful around here. Be sure and get out - about - behave. Best love from us, Lovingly, Auntie C." The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1141 Third ave Huntington, West Va."

Date: August 25, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Stock Exchange in New Orleans]

Postcard of a white stone entrance with the words "Stock Exchange" carved above the door. The letter on the back is illegible. The postcard is addressed to "Miss M. McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave Beaumont, Tex."

Date: March 30, 1908

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of West Virginia Asylum]

Postcard of a three story brick building with moss crowing up the sides, a pale yellow walkway edged by hedges and the courtyard. The bottom edge reads as "Part of the West Virginia Asylum - Huntington, W. Va." The right edge has a note that reads, "With love to all from Edna." The back of the postcard is addressed to, "Miss Mamie McFaddin 2006 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."

Date: February 8, 1901

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Chesapeak & Ohio R. R. Depot in Staunton, Va.]

Postcard of a yellow one story building with blue roofing with three women on the stairs, a double horse drawn cart strolling down the cobblestone road where two men and a woman are walking in the opposite direction. Below the picture, the name "Sig" is written. The picture on the postcard is described with the following, "Chesapeake & Ohio R. R. Depot. The Depot of the Chesapeak & Ohio Railroad at Staunton is a handsome brick structure, built in 1905 at a cost of about $30,000. It is provided … more

Date: August 31, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Postcard of Delaware Park]

Postcard of two boys looking down at a body of still water where several boats are tied to the dock. The picture is described as "Scene at Delaware Park, Buffalo, N.Y." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mamie McFaddin 1906 McFaddin Ave. Beaumont, Texas."

Date: September 19, 1907

Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum