Postcards from Houston's Past

Besides just looking really cool, these images and artworks from the 1910s-1950s uniquely showcase a side of Houston's places and people that are rarely seen.

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1942: Vintage linen postcard showing the exterior of Memorial Hospital and the surrounding area. (Photo by Lake County Museum/Getty Images)

HOUSTON - 1911: Vintage postcard looking south on Travis Street in Houston. (Photo by Lake County Museum/Getty Images)

HOUSTON - 1911: Vintage postcard showing a view looking north on Fannin Street in Houston. (Photo by Lake County Museum/Getty Images)

HOUSTON - 1918: Vintage postcard showing the view down Montrose Boulevard from the entrance to Hermann Park . (Photo by Lake County Museum/Getty Images)

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