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Street Paving Scene, MARSHALL, TEXAS.
Postcard showing part of N. Washington St. in Marshall, Texas being paved. Black workmen holding shovels and rakes are pictured along with white men in suits. Two paving engines with large rollers are also shown. The three-story Elk's building is shown on the right middle ground, which places the foreground in the 200 block of N. Washington. Printed on the back: "Published by Matthewson Drug Co, Marshall, Texas - Printed in France"
Date:
192X
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas and Pacific Railroad Shop, Marshall, Texas]
Color halftone postcard showing a view from above of the Texas & Pacific Railway Shop, Marshall, Texas. The view shows various industrial buildings, a water tower, and train tracks, with part of the city of Marshall in the background. Printed in the border above the image is the title, "Texas and Pacific R. R. Shop, Marshall, Texas." Printed in the lower border is the code "111395-N." Printed on the left edge of the message section: "Distributed by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Genuine Curteich Chicago, 'C. T. American Art' Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)." There is no postmark or message on the card.
Date:
[1915..1930]
Creator:
Curt Teich & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas & Pacific Railway Shops, Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1908 showing the Texas & Pacific Railway Shops, Marshall, Texas. The view shows parallel lines of train cars, with industrial buildings behind. Printed on the top of the image in red is the title, "Texas & Pacific Railway Shops, Marshall, Texas." Printed in the lower left corner of the image in red: "2049." In the top left of the back of the card are the stylized initials "A. H. Co.," probably standing for the Alfred Holzman Co. of Chicago, Illinois. The postmark on the back of the card is dated Oct. 8, 1908, and the card is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. J. Smyth, New Orleans, La.
Date:
October 8, 1908
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas]
Color halftone postcard of Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas, located at the northeast corner of N. Grove St. and W. Houston St., photographed in the 1950s. The cross-gable brick structure has a large corner entrance in a bell tower. The view is from the southeast. Trees planted along the sidewalk obscure much of the south side of the church, but the top half of the tower is visible, as well as the roof, and the rear of the church. There is no postmark or message on the back. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 380-D-9, 63190." Printed between the message and address sections: "Dextone, Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color By Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y."
Date:
195X
Creator:
O'Brien, Helen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard: OHPG0346]
Postcard mailed to Arch Stoneman from Frank Petitt showing three men inside of Frank's shop in Prineville, Oregon. Text: "This is a portion of Frank's little shop, with Frank and Estus, and the other man is un-known to me."
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Petitt, Frank
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard: OHPG0348]
Postcard mailed to Arch Stoneman from Frank Petitt from Prineville Oregon showing a man bull riding in an open field, with hills in the background. A man on horseback is behind the bull-rider, near the center of the image, and several spectators are partially visible in the lower-left corner. Text: "Exciting times during the Fair bull rideing [sic] contest. I got the Pictures all O.K. and am very much obliged to you. Frank Petitt."
Date:
November 22, 1909
Creator:
Petitt, Frank
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Postcard from Belle Jurena to Truett Latimer, June 1961]
Postcard from Belle Jurena to Truett Latimer discussing the general sales tax.
Date:
1961-06-0X
Creator:
Jurena, Belle
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Booklet: WWI Army Division Insignia Information]
Booklet that details different army divisions serving under Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, complete with maps and insignias. The booklet includes color chromolithographic printing on the cover and illustrations throughout of each insignia paired with descriptive text in a list format. The booklet was published in 1919 through the training and staging camp stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Lauderdale, Victor
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Pieces of a fragmented envelope belonging to a booklet]
Fragments of an envelope, addressed to S. Lauderdale paired with a possible back page of a booklet which reads in French "Moreau Éditeur Versailles" with an insignia of a line with floral decorations running through it. The booklet leaf could be a possible souvenir from Lauderdale's time spent in France.
Date:
1917/1919
Creator:
Lauderdale, Victor
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Booklet: "The Solider Citizen and His Home Town"]
Educational booklet titled The Soldier-Citizen and His Home Town containing information for soldiers about living in war-time after the service written by Eda Amberg and William H. Allen. The booklet was sponsored and published by the Educational Bureau and the YMCA. The 32 page booklet focuses on tenants for soldiers to focus on at their homefronts to improve their community through, order, civil duty, health, recreation, education and voting.
Date:
1917/1919
Creator:
Lauderdale, Victor; Amberg Eda & Allen, William H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Postcard and envelope from France during WWI]
Outgoing postcard featuring a black and white image of Le Tramway au Smmet du PUY-DE-DOME. The postcard includes a hand inked message to family in the United States. The top edge of the card inlcudes a humorous note that reads to "Do not forget stamps- first for me!!". The stamped and addressed envelope is included.
Date:
1917/1919
Creator:
Lauderdale, Victor
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Central East Texas Fair, Marshall, Texas
Black and white halftone postcard showing the entrance to the Central East Texas Fair, Marshall, Texas. The view shows a parking lot in the foreground, with one automobile parked, and with posts blocking cars from driving into the fair grounds. The arched metal entrance sign with the words "Central East Texas Fair" is attached at the second level of two square buildings with hipped roofs. Underneath the sign is a side gable-roofed open shed or pavillion. A large exhibition building is visible to the right of the entrance gate. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Central East Texas Fair, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Walraven Brothers, Inc., Dallas, Texas." There is no message or postmark on the card.
Date:
192X
Creator:
Walraven Brothers, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
City Hall, Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. Three men in suits stand on the front sidewalk. A telephone pole is on the corner. Printed on the left top of the image is the title "City Hall, Marshall, Texas." A year is not legible in the postmark on the back, but handwritten at the top of the message is the date Nov. 17, 1908. A stylized "A H Co" is printed in the top left corner of the back. The card is addressed to Mrs. Homer Isett, Chanute, Kansas.
Date:
November 17, 1908
Creator:
Isett, Homer
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[City Hall and Auditorium, Marshall, Texas]
Color halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and part of the east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. A street light is on the corner. There is no postmark or message on the back. Printed beneath the caption on the back is "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message space is: "Pub. by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. Printed between the message and address space is: "Dextone. Made direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color by Dexter Press, Pearl River, N. Y."
Date:
195X
Creator:
O'Brien, Helen
System:
The Portal to Texas History
College of Marshall, Administration Building, Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard of the administration building of the College of Marshall, in Marshall, Texas, from around 1916 or 17. The main building was completed in 1916 and opened as a junior college in the summer of 1917. The school is now East Texas Baptist University. The image looks like a rendering of the building rather than a photograph of the actual building. Two figures are drawn in the foreground and the blue sky is an addition. The building has three floors and a raised basement with stairs leading to the central entrance. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "College of Marshall Administration Building, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the left edge of the back of the card: "E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee." Printed on the lower right corner of the back is the number 8788. There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date:
[1916..1917]
Creator:
E. C. Kropp Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
T. and P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas, from around 1916. The view shows a grassy area in the foreground with a curving path and two trees. A man stands at the foot of one of the trees. The hospital appears to be a grouping of small residential-scale buildings with wood siding. The largest, on the left side of the card consists of two stories with a hipped roof and a cross gable roof extending on one side. A one story porch extends across the facade and part of one side. Smaller buildings are behind the front building. Printed below the image is the title, "T. & P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections: "C. T. American Art" and a small logo of a circle with the letters C T Co overlapping in the center and Chicago below them. The code A-68240 is printed above the address section. There is no postmark or address, but the following note is written in the message space: "Have to pay a dollar a month toward the upkeep of this. Hope I never have to use it. But that aint [sic] …
Date:
1916~
Creator:
Curt Teich & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Arrival of Natural Gas in Marshall from Caddo Field May 24, 1909
Color tinted halftone postcard of the arrival of natural gas in Marshall, Texas, from Caddo Field. It is a dramatic nighttime view of a crowd standing in front of the Harrison County courthouse looking at a large flame atop a high gas standpipe anchored by wires to the ground. The caption at the bottom of the image describes the event: "Arrival of natural gas in Marshall from Caddo Field, May 24, 1909. Length of pipe line 25 miles, pressure 185 pounds. Marshall Gas Co., Marshall, Texas. Parker-Corti Photo." The postmark on the back is dated 1909, and the writer claims to have been among the crowd in the image. It is addressed to Mrs. John T. Gose, Shelbina, Missouri. Printed on the left edge of the back: "Made by Chilton Printing Co., Phila., Pa., U.S.A.
Date:
October 6, 1909
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial View of Courthouse Square, Marshall, Texas]
Color halftone postcard aerial view of the Marshall, Texas, courthouse square and the surrounding area. It was taken from the southwest and shows the loss of many historic buildings on the southwest corner of the square. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Included in the caption above the message section is the date of the photograph, Sept. 9, 1983. Printed between the message and address sections: "Published by SKYPIX, Inc., P.O. Box 387, Marshfield, WI."
Date:
September 9, 1983
Creator:
Skypix Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial View of Marshall, Texas--2
Color tinted halftone postcard aerial view of the Marshall, Texas, courthouse square and the surrounding area. It was taken from the southeast. Printed on the top left of the image in black ink on a green background is the title "Aerial View of Marshall, Texas--2" There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address sections: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas. Natural color post card made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-(ADL)."
Date:
193X
Creator:
E. C. Kropp Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Big Pines Lodge, on Caddo Lake, near Karnack, Texas]
Color halftone postcard showing Big Pines Lodge, located on Caddo Lake, near Karnak, Texas. The view shows automobiles parked in front of a one-story building with a large sign painted above the porch with the letters spelling "Big Pines Lodge" formed of logs. Pine trees tower above the low building, and a small portion of the lake can be seen on the left. According to the caption the lodge had air conditioned cabins, a dining room, and a banquet room with 215 seating capacity, and that, "Mr. & Mrs. M. O. Wommack invite you by when you are near." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Anscochrome by Tom Belch, and at the bottom of the message section, the code 35053-B. Printed between the message and address sections: "Pub. by Tom E. Belch, 1801 West St., Longview, Tex. Made by Dexter, West Nyack, N.Y."
Date:
195X
Creator:
Belch, Tom E.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bathing Pool and Dance Pavilion, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas
Color halftone postcard showing the bathing pool and dance pavilion, Rosborough Springs, near Marshall, Texas. Part of the pool is in the foreground, with a pool building to the left and the two-story dance pavilion behind. No people are in the pool. A small boy is seated on the edge of the pool, and a row of fully clothed people, most wearing hats, are seated on a long bench overlooking the pool. A man, possibly a workman, is standing with his back to the camera next to what might be a mechanical pump. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Bathing Pool and Dance Pavilion, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas," and the code 113512 is printed in the lower right corner of the border below the image. Printed on the back above the message section: "Driskell Brothers Greatest Health and Pleasure Resort. Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections: "C. T. American Art Colored." The Curt Teich logo of the intertwined initials "C T Co" in a green circle with "Chicago" curved in the bottom of the circle. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date:
192X
Creator:
Curt Teich & Co.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bird's Eye View of Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard aerial view taken from the courthouse of the east side of North Washington Ave. in Marshall, Texas, ca. 1912. The roofs and second stories of the buildings on the north side of the square are shown as well as the tops of the sidewalk canopies. "Telephone Office" is painted above the second floor windows of the building on the corner, and the second store balcony along the side of that building is shown. Printed on the top left of the image is the title "Bird's Eye View of Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card reads "Marshall, Texas, Sep 29, 1912." It is addressed to Miss Mary L. Thomas, Victoria, Texas.
Date:
September 29, 1912
Creator:
Bradie, Jean
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas
Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the long, low, brick-veneer, side-gable structure with a drive-through between the office on the right and the rooms on the left. There is a sign saying "Burnett Motel" on a pole in front of the rooms section, and a smaller sign in front of the office that says "Office, Vacancy." Features included in the caption on the back of the card include "Marshall's newest," "refrigerated air condition," and "member A.A.A." Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Nationwide Specialty Co., Tyler, Texas-- in Marshall see B. A. Denney, 209 1/2 S. Lafayette." There is no message or postmark on the card.
Date:
[1930..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Burning Oil Well, Scene Near Marshall, Texas
Color tinted halftone postcard showing a burning oil well near Marshall, Texas. Orange flames with black smoke fill much of the image with trees and sky visible on the left. The foreground looks like water with a log in front of it. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Burning Oil Well, Scene near Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back to the left of the message section is the number 16466. There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date:
[1907..1915]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History