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[Courthouse Square, Marshall, Texas]

Color halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse and square in Marshall, Texas, viewed from the southeast. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Four double rows of automobiles are parked in the paved area in front of the courthouse. Printed at the bottom of the message section is: "Pub. by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas." Printed between the message and address section is: "Dextone, Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color By Dexter Press, Pearl River, N Y." There is a postmark dated Feb. 8, 1955, and a typed message addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Allen, Jacksonville, Florida."
Date: February 8, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Laura Virginia Groner Hall, East Texas Baptist College, Marshall, Texas

Black and white photo-postcard of the Laura Virginia Groner Hall, East Texas Baptist College, in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s or early 1950s. The two-story brick dormitory has a wide full-height entrance porch with six square columns and with three dormers and a central cupola in the roof. All of the windows have shutters. Five metal chairs are visible on the porch. It is on a sloping grassy site with wide steps leading up the slope. At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "Laura Virginia Groner Hall - East Texas Baptist College - Marshall, Texas. 6-J-81" There is a postmark on the back dated Feb. 2, 1954, and the card is addressed to The Dowdys, San Antonio, Texas. The format, quality, and number code are almost identical to another card in this collection with the publisher's name W. M. Cline Co., Chattanooga, printed on it, and this card was probably produced by the same company.
Date: February 2, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas

Color halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, viewed from the southeast. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Automobiles and a few wagons are parked in the paved area in front of the courthouse. Printed at the top edge of the card above the image is: "View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "C. T. American Art, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only By Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago." It is postmarked Marshall, Texas, Feb 15, 1940. A message is written in pencil and it is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Marshall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date: February 15, 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History