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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

Capitol Hotel, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing the three-story Capitol Hotel in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade and one side, a three-story building to its left and part of the gallery of a building across the street. The Capitol Hotel has a balcony across the full facade on the second story level, and a shorter balcony in front of the three central windows at the third-story level, and a cast iron bracketed cornice at the top. Printed at the bottom below the image in black ink is the title "Capitol Hotel, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Tex.

Sepia postcard showing the Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Texas. An unpaved road is in the foreground. Behind a picket fence stands St. Mary's Academy on the right, a two story wood building with two-story porches along both visible sides. The church building stands to the left of that, a Gothic revival building with a steeply-pitched gable roof and a bell tower and entrance porch projecting from the facade. The church is faced with vertical wood siding. On top of the bell tower is a tall steeple with a cross on top. A small one-story wood cottage with gable roof is visible to the left of the church. Several trees are growing beside the church and in front of the school. Two telephone poles are on the side of the road. Printed in red ink on the top of the image is the title, "Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Tex." Printed in red ink on the back of the card in the lower left corner is: "Made in Germany," the code K 13413, and within a circle with two wings on the sides are the initials SL & Co., which was the logo of the New …
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

High School, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing the high school building in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade of the two-story brick building. Stairs lead to entrance doors on either side of a projecting hipped roof central section with a tower on top of the roof. Printed in the border to the right of the image is the title, "High School, Marshall, Tex." and "Published by Mathewson Drug Co." Printed on the lower left corner of the message sections is the Curt Teich Co. logo of the intertwined letters "C," "T," and "Co." with "Chicago" underneath The postmark on the back is dated 5/1/1907, and the card is adressed to Mr. Linn Georgia, Waverly, N.Y.
Date: May 1, 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hotel Ginocchio, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard of the Ginocchio Hotel, Marshall, Texas, 705 N. Washington Ave. The view is from the northeast, showing the north side of the building and part of the east side. Corbelled bricks mark the top of the second floor. Square towers mark the corners of the building A shed roof supported by poles covers the sidewalk on the north and east sides of the building, and windows and doors are visible beneath it. There are several brick chimneys. The two-story brick, gable-roof building was designed by architect C. G. Lancaster in 1896. It was built as a railroad hotel, close to the railroad depot. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Hotel Ginocchio, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard of ca. 1907-1915 showing the Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas. It is a straight facade view with parts of the neighboring buildings visible. The hotel's three-story building has a sidewalk canopy across the full facade with multipaned clerestory windows above the canopy. A fire escape on the second bay from the right leads from the third story to the canopy and has a ladder from the third story to the roof. Two boys stand leaning on either side of a five-globe street light on the sidewalk in front of the building. A horse and buggy stand on the street to their right, and two men with straw hats sit next to the right side of the building. The horse is hitched to a ring in the sidewalk. Printed in black ink on the lower left border below the image is the title "Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back. The code A-68238 is printed on the back at the top left of the address section. Printed between the message and address sections: "C. T. American Art" and the logo of an intertwined C and T Co, Chicago in a circle.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Interior of Jenkins Crystal Palace Drug Store, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing the interior of the Jenkins Crystal Palace Drug Store in Marshall, Texas. The view shows an octagonal floor display case in the foreground and display case counters along both sides with shelves behind them. There appears to be a narrow balcony at a mezzanine level at the back. Garlands of large paper flowers decorate the sides of the room and the central hanging light fixtures. The stock is arranged in an ornamental decorative manner and includes a large cylindrical jar or container of canes on the left front. Faint pink coloring highlights the contents of the central octagonal case. Printed at the bottom in black ink below the image is the title "Interior of Jenkins Crystal Palace Drug Store, Marshall, Texas. The postmark on the back does not include a year. The card is addressed to Mrs. Bettie B. Murzbacher, Dallas, Texas.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Main Entrance, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing the main entrance gates to the Wiley College campus in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows the formal entrance to the campus and the tree-lined drive, with a glimpse of one of the buildings in the background. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Main Entrance, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard showing the Marshall National Bank building, located at 101 E. Austin St., Marshall, Texas. The façade includes four Ionic columns beneath a classical pediment. Pedestrians and an automobile may have been artifically added to the image. Printed in black ink on the top left of the image is the title "Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back. The code A-14472 is printed at the bottom of the address section, and the small Curt Teich & Co. trademark in a circle is printed between the decorative shaped letters of the words "Post Card" above the address space.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard showing the Marshall National Bank building, located at 101 E. Austin St., Marshall, Texas. A small part of the lower right corner of the image is missing and there are a few small tears along the bottom edge.The façade includes four Ionic columns beneath a classical pediment. The entrance doors are propped open, and most of the second-floor windows on the side of the building have striped awnings. Two young boys wearing knickers stand on the corner. Printed in red ink on the top of the image is the title "Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marshall, Tex., Confederate Monument

Postcard of the Confederate Monument in Marshall, Texas. Part of the Harrison County Courthouse is visible in the background to the left. A commercial building is visible across the street from the courthouse. The statue was designed by Frank Teich, carved in Italy, and dedicated in Marshall Jan. 19, 1906. The card was postmarked Sept. 6, 1907, Marshall, Texas, and addressed to Miss Irene Ferrell in Marion, Ill. Part of the message is continued on the image side of the card. Printed at the bottom of the image: "Manufactured by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, ILL."
Date: 1907
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Picking Cotton", Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard showing people picking cotton in a field near Marshall, Texas. A basket full of cotton is in the foreground, and behind it two Black workers stand next to another full basket with a white man holding a note pad standing next to them. Behind them to the right is a wagon onto which cotton is being loaded. Many other people are in the field picking. A woman wearing a large sunbonnet and and a child are in the foreground on the left, putting cotton into a sack. In the background a man on a white horse is watching the work. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Picking Cotton, Marshall, Texas." The words "Marshall, Texas" are printed in a different font and ink, making it possible that the image was a stock image that could be customized for different locations, but the message on the back says that the field was located near Marshall. Printed on the back to the left of the message section: "78.-17. I P C & N Co. Illustrated Postal Card Co. New York. Made in Germany." There is a postmark on the back, but the year is incomplete. …
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Elgin, Mrs. Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History

South Drive, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing the South Drive, Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows the unpaved drive lined by bushes and trees leading to a two story brick building. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "South Drive, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Washington Avenue, Looking Toward Court House, Marshall, Texas

Black and white halftone postcard showing Washington Ave. in Marshall, Texas, looking south, with the courthouse in the distance at the end of the street. No streetcar tracks are visible on the street. Printed below the image in black ink is the title "Washington Avenue, Looking Toward Court House, Marshall, Texas." Commercial buildings line both sides of the street, and a few wagons are parked along the side of the street. Multiple telephone poles are visible on both sides of the street Several of the buildings have sidewalk canopies or awnings. The three-story Elks building is visible on the left. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date: [1907..1911]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History