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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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elks Building, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard of the Elks Building, Marshall, Texas, 212 N. Washington, Ave. The buildings on either side of this building have been artifically removed from the image and the building is surrounded by a uniform blue color, with pale orange adjacent to the first floor level. A man stands in the doorway of the commercial space on the first floor and a selection of rocking chairs and straight chairs have been placed on the front edge of the sidewalk. To the left of the shopfront is the narrow entrance door to the stairs leading to the Elks lodge rooms. A decorative grating with the word "Elks" in the center is above the door. The striped awning on the first floor is retracted. There is a recessed bay window on the second level above the shopfront, and on the third level a semicircular recess, or exedra. Printed on the top of the image is the title "Elks Building, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [..1908]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Elk Building, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard of the Elk Building, Marshall, Texas, 212 N. Washington, Ave. A man stands in the doorway of the commercial space on the first floor. To the left of the shopfront is the narrow entrance door to the stairs leading to the Elks lodge rooms. The striped awnings on the first floor and on the building to the right are retracted. There is a recessed bay window on the second level above the shopfront, and on the third level a semicircular recess, or exedra. Printed on the top of the image is the title "1131 Elk Building, Marshall, Texas" and "Published by Mathewson Drug Co." On the back the postmark date is 1908. Printed in the lower left corner of the back is the CT Chicago symbol of the Curt Teich Co. The card was addressed to Miss N. Brown, San Antonio, Tex.
Date: [..1908]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking West on Austin St., Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard showing Austin St., Marshall, Texas, looking west from the courthouse square. A few pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks and a few wagon are parked in front of buildings. The ladies are wearing long skirts and wide brimmed hats. Commercial buildings line both sides of the street. A few of the buildings have sidewalk canopies. Printed on the top of the card in black ink is the title "Looking West on Austin Street, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed along the left edge of the back of the card is: "Published expressly for Duke & Ayres Nickel Stores. Made in U.S.A." The code A-33879 is in the lower right of the message section. The printing on the back is in green ink.
Date: [1905..1915]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Court House, Marshall, Tex.

Postcard of the Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, Texas. A small tree stands in the foreground. The top right corner of the image bears a postmark from Dallas, Texas, dated June 27, 1908. The courthouse was designed by architects J. Riely Gordon and Cornelius Grandbery Lancaster in 1899 and completed in 1901. Printed along the left edge of the message space: "Published by Novelty Post Card Co., Kansas City, Mo."
Date: 1908
Creator: Jones, W. D.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History