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[Oil Field in Burkburnett, Texas]

Postcard of an oil field in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls. The inscription on the front reads "Oil a Mile Long in Block 96" and on the back "Mrs. J. L. Marshall 1100 Elgin Ave Muskogee, Okla. The image has an oil derrick in the background as well as a body of water running through the middle of the image.
Date: May 23, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas

Black and white postcard of the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed in the early 1920s. The building was constructed in 1861. It is a front-gable brick-masonry structure in a Greek revival style with a bell tower and steeple on the peak of the front gable. Three sets of steps ascend to the entrance porch, which has four tapered square brick columns surmounted by a pediment. The view shows the facade and the right side of the building with its raised basement windows visible. At the top of the image, printed in red is the title, "Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the right side of the i mage in red: "Fry Hodge Drug Co., Marshall, Texas." There is a postmark dated May 14, 1923 on the back. The card was addressed to Miss Sallie Woodrome, Yoakum, Texas.
Date: May 14, 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of William Henry Gordon and Fred Smith]

Postcard of William Henry Gordon of Porter, Oklahoma and Fred Smith wearing striped shirts, dark vests, and hats. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says "Compliment of William Gordon to Ida Leroy." This collection of photographs of African Americans was purchased from an estate in Dallas, Texas.
Date: May 1, 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, May 13, 1922]

Postcard from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox informing him that he is in Houston and will visit Splendora, Texas soon.
Date: May 13, 1922
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
System: The Portal to Texas History