Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas

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Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1911 showing Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas. The building was constructed in 1911. The view shows the facade and right side of the building. It is a two-story brick and concrete building on a raised basement. Printed on the top of the image in red is the title, "Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number 16471 is printed on the back of the card on the left edge of the message section. The postmark on the back of the card does not include a year. The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Drukmiller … continued below

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1 postcard : col.; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1911..1915].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Sims McCutchan Collection and was provided by the Harrison County Historical Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Harrison County Historical Museum

The Harrison County Historical Museum’s Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center provides opportunities to explore the past of Harrison County and Texas through its archive and artifact collections. As a county history preservation and research center, it collects, preserves, and makes available photographs, documents, books, and artifacts related to the history of Harrison County, its county seat Marshall, and Texas.

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Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1911 showing Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas. The building was constructed in 1911. The view shows the facade and right side of the building. It is a two-story brick and concrete building on a raised basement. Printed on the top of the image in red is the title, "Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number 16471 is printed on the back of the card on the left edge of the message section. The postmark on the back of the card does not include a year. The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Drukmiller in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Physical Description

1 postcard : col.; 9 x 14 cm.

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The Marshall News Messenger on 3/27/1911 published a drawing of this building, titled "Marshall's New High School Building." It described the building as being constructed of brick and concrete.

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Sims McCutchan Collection

Sims McCutchan’s collection of photographs, ephemera, and postcards provides documentation of many aspects of the history of Marshall, Texas, from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

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  • [1911..1915]

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  • Oct. 19, 2022, 9:35 p.m.

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  • Dec. 17, 2022, 7:30 p.m.

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Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas, postcard, [1911..1915]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512328/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrison County Historical Museum.

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