[Postcard of a Boat Landing at Caddo State Park]

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Color halftone postcard showing a boat landing on the bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The wooden boat landing with a corrugated iron roof is in the foreground on the left. Two people are standing on it, and an empty rowboat is next to it. A red canoe with one person in it paddling is moving towards the landing. Trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back of the card at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien. Printed at the bottom of … continued below

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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O'Brien, Helen 195X.

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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 halftone postcard showing a boat landing on the bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The wooden boat landing with a corrugated iron roof is in the foreground on the left. Two people are standing on it, and an empty rowboat is next to it. A red canoe with one person in it paddling is moving towards the landing. Trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back of the card at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien. Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 380-D-11, 63192. Printed between the message and address sections: "Dextone, Made Direct from Kodachrome and Ansco Color By Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.Y."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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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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  • 195X

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  • Oct. 19, 2022, 9:35 p.m.

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  • Dec. 18, 2022, 10:34 p.m.

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O'Brien, Helen. [Postcard of a Boat Landing at Caddo State Park], postcard, 195X; Marshall, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512338/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrison County Historical Museum.

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