[Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan]

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Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongside pedestrians and passersby walking through the road, An electric streetcar passes along the center of the … continued below

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Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope [1891..1915].

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Fannin County Museum of History

The Fannin County Museum of History is located in the old Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot in Bonham, Texas. The Museum displays a great variety of historical artifacts, including the fire engine that fought the 1929 Courthouse Fire, a restored WWII PT-19 Fairchild airplane and a caboose. The Museum also has online collections of photographs and documents which can be accessed from its website, fannincountymuseum.org.

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Letter to Richard Morgan (1877–1964), rector of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Bonham lodging at the Dupont Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, from Charles and Penelope Torter. The front of the postcard depicts the west side of the Courthouse Square in Bonham, looking north from Main Street. Buildings line the west and north side of the square, including the First National Bank building on the street corner. Cars drive along the paved road at left and are parked on the curb at right, alongside pedestrians and passersby walking through the road, An electric streetcar passes along the center of the road.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Additional historical context: The northern terminus of the streetcar line was the Russell Heights neighborhood and the southern was the Texas and Pacific Railroad depot. Operations for the streetcar ceased in 1915.

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  • Dec. 20, 2023, 2:52 p.m.

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  • March 18, 2024, 12:46 p.m.

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Torter, Charles & Torter, Penelope. [Postcard from Penelope and Charles Torter to Richard Morgan], postcard, [1891..1915]; Bonham, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1627982/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fannin County Museum of History.

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