[Bonham Cotton Mills: Aerial Postcard]

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Postcard photograph of an aerial view of the Bonham Cotton Mills, looking towards the south. The mill is a wide and flat brick building, primarily two stories at its left half and one-story at its right half. A four story tower is connected to the left half, and on the left margin is an office, below the large sign lettering reading "BONHAM COTTON MILLS." Between an extension connected to the left side and the main building is a smokestack billowing smoke; another extension of the right side is visible across the smokestack, and numerous other separated buildings are visible over … continued below

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

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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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Postcard photograph of an aerial view of the Bonham Cotton Mills, looking towards the south. The mill is a wide and flat brick building, primarily two stories at its left half and one-story at its right half. A four story tower is connected to the left half, and on the left margin is an office, below the large sign lettering reading "BONHAM COTTON MILLS." Between an extension connected to the left side and the main building is a smokestack billowing smoke; another extension of the right side is visible across the smokestack, and numerous other separated buildings are visible over Powder Creek and towards the horizon at right. Rail lines are built at bottom left, and another warehouse is visible at far left, above the main mill.

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

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Rescuing Texas History, 2023

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  • Aug. 26, 2024, 10:32 p.m.

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[Bonham Cotton Mills: Aerial Postcard], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1721414/: accessed December 2, 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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