[Bonham Cotton Mills: Office Postcard #1]

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Postcard photograph of the Bonham Cotton Mills office building, a one-story brick structure connected to the larger two-story cotton mill behind it. Along the front of the office building is an awning over the covered windows and two doors, and cars are parked directly in front and beside the office building. The mill behind the office has arched double windows, and sign letters that display the words "BONHAM COTTON MILLS" upon the edge of the roof. A smokestack rises in the background, and trees and vegetation adjoin the margins of the mill site.

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

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2023 and was provided by the Fannin County Museum of History to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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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 the Bonham Cotton Mills office building, a one-story brick structure connected to the larger two-story cotton mill behind it. Along the front of the office building is an awning over the covered windows and two doors, and cars are parked directly in front and beside the office building. The mill behind the office has arched double windows, and sign letters that display the words "BONHAM COTTON MILLS" upon the edge of the roof. A smokestack rises in the background, and trees and vegetation adjoin the margins of the mill site.

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

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Rescuing Texas History, 2023

Rescuing Texas History collects photographs, letters, postcards, and other historical materials from across the state and beyond to document and preserve the rich history of the state.

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  • Aug. 26, 2024, 10:32 p.m.

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  • Oct. 31, 2024, 1:44 p.m.

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  • 33.573169, -96.182323

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[Bonham Cotton Mills: Office Postcard #1], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1721415/: accessed December 8, 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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