[Postcard of Salado College Ruins]

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Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used … continued below

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1 postcard : col. ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1924..].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Salado Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 29 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Photograph of the light-colored stone ruins of a building, situated in a green grassy field and surrounded by trees. One stone wall with four window openings is still standing, while the other walls have deteriorated to short piles and walls. The standing wall has a tall stone column on the left side. On the back of the photograph are postcard markings and a white, rectangular sticker indicating the photograph for the postcard was taken after a fire in 1924. A short paragraph of text on the back of the postcard also gives historical information about the ruins, indicating they used to be part of Salado College.

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1 postcard : col. ; 11 x 15 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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  • [1924..]

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  • June 28, 2017, 11:44 p.m.

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  • June 26, 2020, 1:09 p.m.

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  • 30.941011, -97.536935

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[Postcard of Salado College Ruins], postcard, [1924..]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth861245/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Salado Public Library.

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