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[Postcard from Miss Burch to Maurene Matlock, December 23, 1920]

Description: Postcard from a woman named Miss Burch to Maurene Matlock wishing her a Merry Christmas. The illustration on the front depicts a Holly plant with the title "Loving Christmas Tokens" written in cursive at the bottom.
Date: December 23, 1920
Partner: Murphy Historical Society Inc.

[Smith Steel Casting Co., Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing an interior view of the Smith Steel Casting Co., Marshall, Texas. The view shows two large crucibles being tilted to pour molten metal into a smaller container of a mold. Several workers are on the foundry floor assisting with the process. Printed in the lower left corner of the image is the logo of an "S" within a diamond shape. Printed in the message section is a form reply for receipt of an order. Printed between the message and address sections is: "Bob Burn… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Smith Steel Casting Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Scene at Hynson's Springs, Six Miles West of Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard of a scene with two young women at Hynson's Springs, near Marshall, Texas. One of the young women stands at the bottom of the spring house and is holding up what appears to be a long-handled dipper, while the other woman is seated on the top of the spring house and is reaching down toward the dipper. The spring house is a brick, stone, and possibly concrete structure with arches at the bottom where the water comes out. It is located in a depression in a wooded … more
Date: August 31, 1910
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of a Boat Landing at Caddo State Park]

Description: 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'… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the office building and the section of the motel to its right. The office is a front gable, one-story building with a cross-gable wing in back. There is a sign saying "Bob Hope Motel" on a pole in front, and "Bob Hope Motel" is also in the front gable. Beds of flowers are at the base of the sign, the office building and the other buildings. Four outdoor chairs are placed on the side of t… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Caddo Lake with Four People in a Motot Boat among the Trees]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. Water is in the foreground with trees growing from the water on the sides and in the background. A small boat with an outboard motor on the back is in the middle, with four people in it fishing. 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, … more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the highway in the foreground, then the parking lot, then the motel . A front gable one-story office building is in the center of the parking lot with a sign on a pole in front of it. The low, one-story motel building stretches behind it. Small motel room facades with entrance door and one window alternate with open garage spaces. Included in the caption on the back of the card are featur… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Post Office, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building showing the facade and the west side of the building. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. The title at the top of the card is "Post Office - Marshall, Tex." and the code 68234-N is on the lower right. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.}"
Date: [1931..1945]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Cypress Trees in the Water, Caddo Lake State Park, Karnack, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of cypress trees growing from the water at Caddo Lake State Park, at Karnack, near Marshall, Texas. The view is filled with the tree trunks and branches and the reflections of the tree trunks on the water. Printed on the back of the card between the message and address sections: "The finest American made view post cards - The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y." There is no postmark or message on the card.
Date: 193X
Creator: Albertype Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Devil's Elbow, Big Cypress Bayou, Caddo Lake]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a fishing area called Devil's Elbow on Big Cypress Bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The water is in the foreground and grass and trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back at the end of the image caption: "Color photography by Robert Lomax. Printed at the bottom of the message section: "Pub by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. 90330." Printed between the message and address sections: "G… more
Date: 196X
Creator: Lomax, Robert
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Exterior of T. J. Taylor Store, Karnack, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the T. J. Taylor store in Karnack, Texas. Taylor was the father of Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson. The view shows a 19th century two-story brick commercial building with later additions on three sides. The building is not in good condition and does not appear to be in use. A sign on what appears to have been a gas station addition says, "T.J. Taylor, Dealer in Everything." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed at t… more
Date: 196X
Creator: Baxter's Photo Supply
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Interior of T. C. Lindsey & Co., Jonesville, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the interior of the T. C. Lindsey & Co. general store in Jonesville, Texas. The view is taken from a height (probably a ladder?) looking down on display cases and shelves packed with items for sale. Sam and Tom Vaughn and other family members that run the store are standing midway back among the merchandise. Location given on the card is Farm Road 134, which intersects I-20 two miles west of Louisiana line. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.… more
Date: 199X
Creator: Lake & Lomax Color Lab
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Howard C. Bennett Student Center, East Texas Baptist College, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Howard C. Bennett Student Center, East Texas Baptist College, in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1970s. The building was constructed in 1973. The two-story brick and glass modern building has two wings visible in the view, the one on the left has a wall of glass panels with entrance doors on the lower right, next to the wing that projects to the right to form an L. There is a large pine tree on the left in the foreground. Printed on the back between the me… more
Date: [1973..1979]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Fly 'N Fish Motel with Runway, on Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Fly 'N Fish motel and airport on Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. In the foreground are two small airplanes parked in the grass by a runway. On the other side of the runway is the motel. One-story wings for the rooms extend on either side of a two-story front-gable building that probably housed the dining room and dance floor mentioned in the card's caption. Automobiles are parked in front of the wings with the rooms, and a number of people are clustered in … more
Date: 195X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of the Gables Restaurant, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Gables Cafe, Marshall, Texas, probably from the late 1950s. The one-story side-gable building consists of a central red-brick cottage with a small cross-gable entrance and white wood-siding additions on both sides. A tall sign on the right with lights, mounted on a single pole says "Gables Cafe." Attached to the sign's pole is a round sign for the Lions Club. A metal structure on the roof supports lighted letters spelling "The Gables Cafe." A number of automobile… more
Date: 195X
Creator: Davis, Tiny
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of the Gables Restaurant, Marshall, Texas, night view]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Gables Cafe, Marshall, Texas, taken at night sometime after a 1974 rebuilding. The illuminated signs include a large rectangular sign supported by two posts in front of the entrance that says "The Gables Restaurant" and a rooftop sign that says "The Gables Cafe." Another sign with smaller letters runs along the ridge of the roof and says "Home of the Little Loaf of Bread." Automobiles and a pickup truck are parked in the parking log in front. There is no postmark… more
Date: 1974~
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Saint Marie's Academy, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1911 showing St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Texas. The view shows a side entrance facing the street and part of the main entrance on the left. It is a three-story brick building on a raised basement of stone. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "St. Marie's [sic] Academy, Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Dec. 21, 1911, and the card is addressed to Mrs. Ida Swartz in Reading, Pa. Printed on the left edge… more
Date: December 21, 1911
Creator: Townsend, Mrs. [?]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Noonday Tabernacle, Noonday Holiness Camp, Near Hallsville, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Noonday Tabernacle. located four miles north of Hallsville, Texas. The view shows an open air pavilion with a large hipped roof, supported by posts with trusses around the outer edge. Wood benches can be seen within the space. Trees surround it, and the bottom sections of their trunks are painted white to make them more visible to drivers at night. A dirt road curves toward the tabernacle and part of a parked car can be seen on the right. According to the cap… more
Date: 196X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Young Women Standing by Canoes and Swimming at Camp Fern near Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing young women at a lake at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. On the shore in the foreground are five canoes turned upside down with two young women leaning against them. A wooden pier with a diving board at one end extends from the shore. One person is on the diving board and five others are standing or sitting on the pier. A floating platform is further out on the lake. Trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed o… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Marshall, Texas]

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Texas. One side of the card was completely blank for the message and the other side was divided in half, with the image of the mill on the left half and the address space on the right half. Th view shows the grain elevator in the background with lower industrial buildings in front of it and train cars and railroad tracks running parallel to the buildings. Printed above the image is: "Home of 'A-Corn' Feeds." Printed be… more
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: Tatum, Mrs. C. G.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of the Gables Restaurant, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Gables Cafe, Marshall, Texas, probably from the 1960s. The one-story side-gable building consists of a central red-brick cottage with a small cross-gable entrance and white wood-siding additions on both sides. A large rectangular sign supported by two posts in front of the entrance says "The Gables Restaurant." It has fluorescent bulbs for illumination at night. A metal structure on the roof supports lighted letters spelling "The Gables Cafe." A few automobiles a… more
Date: 196X
Creator: Davis, L. T.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Scene on Cold Water Creek, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing ice and snow on Cold Water Creek, Marshall, Texas. The creek is in the foreground and ice covers the bushes and trees along its banks. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Scene on Cold Water Creek, Marshall, Texas" and the code 12242. Printed on the back to the left of the message section is the Curt Teich logo of the intertwined letters C T and Co, with Chicago beneath. The postmark on the back is dated Mar 15, 1911, and the card is addressed … more
Date: March 15, 1911
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Shady Bridle Paths, Camp Fern, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing a bridle path in the woods at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. Six riders on their horses are on the path. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Shady Bridle Paths. Camp Fern. Marshall, Tex." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address sections: "Artvue Post Card Co., 225 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y."
Date: 193X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Fly'N Fish, Beers Field - Caddo Lake, 4800 Ft. N. S. Hard Surfaced

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Fly 'N Fish motel and airport on Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Two small planes are parked on the runway in front of the motel. One-story wings for the rooms extend on either side of a two-story height front-gable building that housed a dining room and dance floor. Printed on the top of the image: "The Fly 'N Fish, Beers Field - Caddo Lake, 4800 Ft., N. S. Hard Surfaced." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. by Brogan Adv. Co., Tyler… more
Date: April 6, 1956
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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