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[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 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

Harrison County Court House, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Harrison County courthouse in Marshall, Texas. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse and a tree is on either side of the courthouse. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Harrison County Court House, Marshall, Texas." Printed along the left edge of the message space on the back is: "Published by Marshall Peanut Candy Co., Marshall, Texas," and printed between the message and address sections: "A… more
Date: 193X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the city hall building, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. This building replaced an earlier city hall that burned. Automobiles are parked beside and in front of the building. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas" and printed on the lower right is the number 15,753. Printed on… more
Date: 1946
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper of the Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade of the two-story hipped-roof building with square two-story columns on the porch that extends across the entire facade and part of one side. An exterior staircase appears to have been added on the porch from the ground to the second floor, probably as a fire escape. The building is surrounded by trees, and in the foreground is a circular sunken space with stairs leading … more
Date: 195X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

North Washington Street, Looking South, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing a view looking south on North Washington St., Marshall, Texas, with the Harrison County courthouse at the end of the street. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "North Washington Street, Looking South, Marshall, Texas." Commercial buildings line both sides of the street and automobiles are parked in front of them. A sign for a drug store is visible on the right side. Printed on the back between the message and address sectio… more
Date: [1946..1956]
Creator: E. C. Kropp Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas--6

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing Pine Island, Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Bushes are growing on the shore in the foreground and tree branches with moss hang from above. A small motor boat with three passengers is moving across the water, and the shore in the background is covered with bushes and trees. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas -- 6." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. … more
Date: April 2, 1947
Creator: Geo, Florence
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard from the 1940s on textured linen paper showing the new high school, Marshall, Texas, that opened in 1939. The building was designed by Fort Worth architect Preston M. Geren. The view shows the facade and left side of the building. It is a three-story brick and concrete building. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number a5,755-N is printed on the lower right corner of the image. Printed on the … more
Date: October 17, 1947
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas, U. S. 80 Business Route. The view shows two cottages on the left, with two entrance doors each and the office building beyond. A sign on a pole in front of the second cottage says "Court." There are awnings on the windows of the cottages. Printed in the lower left corner of the image is the title, "Marshall Court, Marshall, Texas, Phone 2028." Printed around the edges of the image on the white border ar… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas, Junction U. S. 80, U. S. 59, Texas 43. The view shows three buildings of one story with gable roofs. The one on the left includes the office. In front of the office the motel's sign is supported by a pole within a flower bed that is surrounded by a picket fence. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and a… more
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 2A1459-N

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing a campus view of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows two red brick academic buildings on the right with bushes and sidewalks in front of them and another brick academic building further back on the left. What appears to be a one-story building is partially visible behind some trees i… more
Date: September 16, 1947
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Swimming Pool, City Park, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the swimming pool in the city park of Marshall, Texas. The actual pool, which opened in June of 1938, is not visible, but the view shows the terraced lawn around it, two buildings that probably were the filter house and the changing rooms, and part of a chain-link fence. Up another terraced slope to the pool's left is a log building that was constructed in 1939 as the NYA Community Center. Walls, stair rails, and a light post made of rocks… more
Date: April 27, 1946
Creator: Greene, Eleanor
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Texas & Pacific Railroad Shops, Marshall, Texas--8

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing a aerial view of the Texas & Pacific Railway Shop, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the roundhouse, various industrial buildings, train cars, and train tracks. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Texas & Pacific Railroad Shops, Marshall, Texas -8." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas." and "National Color Post Card Made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwauke… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the long, low, brick-veneer, side-gable structure with a drive-through between the office on the right and the rooms on the left. There is a sign saying "Burnett Motel" on a pole in front of the rooms section, and a smaller sign in front of the office that says "Office, Vacancy." Features included in the caption on the back of the card include "Marshall's newest," "refrigerated air condit… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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