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City Hall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the city hall, 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. Three men in suits stand on the front sidewalk. A telephone pole is on the corner. Printed on the left top of the image is the title "City Hall, Marshall, Texas." A year is not legible in the postmark on the back, but handwritten at the top of the message is the date Nov. 17, 1908. A stylized "A H … more
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Isett, Homer
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[City Hall and Auditorium, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and part of the east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. A street light is on the corner. There is no postmark or message on the back. Printed beneath the caption on the back is "Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien." Printed at the bottom of the message space is: "Pub. by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas. Printed between the message and address space is… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

College of Marshall, Administration Building, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the administration building of the College of Marshall, in Marshall, Texas, from around 1916 or 17. The main building was completed in 1916 and opened as a junior college in the summer of 1917. The school is now East Texas Baptist University. The image looks like a rendering of the building rather than a photograph of the actual building. Two figures are drawn in the foreground and the blue sky is an addition. The building has three floors and a raised basement… more
Date: [1916..1917]
Creator: E. C. Kropp Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

T. and P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas, from around 1916. The view shows a grassy area in the foreground with a curving path and two trees. A man stands at the foot of one of the trees. The hospital appears to be a grouping of small residential-scale buildings with wood siding. The largest, on the left side of the card consists of two stories with a hipped roof and a cross gable roof extending on one side. A one story porch extends across the … more
Date: 1916~
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Arrival of Natural Gas in Marshall from Caddo Field May 24, 1909

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the arrival of natural gas in Marshall, Texas, from Caddo Field. It is a dramatic nighttime view of a crowd standing in front of the Harrison County courthouse looking at a large flame atop a high gas standpipe anchored by wires to the ground. The caption at the bottom of the image describes the event: "Arrival of natural gas in Marshall from Caddo Field, May 24, 1909. Length of pipe line 25 miles, pressure 185 pounds. Marshall Gas Co., Marshall, Texas. Parker-… more
Date: October 6, 1909
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Aerial View of Courthouse Square, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard aerial view of the Marshall, Texas, courthouse square and the surrounding area. It was taken from the southwest and shows the loss of many historic buildings on the southwest corner of the square. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Included in the caption above the message section is the date of the photograph, Sept. 9, 1983. Printed between the message and address sections: "Published by SKYPIX, Inc., P.O. Box 387, Marshfield, WI."
Date: September 9, 1983
Creator: Skypix Inc.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Aerial View of Marshall, Texas--2

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard aerial view of the Marshall, Texas, courthouse square and the surrounding area. It was taken from the southeast. Printed on the top left of the image in black ink on a green background is the title "Aerial View of Marshall, Texas--2" There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed between the message and address sections: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas. Natural color post card made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.-(ADL)."
Date: 193X
Creator: E. C. Kropp Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Big Pines Lodge, on Caddo Lake, near Karnack, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing Big Pines Lodge, located on Caddo Lake, near Karnak, Texas. The view shows automobiles parked in front of a one-story building with a large sign painted above the porch with the letters spelling "Big Pines Lodge" formed of logs. Pine trees tower above the low building, and a small portion of the lake can be seen on the left. According to the caption the lodge had air conditioned cabins, a dining room, and a banquet room with 215 seating capacity, and that, "Mr. &… more
Date: 195X
Creator: Belch, Tom E.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Bathing Pool and Dance Pavilion, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the bathing pool and dance pavilion, Rosborough Springs, near Marshall, Texas. Part of the pool is in the foreground, with a pool building to the left and the two-story dance pavilion behind. No people are in the pool. A small boy is seated on the edge of the pool, and a row of fully clothed people, most wearing hats, are seated on a long bench overlooking the pool. A man, possibly a workman, is standing with his back to the camera next to what might be a mechani… more
Date: 192X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Bird's Eye View of Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard aerial view taken from the courthouse of the east side of North Washington Ave. in Marshall, Texas, ca. 1912. The roofs and second stories of the buildings on the north side of the square are shown as well as the tops of the sidewalk canopies. "Telephone Office" is painted above the second floor windows of the building on the corner, and the second store balcony along the side of that building is shown. Printed on the top left of the image is the title "Bird's Eye… more
Date: September 29, 1912
Creator: Bradie, Jean
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

Burning Oil Well, Scene Near Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing a burning oil well near Marshall, Texas. Orange flames with black smoke fill much of the image with trees and sky visible on the left. The foreground looks like water with a log in front of it. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Burning Oil Well, Scene near Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back to the left of the message section is the number 16466. There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [1907..1915]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Bob's 1 Stop Service Station and Truck Stop, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing Bob's 1 Stop Service Station and Truck Stop, Marshall, Texas, Bob Bartley, owner. On the far left is a flat-roofed service building with metal framework on top of the roof to support two signs with the outline of a big number "1" behind the letters "Bobs Stop." In front of that are 5 gas pumps in a row. An automobile is parked behind the pumps, and several trucks and cars are parked in a row between the pumps and three sign poles at the edge of the highway. The s… more
Date: 195X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Sepia postcard showing the Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Texas. An unpaved road is in the foreground. Behind a picket fence stands St. Mary's Academy on the right, a two story wood building with two-story porches along both visible sides. The church building stands to the left of that, a Gothic revival building with a steeply-pitched gable roof and a bell tower and entrance porch projecting from the facade. The church is faced with vertical wood siding. On top of the bell to… more
Date: [1907..1915]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Capitol Hotel, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the three-story Capitol Hotel in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade and one side, a three-story building to its left and part of the gallery of a building across the street. The Capitol Hotel has a balcony across the full facade on the second story level, and a shorter balcony in front of the three central windows at the third-story level, and a cast iron bracketed cornice at the top. Printed at the bottom below the image in black ink is the … more
Date: [1907..1915]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of West Rusk Street in Marshall]

Description: Postcard image of the front and west sides of the homes located at 799 and 703 W. Rusk Street in Marshall. Both house are two stories with steep, hipped roofs and a number of chimneys around the outer walls. The house on the right has a small extended room to the right of the front door with a decorative balcony above, and a window box over the door; the house at right has an extended porch across the full front of the home and a dormer window above the second floor, as well as striped awning… more
Date: unknown
Location: 32.546440 -94.375286
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

T. and P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas. The image was probably taken not long after the building was opened in 1928, but this card was probably printed in the 1930s, based on the linen style paper. It was sent through the mails and postmarked on April 24, 1940. The view shows a drive in the foreground curving in front of the building. The building is a long horizontal two-story structure with a slightly projecting entrance section. Three autom… more
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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