Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas

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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 down, perhaps a sunken garden. It is surrounded by a low wall with a railing and … continued below

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Curt Teich & Co. 195X.

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Harrison County Historical Museum

The Harrison County Historical Museum’s Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center provides opportunities to explore the past of Harrison County and Texas through its archive and artifact collections. As a county history preservation and research center, it collects, preserves, and makes available photographs, documents, books, and artifacts related to the history of Harrison County, its county seat Marshall, and Texas.

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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 down, perhaps a sunken garden. It is surrounded by a low wall with a railing and small bushes. Printed in black ink below the image: "Music Hall - Bishop College - Marshall, Texas." Printed in the lower right corner below the image: "5B-H932." There is no postmark on the back of the card. The photo caption on the back of the card identifies the building as the C. H. Maxson Music Hall. Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine CURTEICH Chicago 'C. T. art Colortone' Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)" Stamped in blue in the message space is:"Sample Photo Curt Teich & Co, Chicago, ILL." Bishop College was established in 1881 as a Baptist college for African Americans in Texas. The school moved to Dallas in 1961. The campus was sold the same year. Its buildings were demolished.

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Sims McCutchan Collection

Sims McCutchan’s collection of photographs, ephemera, and postcards provides documentation of many aspects of the history of Marshall, Texas, from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

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  • 195X

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  • Oct. 19, 2022, 9:34 p.m.

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  • Dec. 18, 2022, 3:02 p.m.

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Curt Teich & Co. Music Hall, Bishop College, Marshall, Texas, postcard, 195X; Chicago, Illinois. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512272/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Harrison County Historical Museum.

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