Authors

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Publisher

Raphael Tuck & Sons

Publishing Note

Raphael Tuck & Sons' series no. 2497 Houston, Texas. Art publishers to their majesties the King & Queen. Photochromed in Saxony

Date Published

1905-1908

Postmark Date

1908

Postcard Text

The City Hall and Market House contains, besides the city offices, a hall for public entertainments which seats 1,300. The main tower of the building is 128 feet high and commands a magnificent view of the city and both banks of the bayou with its seven bridges. Dick Dowling's monument is in the City Hall Square.

Name of Building

City Hall and Market House (Houston, Tex.)

Topical Subject

City halls -- Texas -- Houston; Auditoriums -- Texas -- Houston

Geographic Subject

Houston (Tex.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

City/Location

Houston (Tex.)

Original Item Size

9 x 14 cm.

Genre

picture postcards

Local Genre

postcard

Type

Still Image; Text

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Collection

James F. Stubbins County and Municipal Building Postcard Collection

Source

Original postcard: Houston, Texas. City Hall and Market House, James F. Stubbins U.S. Postcard Collection, M 384, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

File Name

stu_tx_037b.jpg

Reverse Side

https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/stu/3631

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