[Lover's Lane]

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Postcard of Lover's Lane and the Neches River in Beaumont. A walkway leading to a building is on the left. Typed at the bottom of the postcard is "Lover's Lane and Neches River, Beaumont, Texas." Beaumont's Lover's Lane was located near the Neches River between the Hotel Dieu and city docks. A note with the postcard states that the house in the background is the Paul Millard home. The Millard home, also known as the O'Brien home, sat on the corner of Blanchette and Orleans Street and marked as an entrance to Lover's Lane. It was demolished in 1962. Printed … continued below

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 13 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. [1907..1919].

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Tyrrell Historical Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 563 times, with 5 in the last month. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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The Tyrrell Historical Library collects and preserves the history of the greater Beaumont area, which also includes the history of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. The Library as a historical research repository was established in 1975, and has significant archival collections, genealogy records, and Texas history books.

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Postcard of Lover's Lane and the Neches River in Beaumont. A walkway leading to a building is on the left. Typed at the bottom of the postcard is "Lover's Lane and Neches River, Beaumont, Texas." Beaumont's Lover's Lane was located near the Neches River between the Hotel Dieu and city docks. A note with the postcard states that the house in the background is the Paul Millard home. The Millard home, also known as the O'Brien home, sat on the corner of Blanchette and Orleans Street and marked as an entrance to Lover's Lane. It was demolished in 1962. Printed on the back of the postcard is the following information regarding the postcard's creation: "Plate 2617."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 13 cm.

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  • [1907..1919]

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  • 1907 - 1919

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  • June 12, 2014, 7:11 a.m.

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  • Jan. 5, 2023, 4:16 p.m.

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[Lover's Lane], postcard, [1907..1919]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth416285/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tyrrell Historical Library.

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