[Historic Marker Application: 1910 Post Office Building]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

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[7] p. ; 28 cm. + 7 photographs (b&w) + 2 photographs (col.)

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Texas Historical Commission 1991.

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, narrative, and photographs.

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[7] p. ; 28 cm. + 7 photographs (b&w) + 2 photographs (col.)

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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Photograph of the back side of the 1910 Post Office Building in Marble Falls, Texas, prior to its restoration, with a gate closed over the back door.

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #5] - ark:/67531/metapth495355

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Photograph of the front of the 1910 Post Office Building in Marble Falls, Texas, with a historic marker plaque placed in front of its porch.

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #8] - ark:/67531/metapth495362

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Photograph of the front of the 1910 Post Office Building in Marble Falls, Texas, with a historic marker plaque posted in front of the porch.

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #9] - ark:/67531/metapth495369

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[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #6]

Photograph of the side of the 1910 Post Office Building in Marble Falls, Texas, prior to its restoration. The building is run-down and surrounded with brush, with an old sign on the front awning.

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #6] - ark:/67531/metapth495485

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #1] (Photograph)

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #1]

Photograph of the back side and porch of the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas, with stairs leading up to the porch and a fence partially covering the back door. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Back - loading platform, M.F. P.O., after restoration, Old M.F. post office."

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #1] - ark:/67531/metapth495694

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Photograph of the side of the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas, with a sign in front that is painted as the Texas flag and says "Yall American." A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "South side of P.O. building after restoration, Marble Falls, old post office."

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[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #7]

Photograph of the front of the 1910 Post Office Building in Marble Falls, Texas, prior to its restoration. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "1910 Post Office Building, looking east from Mainstreet May 25, 1984."

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #7] - ark:/67531/metapth495753

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[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #2]

Photograph of a street-side view of the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas, with an awning over the front entrance. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "North-side next to building after restoration, old post office, Marble Falls."

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #2] - ark:/67531/metapth495796

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[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #3]

Photograph of the front of the 1910 Post Office Building, in Marble Falls, Texas, with a "Bookstore" sign hanging from the front of the awning. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Front of old P.O. after restoration, Marble Falls, old post office."

[1910 Post Office Building Photograph #3] - ark:/67531/metapth495813

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: 1910 Post Office Building], text, 1991; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth489013/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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