1913 Souvenir Postcard

ID: 758 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
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1913 Souvenir Postcard

The turreted Main Building, with its elaborate central dome, took pride of place in the center of the triangular-shaped grounds. Though architecturally humbler, the Floral and Machinery Halls drew in crowds with specialized exhibits.

This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace

By Jim Stingley
When Stephen F. Austin led the first Anglo-American settlers into Texas including areas along the Brazos River, they brought with them their strong agricultural tradition based on cotton-growing. From the period of annexation until well into the…