The card reproduces a painted portrait of General Sam Houston, identified in print as "The Hero of San Jacinto" and "The Liberator of Texas." Houston (1793–1863) commanded Texian forces at the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, served as president of the Republic of Texas, and later as U.S. senator and governor of Texas. The portrait shows him as an older man with white hair and beard, wearing a dark coat and a fur-trimmed cloak.
White border; printed copyright imprint in orange within image at lower right ('Copyright 1905 APPLIED For by A.M.P.C.'); light surface wear and small stain.
No postmark. Undivided back printed "POST CARD / THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS ONLY" with stamp box; white border; front carries a 1905 applied-for copyright imprint in orange within image at lower right. Light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
General Sam Houston portrait, Texas, 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-sam-houston-portrait-texas-1905. Accessed November 13, 2026.
