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Main entrance and Tower, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1941

Subjects
Historic TowersSchools & Universities
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of Main entrance and Tower, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1941, Lois Post, WI, USA, c. 1941 linen postcard
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Back of Main entrance and Tower, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1941, Lois Post, WI, USA, c. 1941 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks into the University of Texas campus from the main entrance off Guadalupe Street, with the Union Building on the left, the Administration Building and its Tower at center, and the Architectural Building on the right. Live oaks and beds of red flowers frame the mall. The Tower, completed in 1937 to a design by Paul Philippe Cret, housed the main library and remains a campus landmark. The Union Building served as the center of campus social life, and Guadalupe Street, known as the Drag, was the commercial edge of campus. The card was mailed from the University Station in June 1941; Cecilia Kranzfelder writes to Lois Post in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, about exams and weather that never went over 90 degrees.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Lois, I was very happy to receive your letter and to know that you are having fun and keep- ing out of mischief. Half of school is out, and we are having exams. Funny, but I do have to study real hard. The weather has been unusual never going over 90°. Cecilia Kranzfelder

PublisherAustin News Agency
UNION BLDG. ADMINISTRATION BLDG. ARCHITECTURAL BLDG. Main Entrance to University of Texas, Austin, Texas Popular student entrance to the campus of the University of Texas from Guadalupe Street, or the "Drag", showing the Union Building, center of campus social activity, and the Administration Building, or Tower in the back- ground.
PostmarkedAustin, TX, June 28, 1941
Stamp
Addressed to
Lois Post

Jefferson Ave. Chippewa Falls, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Austin, TX
PublisherAustin News Agency
SeriesOB-H530
ConditionGood
Place addressedLois Post, Jefferson Ave., Chippewa Falls, WI
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a narrow white border; printed building labels in the sky area; scuffing and small paper losses along the right edge and upper right corner. Postmark: AUSTIN, TEX. JUN 28 30 AM 1941 UNIVERSITY STA. Linen-texture chrome card with cream border; divided back; 1¢ green "Industry-Agriculture / For Defense" stamp; light edge wear and a few surface scuffs.

Cite this card

Main entrance and Tower, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-entrance-and-tower-university-of-texas-austin-tx-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.