Texas State Capitol with portrait of Stephen F. Austin, Austin, Texas, circa 1935

Subjects: City Halls & Courthouses Public Figures
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Texas State Capitol with portrait of Stephen F. Austin, Austin, Texas, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A pink granite capitol building with a tall central dome and arched entrance rises behind a lawn planted with young trees and curving walks, with an oval portrait medallion of Stephen F. Austin floating in the sky at upper left. The Texas State Capitol in Austin was completed in 1888 to designs by Elijah E. Myers, using Texas pink granite and limestone quarried by convict labor; its dome stands taller than the U.S. Capitol's. Stephen F. Austin, shown in the inset, led the Anglo-American colonization of Texas in the 1820s and is known as the Father of Texas.

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PublisherSan Antonio Card Co.

T17:—TEXAS STATE CAPITOL, AUSTIN, TEXAS. Stephen F. Austin © Cecil Thomson 42374 --- STATE CAPITOL. This Great granite building cost three million acres of Texas land. 70 Miles of railroad were built to haul this granite. This dome is seven feet taller than that of the National Capitol at Washington. The building is covered with copperplates. Stephen F. Austin, father of the Texas Republic. Austin, one of the "Empresarios," or colony chiefs under the Mexican regime, was probably more responsible than any other single man for the success of the movement for Texas Independence. He is known as the "Father of Texas." POST CARD MADE IN USA PLACE STAMP HERE THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS PUB. BY SAN ANTONIO CARD CO., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

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Publisher	San Antonio Card Co.
Series	T17; 42374
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX
Publisher	San Antonio Card Co., San Antonio, TX
Notes	Linen-textured stock with white border; portrait medallion of Stephen F. Austin printed at upper left; light edge and corner wear. No postmark. Divided-back "POST CARD" with printed descriptive caption, "MADE IN USA" and publisher imprint; linen-texture stock, white border on front. Unused: no stamp, no address, no handwriting. Light soiling/toning on back.

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Texas State Capitol with portrait of Stephen F. Austin, Austin, Texas, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/texas-state-capitol-with-portrait-of-stephen-f-austin-austin-1930. Accessed October 25, 2026.