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Alpine, Texas ~ Brewster County Courthouse 1912 ~ Real Photo Postcard J.C. Thain

Description: Original Real Photo Postcard image of the Brewster County Courthouse in Alpine, Texas. Very clear image showing great detail of the courthouse that was built in 1887. The image was taken by the prolific photographer J.C. Thain. Postally unused. The postcard is in excellent condition with no creases or bends. Corners are slightly bumped. Please look at the photos as they are part of the description. Postage includes full coverage insurance. The Courthouse Building was erected in 1887 when Brewster County was created. As an architectural entity, the Brewster County Courthouse presents an interesting and rather sophisticated local interpretation of the Second Empire Style. Tom Lovell, the local nineteenth century contractor and presumed designer, showed a substantial comprehension of design, massing, fenestration, and detailing making the Brewster County Courthouse one of the finest buildings in Brewster county. I have been collecting real photo postcard images of Far West Texas for over thirty years and have decided to start selling some of my treasures so that other collectors can enjoy them. They will not be cheap because of the rarity of the cards. Also, because of the time and trouble I have invested in them. I traveled tens of thousands of miles to different towns and cities throughout Texas and some other states going to postcard, book and paper, collector and gun shows. Checking out antique shops and second hand stores. Going to auctions before eBay existed and spending tens of thousands of hours culling through hundreds of thousands of postcards. Then came eBay and I have spent over ten thousand hours going through hundreds of thousands of postcards. I paid dearly for the items I offer on eBay as a collector, what I am trying to say is the search, finding, buying, storing and protecting took a lot of time, money and effort. I might end up having my collection cataloged and then selling it to an academic institution to realize the biggest return on my investment, but I will wait to see how it goes on eBay first.

Price: 349.88 USD

Location: Austin, Texas

End Time: 2024-11-05T02:02:01.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD

Product Images

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Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Unit of Sale: Single Unit

Number of Items in Set: 1

Artist: Lee

Signed By: NA

Occasion: Archiving America

Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)

Year Manufactured: 1912

Features: Divided Back

Postage Condition: Unposted

Character: NA

Featured Person: Unknown

Signed: No

Material: Paper

City: Alpine

Original/Licensed Reprint: Original

Franchise: NA

Brand/Publisher: J.C. Thain Photographer

Subject: West Texas Towns

Type: Real Photo Postcard (RPPC)

Continent: North America

Era: Real Photo (1910-1920)

Country: USA

Theme: Cities & Towns

Region: Texas

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

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