[Torbett Sanatorium and Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse]

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Postcard of the Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Torbett Sanatorium, and Hot Well Pavilion in Marlin Texas. The illustration depicts two or three red brick buildings on the left side and center back of the image and a smaller tan building in the right foreground. The text, "Torbett Sanatorium, Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Hot Well Pavilion, Marlin, Texas" is printed in red across the top of the postcard. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. E.P. Winters."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. August 29, 1913.

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  • Bankers Advertising Co.
    Publisher Info: "Published and For Sale (Wholesale) by Bankers Advertising Co., Marlin, Tex."
    Place of Publication: Marlin, Texas

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  • Main Title: [Torbett Sanatorium and Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse]
  • Series Title: Lekisch Collection

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Postcard of the Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Torbett Sanatorium, and Hot Well Pavilion in Marlin Texas. The illustration depicts two or three red brick buildings on the left side and center back of the image and a smaller tan building in the right foreground. The text, "Torbett Sanatorium, Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse, Hot Well Pavilion, Marlin, Texas" is printed in red across the top of the postcard. The correspondence on the back is addressed to "Mrs. E.P. Winters."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Text of correspondence: "8/29/13. Dear Mother: Leave here some time this afternoon for Perry [...] would be clad to year from you all have not had a letter for 4 weeks. G. E. W."

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  • August 29, 1913

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[Torbett Sanatorium and Majestic Hotel and Bathhouse], postcard, August 29, 1913; Marlin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1231682/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Medical Association.

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