[Carnegie Library, Wiley College]

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Photograph of the front entrance of the Carnegie Library on the Wiley College Campus, Marshall, Texas, after a grant was obtained from the Carnegie Foundation in 1907. It is a two-story brick building with Ionic columns on either side of the doorway and classical-style architecture. There are trees and shrubberies planted around the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.

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Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985 193X.

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The Harrison County Historical Museum’s Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center provides opportunities to explore the past of Harrison County and Texas through its archive and artifact collections. As a county history preservation and research center, it collects, preserves, and makes available photographs, documents, books, and artifacts related to the history of Harrison County, its county seat Marshall, and Texas.

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Photograph of the front entrance of the Carnegie Library on the Wiley College Campus, Marshall, Texas, after a grant was obtained from the Carnegie Foundation in 1907. It is a two-story brick building with Ionic columns on either side of the doorway and classical-style architecture. There are trees and shrubberies planted around the building.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.

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This photograph is one of a small series taken by photographer Julian Barnes for a project of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan.

Additional historical context: The Wiley Carnegie Library was the only library for African American citizens of Marshall until 1970. In 1967, this building was replaced by a more modern library building, but this building still stands on the campus.

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Sims McCutchan Collection

Sims McCutchan’s collection of photographs, ephemera, and postcards provides documentation of many aspects of the history of Marshall, Texas, from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

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  • 193X

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  • Oct. 19, 2022, 9:36 p.m.

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Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985. [Carnegie Library, Wiley College], photograph, 193X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512378/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrison County Historical Museum.

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