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Arrival of Natural Gas in Marshall from Caddo Field May 24, 1909

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the arrival of natural gas in Marshall, Texas, from Caddo Field. It is a dramatic nighttime view of a crowd standing in front of the Harrison County courthouse looking at a large flame atop a high gas standpipe anchored by wires to the ground. The caption at the bottom of the image describes the event: "Arrival of natural gas in Marshall from Caddo Field, May 24, 1909. Length of pipe line 25 miles, pressure 185 pounds. Marshall Gas Co., Marshall, Texas. Parker-… more
Date: October 6, 1909
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Burning Oil Well, Scene Near Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing a burning oil well near Marshall, Texas. Orange flames with black smoke fill much of the image with trees and sky visible on the left. The foreground looks like water with a log in front of it. Printed on the top of the image is the title, "Burning Oil Well, Scene near Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back to the left of the message section is the number 16466. There is no postmark or message on the back.
Date: [1907..1915]
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Capitol Hotel, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the three-story Capitol Hotel in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade and one side, a three-story building to its left and part of the gallery of a building across the street. The Capitol Hotel has a balcony across the full facade on the second story level, and a shorter balcony in front of the three central windows at the third-story level, and a cast iron bracketed cornice at the top. Printed at the bottom below the image in black ink is the … more
Date: [1907..1915]
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Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Sepia postcard showing the Catholic Church and St. Mary's Academy, Marshall, Texas. An unpaved road is in the foreground. Behind a picket fence stands St. Mary's Academy on the right, a two story wood building with two-story porches along both visible sides. The church building stands to the left of that, a Gothic revival building with a steeply-pitched gable roof and a bell tower and entrance porch projecting from the facade. The church is faced with vertical wood siding. On top of the bell to… more
Date: [1907..1915]
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City Hall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the city hall, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. Three men in suits stand on the front sidewalk. A telephone pole is on the corner. Printed on the left top of the image is the title "City Hall, Marshall, Texas." A year is not legible in the postmark on the back, but handwritten at the top of the message is the date Nov. 17, 1908. A stylized "A H … more
Date: November 17, 1908
Creator: Isett, Homer
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Court House, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Postcard of the Harrison County Courthouse in Marshall, Texas. A small tree stands in the foreground. The top right corner of the image bears a postmark from Dallas, Texas, dated June 27, 1908. The courthouse was designed by architects J. Riely Gordon and Cornelius Grandbery Lancaster in 1899 and completed in 1901. Printed along the left edge of the message space: "Published by Novelty Post Card Co., Kansas City, Mo."
Date: 1908
Creator: Jones, W. D.
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Elk Building, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Elk Building, Marshall, Texas, 212 N. Washington, Ave. A man stands in the doorway of the commercial space on the first floor. To the left of the shopfront is the narrow entrance door to the stairs leading to the Elks lodge rooms. The striped awnings on the first floor and on the building to the right are retracted. There is a recessed bay window on the second level above the shopfront, and on the third level a semicircular recess, or exedra. Printed on the… more
Date: [..1908]
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Elks Building, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Elks Building, Marshall, Texas, 212 N. Washington, Ave. The buildings on either side of this building have been artifically removed from the image and the building is surrounded by a uniform blue color, with pale orange adjacent to the first floor level. A man stands in the doorway of the commercial space on the first floor and a selection of rocking chairs and straight chairs have been placed on the front edge of the sidewalk. To the left of the shopfront … more
Date: [..1908]
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Eureka No. 2 K. of P. Degree Team

Description: Group photograph of the Marshall, Texas Eureka No. 2 Knights of Pythias Degree Team in costume, taken inside their lodge building. Windows with Venetian blinds are visible behind the group and decorative knights' shields hang on the wall. Three men are sitting in the center front, two holding swords in front of them and twenty men stand behind them. The title "Eureka No. 2 K. of P. Degree Team" is printed in the center of the bottom of the print. On the lower right is printed "Photo by Parker-C… more
Date: 1900/1910
Creator: Parker-Corti
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First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 310 N. Fulton St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed around 1907. The main building was constructed in 1884 in an English Arts and Crafts parish church style. The main gable-roofed structure has a picturesque tower entrance porch projecting on the right. Decorative shingles can be seen on the mid-level of the entrance tower and in the ends of the gables, and turned wood elements decorate the entrance porch. Bushes and tr… more
Date: July 18, 1908
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[Four Generations, Dykes, McAllisters, and McCutchans]

Description: Photographic portrait of four adults and two children. Standing left to right are Clinton Dyke and Mary McAllister McCutchan, seated on left is Sarah Dyke holding her great grandson Marion Sims McCutchan Jr., seated on right is Katie McAllister holding her grandson Lewis McCutchan. Later inscription in ink on back reads: "4 generations, L to R standing Uncle Clinton, Mother (Mary), seated Great Grandmother Dyke holding Sims McCutchan Jr., Grandmother McAllister holding Lewis McCutchan." The pho… more
Date: 1905
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High School, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the high school building in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade and left side of the two-story brick building. Stairs lead to entrance doors on either side of a projecting hipped roof central section with a tower on top of the roof. Printed in the border to the right of the image is the title, "High School, Marshall, Tex." Printed on the back on the left edge of the message sections is: "Published by Novelty Post Card Co., Kansas City, Mo.." … more
Date: [1908..1918]
Creator: Nelson, Dorothy
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High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the high school building in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade of the two-story brick building. Stairs lead to entrance doors on either side of a projecting hipped roof central section with a tower on top of the roof. Printed in the border to the right of the image is the title, "High School, Marshall, Tex." and "Published by Mathewson Drug Co." Printed on the lower left corner of the message sections is the Curt Teich Co. logo of the intertw… more
Date: May 1, 1907
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Hotel Ginocchio, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Ginocchio Hotel, Marshall, Texas, 705 N. Washington Ave. The view is from the northeast, showing the north side of the building and part of the east side. Corbelled bricks mark the top of the second floor. Square towers mark the corners of the building A shed roof supported by poles covers the sidewalk on the north and east sides of the building, and windows and doors are visible beneath it. There are several brick chimneys. The two-story brick, gable-roof… more
Date: [1907..1915]
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Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of ca. 1907-1915 showing the Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas. It is a straight facade view with parts of the neighboring buildings visible. The hotel's three-story building has a sidewalk canopy across the full facade with multipaned clerestory windows above the canopy. A fire escape on the second bay from the right leads from the third story to the canopy and has a ladder from the third story to the roof. Two boys stand leaning on either side of a five-globe stre… more
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
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Interior of Jenkins Crystal Palace Drug Store, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the interior of the Jenkins Crystal Palace Drug Store in Marshall, Texas. The view shows an octagonal floor display case in the foreground and display case counters along both sides with shelves behind them. There appears to be a narrow balcony at a mezzanine level at the back. Garlands of large paper flowers decorate the sides of the room and the central hanging light fixtures. The stock is arranged in an ornamental decorative manner and includes a lar… more
Date: [1907..1915]
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[Invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, Huntsville, Texas, May 26, 1900]

Description: The three pages of this invitation and program are tied into a folded cover of linen paper. The front cover has intertwined raised initials, S, H, N, I (for Sam Houston Normal Institute), and above them is printed an image in red and blue ink of a Texas flag with the initials S.H.N.I. flying from the top of the flag pole. The first page within the cover is the printed invitation to the Joint Session of the Literary Societies of the Sam Houston Normal Institute, held in Memorial Hall, Huntsville… more
Date: 1900
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[Locke Home, Version 1]

Description: Photograph of the Locke home, with two women and a dog seated on the front porch. Inscription in ink on the back states: "Locke Home, Fannin & Grove, demolished 1956." Version one shows slightly more of the right side of the house than Version two, and it is printed darker. The house is a one-story side-gable house of wood siding, two chimneys, and four slender square columns supporting ornate scroll-sawn decorative brackets. Two ferns are on stands on the porch, and a picket fence and two tre… more
Date: 1900~
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[Locke Home, Version 2]

Description: Photograph of the Locke home, with two women and a dog seated on the front porch. Version two shows slightly more of the left side of the house than Version one, and it is printed lighter. The house is a one-story side-gable house of wood siding, two chimneys, and four slender square columns supporting ornate scroll-sawn decorative brackets. Two ferns are on stands on the porch, and a picket fence and two trees are in front of the house. The figure in back is Sarah Dycke Locke, and the figure… more
Date: 1900~
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Looking West on Austin St., Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing Austin St., Marshall, Texas, looking west from the courthouse square. A few pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks and a few wagon are parked in front of buildings. The ladies are wearing long skirts and wide brimmed hats. Commercial buildings line both sides of the street. A few of the buildings have sidewalk canopies. Printed on the top of the card in black ink is the title "Looking West on Austin Street, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or messa… more
Date: [1905..1915]
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Main Entrance, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the main entrance gates to the Wiley College campus in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows the formal entrance to the campus and the tree-lined drive, with a glimpse of one of the buildings in the background. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Main Entrance, Wiley University, Marshall, Texas." There is… more
Date: [1907..1915]
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[Marion Sims McCutchan Sr. Family Album ca. 1900-1915]

Description: Photograph album of the Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. family, missing its cover. The photos are pasted on the gray paper pages. Photographs include interior and exterior shots of the family home at 2105 Rosborough Springs Road, Marshall, Texas, and the barn. Most of the photos show the three sons of the family, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 1903, Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., born 1905, and Kenneth Shannon McCutchan, born 1912, but a few photos also include their parents Sims, Sr. and Mary.
Date: 1900/1915
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Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing the Marshall National Bank building, located at 101 E. Austin St., Marshall, Texas. The façade includes four Ionic columns beneath a classical pediment. Pedestrians and an automobile may have been artifically added to the image. Printed in black ink on the top left of the image is the title "Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas." There is no postmark or message on the back. The code A-14472 is printed at the bottom of the address section, and the small … more
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
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Marshall National Bank, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing the Marshall National Bank building, located at 101 E. Austin St., Marshall, Texas. A small part of the lower right corner of the image is missing and there are a few small tears along the bottom edge.The façade includes four Ionic columns beneath a classical pediment. The entrance doors are propped open, and most of the second-floor windows on the side of the building have striped awnings. Two young boys wearing knickers stand on the corner. Printed in r… more
Date: [1907..1915]
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