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U. S. Post Office - Marshall, Texas

Description: Photo-postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building showing the facade and the west side of the building. The windows and front doors are open, and one car is parked in front of the entrance. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. Bushes have been planted across the front and side of the building. Three signs are mounted on the sidewalk, and there is a metal trash bin with a pyramidal top next to the flagpole at the right corner of the building. The title at the bottom of the ima… more
Date: 194X

[unidentified house, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified house in Marshall, Texas. it is a one-story side-gable house with wood siding and central entrance door with sidelights and multi-paned windows above the door. It appears that the porch was later changed with a projecting gable front bay on the right and wraparound porch on the left.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985

[unidentified house, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified house in Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story L-plan house with a one-story projecting bay window. The first floor is faced with vertical and horizontal wood siding, while the second story and front gable are faced with shingle siding. A three-bay one story porch projects from the long side of the L. The porch ornament includes turned spindles and jig-sawn arches above turned columns. The house is in a dilapidated condition, with paint worn off and two visible broken… more
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985

[unidentified house, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified house in Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story side-gable house with wood siding and a projecting two-story entrance wing with two-story porch. The porch has decorative millwork, or gingerbread, painted in a contrasting color. The house is on a raised site, with a low retaining wall next to the sidewalk and concrete steps leading up from the sidewalk to the entrance walk.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985

View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, viewed from the southeast. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Automobiles and a few wagons are parked in the paved area in front of the courthouse. Printed at the top edge of the card above the image is: "View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "C. T. American Art, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only By Curt… more
Date: February 15, 1940

View Showing Square, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, with a group of horses and wagons in the foreground, trolley tracks passing between the wagons and the courthouse green, buggies and automobiles parked by the courthouse green, and commercial buildings on the right. Printed on the back between the message and address spaces: C. T. American Art and a small logo of a circle with the letters C T Co overlapping in the center and Chicago below them.
Date: 1916

[War Ration Book One for M. S. McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. McCutchan was one week old when the book was issued to him and was recorded as being 20 inches tall and weighing 7 1/4 pounds. the form is signed by Elizabeth Brown, Registrar. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.

Washington Avenue - Looking North - Marshall, Texas

Description: Photo-postcard of North Washington St. looking north from the courthouse in Marshall, Texas, ca. 1940s or early 1950s. Commercial buildings line both sides of the streets and automobiles are parked on both sides of the street. Commercial signs on the buildings include on the left, the Leader department store, Erick P. Littlejohn insurance company, a drug store and a cafe, and on the right, Recknagel's drug store , Austin Shoes, and Dan Cohen Shoes. Traffic lights hang from wires in the center o… more
Date: 194X
Creator: W. M. Cline Co.

Washington Avenue, Looking Toward Court House, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing Washington Ave. in Marshall, Texas, looking south, with the courthouse in the distance at the end of the street. No streetcar tracks are visible on the street. Printed below the image in black ink is the title "Washington Avenue, Looking Toward Court House, Marshall, Texas." Commercial buildings line both sides of the street, and a few wagons are parked along the side of the street. Multiple telephone poles are visible on both sides of the street Severa… more
Date: [1907..1911]

Wiley College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a campus view of Wiley College 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 what appears to be a lawn tennis court with a number of spectators standing to watch a match. Two red brick academic buildings are behind the courts and the crowd. A low wire fence with iron supports is closest to the camera, and what appears to be a higher nett… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.

Wiley College, Marshall, Texas, 2A1459-N

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing a campus view of Wiley College 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 two red brick academic buildings on the right with bushes and sidewalks in front of them and another brick academic building further back on the left. What appears to be a one-story building is partially visible behind some trees i… more
Date: September 16, 1947

[William Thomas Davis as Student at Austin College, 1880s]

Description: Photograph of William Thomas Davis on a cabinet card. He is standing in front of a photographer's backdrop showing a curtain and elaborate fireplace and one of his hands rests on the upholstered arm of a settee. He is wearing a military style jacket. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card is P. F. Goben, 317 East Mulberry St., Sherman, Tex. The inscription on the back indicates that it was taken while he was a student at Austin College in the 1880s.
Date: 188X
Creator: Goben, Perry F.
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