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[Harrison County Courthouse and Hotel Marshall, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of the Harrison County (Texas) Courthouse, taken from the northwest, in the 1930s. Cars are parked around it, and the Hotel Marshall is visible behind it. The courthouse was designed by architect James Riely Gordon. This photograph is one of a small series taken by photographer Julian Barnes for a project of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
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Henderson Motel, 302 Pinecrest Drive East, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Henderson Motel, Marshall, Texas, 302 Pinecrest Drive East. The view shows the long, low, brick-veneer, one-story motel building with central office section. There is a sign on a pole in front, and a drive on the left leading to the back where the room entrances are. Printed on the top of the card is the name of the motel, its address and two phone numbers, as well as a AAA logo and one for Best Western Motels. The caption on the back of the card notes the mo… more
Date: 195X
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[Henderson Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Henderson Motel, Marshall, Texas. Two images are shown on the card. The top one shows the central office section of the building with sections of rooms to its right and left. Lawn furniture is on the grass in front of the motel, as well as a flower bed, and signs in front of the office section give the name of the motel and also include "Air Conditioned," "Television," and "AAA." A Gulf service station is visible in the background. The bottom image shows the … more
Date: 195X
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Henderson's Garage, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing Henderson's Garage in Marshall, Texas, located on the south side of the square, west of the city hall. The service bays were inserted into an older one-story brick masonry building. The two open bays have a sign above them saying "Auto Repair Shop" and a smaller sign between them saying "Gasoline 10 cents." The third bay is closed with a bench in front of it, and the fourth bay has the sign "Accessories" above it. Above all four bays a projecting corrug… more
Date: ~1915
Creator: Burk [?], Ernest
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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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[Home of the Governor of Missouri during the Civil War 1863-1865]

Description: Photograph of a two-story hipped-roof house with wood siding that served as the Missouri Governor's house from 1863-1865 during the Civil War. The Governor rented it from Mrs. Mary Key. It was located at 204 East Crockett St. Architectural details indicate that the house was expanded and updated after the Civil War, later in the 19th century. Inscription in ink on the back of the photograph states: "Home of the governor of Missouri during the Civil War 1866."
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
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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]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[Hotel Marshall, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Hotel Marshall, 210 E. Houston St., Marshall, Texas, which was built in 1929. The view is taken from the east and shows the facade and east side of the eight story building, as well as part of the two-story red brick Mahon Building to the hotel's east. There is a sidewalk canopy across the facade with 2nd floor balcony on top of it and what appears to be a terrace surrounding the eighth floor. There are automobiles parked on the street. A metal structure on top of… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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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[House at 305 South Grove, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the house at 305 South Grove St., Marshall, Texas, taken in the 1930s by photographer Julian Barnes for a project of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan. It is a two-story side-gable house of five bays with a two-story portico with four columns. Three dormer windows are in the roof. In the book "Hsitoric Marshall Revisited" by Edward W. Plummer, it is identified as the Fletcher Home, built in 1929 from the remains of a two-story house demolished by Henry McGee.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
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[House at 314 W. Austin St., Marshall, Texas, Fry-Barry House]

Description: Photograph of the Fry-Barry house, 314 W. Austin St., Marshall, Texas, built between 1853 and 1861 by Fidel Bircher, designed by architect W. R. D. Ward. It is a Greek Revival style raised cottage, with brick lower portion and wood siding on the main floor. A 1920s automobile with a canvas top is parked in front of the house. This photograph is one of a small series taken by photographer Julian Barnes for a project of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan. Written on the back by Mrs. McCutchan: "Home of Cousi… more
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
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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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Interior Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard of the interior of Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall, Texas, located at the northeast corner of N. Grove St. and W. Houston St., probably photographed in the 1920s. The view is taken from the back of the church looking up the aisle toward the altar with the pews on either side. A dominant feature is the open timber roof. Pointed-arch Gothic revival stained glass windows are on both sides and behind the altar. Eight ceiling fans are visible. Printed on the back between t… more
Date: 192X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet

Jerusalem Baptist Church, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s. The one-story brick building with basement has a central entrance tower with a hipped roof, which projects from a front gable-roofed main section with a side gable section behind it. It is a simple, unornamented building, except for the round arched entrance with three rows of corbelled brick surrounding the doors and two square pillars on either side of the entrance supporting lamps… more
Date: 194X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Junior High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the the junior high school in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s or early 1950s. The brick building of two stories on a raised basement was built in 1924 as the new high school. It became the junior high school in 1939 when a new high school building was constructed. The central entrance is in an English Gothic Academic style. At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "Junior High School - Marshall, Texas. 6-J-12" There is no postmar… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Kahn Memorial Hospital, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard of the Kahn Memorial Hospital, in Marshall, Texas. The image was probably taken in the late 1930's or early 1940's. The building was opened in 1928. The card is printed on linen style paper. A note on the back says "Our trip, 1934-1937," but the code on the front of the card dates it to 1942. The view shows the red brick hospital building of two-stories on raised basement, but most of the building is obscured by tree branches. Two people are sitting on a bench in front o… more
Date: [1934..1942]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

Laura Virginia Groner Hall, East Texas Baptist College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Laura Virginia Groner Hall, East Texas Baptist College, in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s or early 1950s. The two-story brick dormitory has a wide full-height entrance porch with six square columns and with three dormers and a central cupola in the roof. All of the windows have shutters. Five metal chairs are visible on the porch. It is on a sloping grassy site with wide steps leading up the slope. At the bottom of the image in white letters … more
Date: February 2, 1954
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[Letter from Lewis McCutchan to Mary McAllister McCutchan and Marion Sims McCutchan - June 28, 1922]

Description: Letter from Lewis McCutchan to his parents Mary and Marion Sims McCutchan discussing his work at the Harrison County Y.M.C.A. Camp for Boys, Taylor's Island, Karnack, Texas. He describes his duties, including being in charge of the cook's tent and dining hall. He mentioned that they went for a motor boat ride, and that it was his first. He comments on the boys' opinions of him as being strict, and his opinion that many of the boys had had very little discipline at home. The letter is written on… more
Date: June 28, 1922
Creator: Lewis McCutchan
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