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[PHS Homecoming Court]

Description: Four young ladies were nominated to the annual homecoming court in 1964. They were featured in the Pemberton High Scool yearbook 1964-65. Four students are shown dressed in daytime formal wear.
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[Grave of James Thomas, Marshall]

Description: The grave of James Thomas is located in Nichols (Old Sudduth) Cemetery on Merrill St. in east Marshall. The cemetery is traditionally African-American, although there may be graves of Caucasions there. The stone rests at the corner of a large slab. Dates engraved on it are 1882-1974. Another stone and marker are in the foreground. An empty urn shows at the left center. Fresh funeral flowers are in the distance at left. A shed or house corner is at the center background.
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[Pemberton High School Choir, Marshall]

Description: This yearbook photo of 1964-65 shows the Pemberton High School Choir in Marshall. Students wear the traditional choir robes with collars. They stand on graded risers. Mr. Johnson was the director at this period. Students in the group are unidentified. Pemberton H. S., an African-American school before integration, was closed in 1988.
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[General Store, Harrison County]

Description: This general store is located in Jonesville, Harrison County. Jonesville was a crossroads and short-line railroad terminal during the county's early history. The store is still in existence. It carried a multitude of items for the home and farm, as this interior photo shows. The building was not modernized beyond electricity, and so has kept its nineteenth century flavor.
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[Central School, Marshall]

Description: Central School was the first public school for African-American children in Harrison County. The building and its outbuildings were located on a hill bounded by Railroad Ave. (now Alamo), Border St. (now Travis), and Fannin. The buildings were torn down and the hill leveled after the school moved to another location. A historical marker notes the location. Central was renamed Pemberton after H. B. Pemberton, who was its founder and first principal. In the early years the elementary grades … more
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[Pemberton High School Club, Marshall]

Description: One of the clubs at Pemberton High School in Marshall was the Tri-Hi-Y, which was a Christian fellowship. This photograph is from the 1964-65 yearbook. The group , all girls, is standing on the front steps of the school building. Most of the students are unidentified. Three are known: Australen Allen, Joyce Carraway, and Sharon Kay Black.
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[Capitol Hotel, Marshall]

Description: The Capitol Hotel stood from 1857 to 1971 at the corner of Houston and Bolivar Streets in Marshall. It was predated by the Adkins House and was succeeded by the Hotel Marshall, which still stands. It was financed by George Adkins and built by two slaves, Dick Land and Green Hill. These expert masons made the bricks that went into the 12-inch walls of the five-story structure. The hotel had a colorful history. It was the scene of important Confederate meetings during the Civil War. Noted T… more
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