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[Photograph of Unidentified Girl on Stone Wall]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl posed sitting with her legs crossed on a short stone wall with uniform circular cutouts. Her left arm rests on an elevated stone planter - ornamental grasses are potted in the planter. She wears a long sleeve black dress with a bow around the collar and a bow as a belt. Her hair is curled with bangs and is pulled away from her face.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[BishopCollege Dormitory, Marshall]

Description: Marston Hall, located on the historic Bishop College campus in Marshall, was a dormitory for college men. It was built between 1909 and 1915 on the site of an older dormitory, also called Marston Hall. The campus no longer exists. It was a Baptist college for African-Americans. In the picture, a reservoir is in the foreground. To the left of the building is a small bell tower.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Sheppard-Watts Hospital and Nursing School in Marshall]

Description: A three-story brick building was the Sheppard- Watts Hospital and Nursing School which served the African-American community in Marshall. It was located at 606 S. Carter St. in the historic New Town Neighborhood. The hospital was constructed in 1925 by Dr. James R. Sheppard. It was later purchased and renovated by Dr. William Watts. On the Sanborn Maps, the original hospital was called Sheppard Sanitarium.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Central High School, Marshall]

Description: Central High School was located on a hill at the conjunction of Railroad Ave. (now Alamo), Border St. (now Travis), and Fannin St in Marshall. It was built by Prof. H. B. Pemberton, using his own funds which were repaid by donations. It was the first public school for African-Americans in the city. In the beginning all grade levels were there. When elementary schools were built, those grades moved and Central became a high school. Later the high school moved to a new campus on Wiley Ave. (… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Dave Beachum]

Description: An African-American man in Harrison County, Dave Beachum. He was an educator in the Marshall area. Mr. Beachum was married to Emmaline Leffall. She was the daughter of Calvin and Mariah Leffall (former slaves who settled in Elysian Fields slightly outside of Marshall). The Leffall family has been in the Marshall area since the late 1870's
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Marshall Public Library
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