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[Grave of Richard Bennett, Harrison County]

Description: The grave of Richard Bennett is located in an unidentified Harrison County Cemetery. One date on the stone is visible in the picture: Nov. 15 1891. Other words on the stone are "Texas CPL 317 AM TN 92 DIV World War I. A plain encircled cross decorates the top of the stone. In the background are other stones and markers that place this grave in a cemetery.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Rev. Scott, Harrison County Leader]

Description: This picture of an African-American man lacks complete identification, but he was a leader in Harrison County. The name Scott is in the caption, and the letters Th B D. D. indicate theology degrees. His dress and the glasses suggest the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

Scene at Hynson's Springs, Six Miles West of Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard of a scene with two young women at Hynson's Springs, near Marshall, Texas. One of the young women stands at the bottom of the spring house and is holding up what appears to be a long-handled dipper, while the other woman is seated on the top of the spring house and is reaching down toward the dipper. The spring house is a brick, stone, and possibly concrete structure with arches at the bottom where the water comes out. It is located in a depression in a wooded … more
Date: August 31, 1910
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Driskell Hotel, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Driskell Hotel, Rosborough Springs near Marshall, Texas. The two-story hotel has a central section of five bays with a one-story front porch across it. Two wings extend on both sides. A grassy lawn with trees is in the foreground, with benches built around the bases and near some of the trees, and a drive curves from the left to the hotel entrance, with one automobile parked by the entrance. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Driskell Hotel… more
Date: 192X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

"Picking Cotton", Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard showing people picking cotton in a field near Marshall, Texas. A basket full of cotton is in the foreground, and behind it two Black workers stand next to another full basket with a white man holding a note pad standing next to them. Behind them to the right is a wagon onto which cotton is being loaded. Many other people are in the field picking. A woman wearing a large sunbonnet and and a child are in the foreground on the left, putting cotton into a sack. In the… more
Date: [1907..1915]
Creator: Elgin, Mrs. Tom
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Marshall Country Club, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Marshall Country Club, Marshall, Texas, probably taken in the 1920s. A grassy area is in the foreground and a stream, lake, or water feature runs from left to right, with a narrow wooden bridge crossing it and what looks like a small shack on the opposite bank at the foot of the bridge. Beyond that is the club house in a Craftsman bungalow style, with a side gable roof. The multiple windows on the section next to the door indicate that part of the building … more
Date: [1922..1930]
Creator: Howard's Studio
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Springs and Dance Pavilion, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the springs and dance pavilion at Rosborough Springs near Marshall, Texas. The small, roofed, open spring house is on the left of the view and the two-story partially open dance pavilion is on the right. A second-floor balcony extends across at least two sides of the pavilion. A grassy lawn is in the foreground, trees surround the buildings. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Springs and Dance Pavilion Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas," and t… more
Date: October 19, 1936
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Bathing Pool and Dance Pavilion, Rosborough Springs, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the bathing pool and dance pavilion, Rosborough Springs, near Marshall, Texas. Part of the pool is in the foreground, with a pool building to the left and the two-story dance pavilion behind. No people are in the pool. A small boy is seated on the edge of the pool, and a row of fully clothed people, most wearing hats, are seated on a long bench overlooking the pool. A man, possibly a workman, is standing with his back to the camera next to what might be a mechani… more
Date: 192X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

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]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Train Engine #907 and Cars - west of Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. The tracks carve through a small valley, cliffs rising up on either side. "907" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows up and back from the front chimney. Electrical poles line the tracks on the right, with trees on either side. Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P #907 with Train No. 7 west of Marshall, Texas 1935."
Date: 1935
Creator: Brown, A. E.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Photograph of Johnnie McCutchan Taken at the Sabine Bottom, 1936]

Description: Photograph of Johnnie McCutchan (Mrs. Sims McCutchan) taken by the photographer Julian Barnes in the Sabine bottom near Marshall, Texas. The photograph was probably a working print with dark dust spots visible that were not touched up by the photographer. Written in pen on the back: "Sabine bottom 1936, Sunday afternoon, Julian - Pauline, Sims & I went 'picture taking.'"
Date: 1936
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Photograph of Unidentified Girl with Hat]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl posed standing next to a chair, wearing a light-colored eyelet dress with a wide belt and long hair ribbon. In her left hand she holds the ribbons of a straw hat and supports her hand against the arm of the chair. The background is that of a decorative wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Girl Named Sally]

Description: Full-length portrait of a girl wearing a light-colored eyelet dress, knee-high socks, and shoes with bows. She is seated on a patterned couch with her right arm extended to rest on the arm of the couch. A handwritten note, in red pencil, on the lower edge of the photograph reads, "Sally."
Date: unknown
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Weitzle with Violin and Bow]

Description: Photograph of a young girl identified as Weitzle, seated in a winter landscape (snow), holding a violin in her left hand with a bow supported against her right leg. She wears a dark-colored dress and a jacket with three-quarter length sleeves. The background consists of a stone wall with potted flora at each corner, a metal gate, and the stump of a tree.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bruce, T. J.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Weisman]

Description: Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date: July 4, 1894
Creator: Bruce & Corti
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Unidentified Young Man]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified young man, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored double-breasted suit and an overcoat. A purple stamped note about the photographer on the back reads, "William Brown, Photographer, Marshall, - Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]

Description: Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date: May 25, 1891
Creator: Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Master Charley Hendrick]

Description: Photograph of Master Charley Hendrick visible from the chest up, wearing a light-colored shirt and darker jacket. The back of the photograph includes a typed note which reads, "J. H. Webster, Our Photographer. Marshall, Tex. Duplicates can be had at any time."
Date: unknown
Creator: Webster, J. H.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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