Street Scene - Marshall, Texas

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Photo-postcard of North Washington St. looking south to the Harrison County 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. A bus is visible at the end of the street in front of the courthouse. Commercial signs on the buildings include on the left, Norge Appliances, B.F. Goodrich, Manly's, Dan Cohen Shoes, Austin Shoes, and on the right, Long's Drugs, Weismans, and Mathewson Drugs. At the bottom of the image is the title "Street Scene - Marshall, Texas." The code 6-J-1 is … continued below

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

Creation Information

W. M. Cline Co. 194X.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Sims McCutchan Collection and was provided by the Harrison County Historical Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 17 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Harrison County Historical Museum

The Harrison County Historical Museum’s Inez Hatley Hughes Historical Research Center provides opportunities to explore the past of Harrison County and Texas through its archive and artifact collections. As a county history preservation and research center, it collects, preserves, and makes available photographs, documents, books, and artifacts related to the history of Harrison County, its county seat Marshall, and Texas.

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Photo-postcard of North Washington St. looking south to the Harrison County 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. A bus is visible at the end of the street in front of the courthouse. Commercial signs on the buildings include on the left, Norge Appliances, B.F. Goodrich, Manly's, Dan Cohen Shoes, Austin Shoes, and on the right, Long's Drugs, Weismans, and Mathewson Drugs. At the bottom of the image is the title "Street Scene - Marshall, Texas." The code 6-J-1 is on the lower right. There is no postmark or message on the back. The format, quality, and number code are almost identical to another card in this collection with the publisher's name W. M. Cline Co., Chattanooga, printed on it, and this card was probably produced by the same company.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Sims McCutchan Collection

Sims McCutchan’s collection of photographs, ephemera, and postcards provides documentation of many aspects of the history of Marshall, Texas, from the 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

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  • 194X

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  • Oct. 19, 2022, 9:33 p.m.

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  • Dec. 22, 2022, 4:28 p.m.

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W. M. Cline Co. Street Scene - Marshall, Texas, photograph, 194X; Chattanooga, Tennessee. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1512241/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Harrison County Historical Museum.

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