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[Presentation of Scrapbook to Teacher]

Description: Photograph of a young girl presenting a scrapbook to Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie). The picture ran in the Marshall News Messenger on 1/23/49 accompanying an article about the presentation of the scrapbook, which contained drawings and poems by South Marshall School 5th & 6th graders before Mrs. McCutchan left to teach at Sam Houston School. Mary Ann Simmons made the presentation and Harold Collier looked on. The photograph was taken in the Girl Scout room at the city park, identified… more
Date: 1949
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Marshall Texas Post Office February 26, 1940]

Description: Photograph of the Marshall, Texas post office building taken by the Cowdin Brothers construction company of Dallas as part of their work on the building in 1940. Built in 1912, the post office received an addition and improvements in 1940. As noted in the Marshall News Messenger of 21 January, 1940, the work included enlargement of the lobby space, addition of new mail boxes, and enlarged work space. The building permit for the project was $71,000. Cars are parked in front of the building, a me… more
Date: 1940
Creator: Cowdin Bros.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Swimming Pool, City Park, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the swimming pool in the city park of Marshall, Texas. The actual pool, which opened in June of 1938, is not visible, but the view shows the terraced lawn around it, two buildings that probably were the filter house and the changing rooms, and part of a chain-link fence. Up another terraced slope to the pool's left is a log building that was constructed in 1939 as the NYA Community Center. Walls, stair rails, and a light post made of rocks… more
Date: April 27, 1946
Creator: Greene, Eleanor
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall School Class Picture, 1945-46]

Description: Group photograph of a South Marshall School class, Marshall, Texas. The photograph was taken outside, in front of the school entrance, with the students arranged in three rows and the teacher at the back on the left. A printed border is part of the photograph. The name Jerry Ready is written in pencil on the back.
Date: [1945..1946]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall Elementary School Students in Costume mid 1940s]

Description: Group photograph of 24 students dressed in costume taken in front of the entrance to the South Marshall School. They wear costumes intended to represent Indian, or Native American, clothing. The skirts and shirts have fringe at the bottom. The students wear headdresses with feathers, and they hold their arms crossed projecting forward from their shoulders. Written in red ink on the back: "South Marshall Elementary, Marshall, TX, mid 1940s."
Date: [1940..1949]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall Elementary School Class Picture, Marshall, Texas, 1946-47]

Description: Group photograph of a class of South Marshall Elementary School fifth-grade students, posed in three rows on steps in front of the school. One teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie), and an unidentified second teacher stand in the center at the back. Written in pencil on the back is the name Bob Laicy, and written in ink is the name of the school, grade level, and date of 1945.
Date: 1946/1947
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Summer Hot Dog Cookout, Marshall, Texas, 1946]

Description: Photograph of a group of girls and boys and two adults posed around a large brick outdoor grill upon which hot dogs are being cooked. A wooden case of Dr. Pepper bottles is in the foreground. The two adults visible on the left are Johnnie McCutchan (Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr.) and John Taylor. The photograph was taken at night.
Date: 1946~
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Camp Fern, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard showing ten girls and young women riding horses in a meadow with trees in the background at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. In white letters on the bottom of the image is the title, "Camp Fern. Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Jun 14, 1943, and the card is addressed to Mrs. J. T. La Rue, Athens, Texas.
Date: June 14, 1943
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Camp Fern, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard showing two young women playing tennis on a court with pine trees in the background at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. In white letters on the bottom of the image is the title, "Camp Fern. Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Jul 17, 1945, and the card is addressed to Mrs. J. T. La Rue, Athens, Texas.
Date: July 17, 1945
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall School Teachers 1946-47]

Description: Group photograph of teachers at South Marshall School, Marshall, Texas, standing on the front entrance steps. Written in pencil on the back: "Front- Left to Right, (Mrs. Mary Robins, Mildred Brown, (Mrs.) Elyn Patterson, Helen Young ; Back Row - L to R - (Mrs.) Margaret Huffman, Ethlyn Adams, (Mrs.) Undean Reeves, (Mrs.) Johnnie McCutchan, Mrs. Bigger, 1946-47." Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr., known to her students by her first name as Miss Johnnie, stands on the back row, second from the right.
Date: 1946
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Marshall, Texas]

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Texas. One side of the card was completely blank for the message and the other side was divided in half, with the image of the mill on the left half and the address space on the right half. Th view shows the grain elevator in the background with lower industrial buildings in front of it and train cars and railroad tracks running parallel to the buildings. Printed above the image is: "Home of 'A-Corn' Feeds." Printed be… more
Date: November 27, 1944
Creator: Tatum, Mrs. C. G.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the city hall building, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. This building replaced an earlier city hall that burned. Automobiles are parked beside and in front of the building. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas" and printed on the lower right is the number 15,753. Printed on… more
Date: 1946
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas, Junction U. S. 80, U. S. 59, Texas 43. The view shows three buildings of one story with gable roofs. The one on the left includes the office. In front of the office the motel's sign is supported by a pole within a flower bed that is surrounded by a picket fence. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and a… more
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Sims McCutchan, III, John Sanders, and John Taylor by Barbecue Grill]

Description: Photograph of two men, two boys, and a dog around a brick outdoor barbecue grill with hot dogs on it. An unidentified boy wearing overalls and a sweater is sitting on the bricks to the left of the grill and the other boy, Sims McCutchan, III, is seated on the ground near the right side of the grill, next to a light-colored dog. John Sanders is wearing a dark-colored suit and seated on the bricks to the right of the grill, pointing a a Black man standing to the right side of the image, identif… more
Date: 1946~
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Scarborough Chapel, East Texas Baptist College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Scarborough Chapel, East Texas Baptist College, in Marshall, Texas, taken in the late 1940s or early 1950s. The chapel opened in 1948. The building housed both the chapel and the music department. The two-story brick building with raised basement has stained glass windows and steps leading up to the main entrance doors. Tree branches frame the view of the building. An automobile is parked under a tree at the bottom right of the image. At the bottom of the … more
Date: [1948..1955]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

North Washington Street, Looking South, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing a view looking south on North Washington St., Marshall, Texas, with the Harrison County courthouse at the end of the street. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "North Washington Street, Looking South, Marshall, Texas." Commercial buildings line both sides of the street and automobiles are parked in front of them. A sign for a drug store is visible on the right side. Printed on the back between the message and address sectio… more
Date: [1946..1956]
Creator: E. C. Kropp Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas--6

Description: Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing Pine Island, Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Bushes are growing on the shore in the foreground and tree branches with moss hang from above. A small motor boat with three passengers is moving across the water, and the shore in the background is covered with bushes and trees. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas -- 6." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. … more
Date: April 2, 1947
Creator: Geo, Florence
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, viewed from the southeast. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Automobiles and a few wagons are parked in the paved area in front of the courthouse. Printed at the top edge of the card above the image is: "View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "C. T. American Art, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only By Curt… more
Date: February 15, 1940
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 414 N. Washington Ave., in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s. The building was constructed in 1932. The view is taken from the southwest and shows the facade and the south side of the building. The two-story brick building with raised basement has two entrances on either side of a central section with a front facing gable roof. Stairs lead to each entry on the main level. The central portion has stained-… more
Date: September 29, 1942
Creator: King, Nell
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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