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[Locke Home, Version 1]

Description: Photograph of the Locke home, with two women and a dog seated on the front porch. Inscription in ink on the back states: "Locke Home, Fannin & Grove, demolished 1956." Version one shows slightly more of the right side of the house than Version two, and it is printed darker. The house is a one-story side-gable house of wood siding, two chimneys, and four slender square columns supporting ornate scroll-sawn decorative brackets. Two ferns are on stands on the porch, and a picket fence and two tre… more
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of Marion Sims McCutchan Sr. and infant son (view 1)]

Description: Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. sitting in a wicker rocking chair holding his infant son. Although a later inscription in ink on the back of the photograph identifies the baby as Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr. born 1/11/1905, it is more likely to be the first born son, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 4/1/1903. The baby is wearing a long christening gown, and the father is wearing a suit, vest, and tie. Visible in the background are a wood arm chair with a vertical slat back, patterned wallpap… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Bob's 1 Stop Service Station and Truck Stop, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing Bob's 1 Stop Service Station and Truck Stop, Marshall, Texas, Bob Bartley, owner. On the far left is a flat-roofed service building with metal framework on top of the roof to support two signs with the outline of a big number "1" behind the letters "Bobs Stop." In front of that are 5 gas pumps in a row. An automobile is parked behind the pumps, and several trucks and cars are parked in a row between the pumps and three sign poles at the edge of the highway. The s… more
Date: 195X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Marion Sims McCutchan Jr. in Costume as Rev. Staples for First Presbyterian Church Centennial, 1950, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., in costume as Rev. Staples for the First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas, centennial pageant performance. He wears a false beard and moustache and a bowler hat. A label with the following inscription is attached on the back: "1st Presbyterian Centennial 1950, M. S. McCutchan dressed as Rev. Staples - 1st minister."
Date: 1950
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of James H. Patterson, Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of James H. Patterson, head and shoulders, wearing a suit, tie, and wire-rimmed glasses. Inscription in ink on back: "James H. Patterson, Born - Arbroath, Scotland, April 9, 1883. Called Home Dec 26, 1943. Phil. 1:20-23." Written in a different hand: "Minister 1st Presbyterian Church, Marshall, TX, died of acute appendicitis, buried in McCutchan plot, Marshall Cemetery."
Date: 194X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Group photograph of Women's Group of First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a large group of women and two children, identified on the back of the photograph as the Women's Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Marshall, Texas. Most are sitting on the front steps of the Sunday School building, but nine are standing at the back of the group. Many of the women are wearing cloche hats. Two small labels with the following writing are attached on the back: "Womens Group 1st Pres. Church, Marshall, 1920s or early 1930s. Sunday School bldg, 1st Pres Marshall… more
Date: 1920/1934
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Christmas Card Portrait of William H. Benchoff and Family, 1950s]

Description: Photographic Christmas card, deckle-edged, with the words "Seasons Greetings" and a black and white sketch of a church building in a mountain setting on the bottom and a black and white photograph of William Benchoff and his wife and three children. The back is blank except for writing in blue ink: "W. H. Benchoff - Family. He was minister of 1st Presbyterian, Marshall, ca. 1953-mid 1960s."
Date: 195X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of Washington Irving Carroll, Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Studio portrait of Washington Irving Carroll, three-quarters view, seated in a chair, with one hand resting on the arm of the chair and the other hand holding the lapel of his jacket. He is wearing a suit, vest and tie. The photographer's name is printed in the lower right corner of the photograph. Carroll, originally from St. Louis, served as minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas, from Nov. 7, 1920 to Feb. 19, 1934. Written in pencil on the back: "Probably Washington Irvin… more
Date: 1915/1925
Creator: Strauss Portrait, St. Louis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white halftone postcard showing the high school building in Marshall, Texas. The view shows the facade of the two-story brick building. Stairs lead to entrance doors on either side of a projecting hipped roof central section with a tower on top of the roof. Printed in the border to the right of the image is the title, "High School, Marshall, Tex." and "Published by Mathewson Drug Co." Printed on the lower left corner of the message sections is the Curt Teich Co. logo of the intertw… more
Date: May 1, 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Stephen F. Austin School Teachers, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Group photograph of school teachers in Marshall, Texas. Written in pencil on the back in the handwriting of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan: "Front Row - ?, 2. Dana Taylor (music - my very dear friend, 3. Toinette Allston Johnson (Florist [?]), 4. Norma Forsythe (prin.), 5. Miss Emma Lake (good friend), 6. Alva ("Cricket") Curry (nice friend), 7. Mrs. Thelma Harrison, 8. [blank], Second Row, 1. Mrs. Bailey, 2. Margaret Huffman Watson, 3. ?, 4. Mrs. White (Retarded children), 5. Eugenia (Muffett) Davis (… more
Date: 194X
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Burnett Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the long, low, brick-veneer, side-gable structure with a drive-through between the office on the right and the rooms on the left. There is a sign saying "Burnett Motel" on a pole in front of the rooms section, and a smaller sign in front of the office that says "Office, Vacancy." Features included in the caption on the back of the card include "Marshall's newest," "refrigerated air condit… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Hand-drawn map by Mary McAllister, School Assignment]

Description: Hand-drawn map on card stock showing Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. It was drawn by Mary McAllister in Marshall, Texas, for a school assignment. She signed it in the lower left corner and dated it May 5, 1893. Written in pencil in a different hand on the right side of the map is the grade 99 1/2. McAllister was born in June 1889 and would have been 12 years old when she drew the map. On the other side of the card is lithographed: "From M. A. Fine Merchant Tailoring, Sample No." with th… more
Date: 1893
Creator: McAllister, Mary.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. and infant son (view 2)]

Description: Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. sitting in a wicker rocking chair holding his infant son. The baby is probably McCutchan's the first born son, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 4/1/1903. The baby is wearing a long christening gown, and the father is wearing a suit, vest, and tie. Visible in the background are a wood arm chair with a vertical slat back, patterned wallpaper, fireplace with mantlepiece with pictures and ornaments on it and faced with gathered cloth. On the hearth is a framed … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Junior High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Black and white photo-postcard of the the junior high school in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s or early 1950s. The brick building of two stories on a raised basement was built in 1924 as the new high school. It became the junior high school in 1939 when a new high school building was constructed. The central entrance is in an English Gothic Academic style. At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "Junior High School - Marshall, Texas. 6-J-12" There is no postmar… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Street Scene - Marshall, Texas

Description: 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 Drug… more
Date: 194X
Creator: W. M. Cline Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

New High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1924 showing the new high school, Marshall, Texas. The building was constructed in 1924. The view shows the facade and left side of the building. It is a brick and concrete building of two-stories on raised basement, with an elaborate entrance in an English Gothic Academic style. A series of steps leads up the terraced lawn to the main entrance. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "New High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number 9… more
Date: [1924..1929]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Moon on Caddo Lake, 1930s]

Description: Photograph of Caddo Lake in the evening with a full moon showing through light clouds and reflecting on the water. The silhouettes of trees in the water are in the distance.
Date: 193X
Creator: McCutchan, Kenneth, 1912-1972
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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