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[Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas, Program and List of Members for 1940-1941]

Description: Handmade booklet tied with string on the left side. The cover is of dark green, heavy, textured paper with the title and an image of a flower printed on the front. Written in ink at the top of the cover is the name Mrs. Sims McCutchan. The sixteen pages within the cover are typewritten and list the club's officers, members, and dates and subjects of the year's meetings.
Date: 1940
Creator: Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet

T. and P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas. The image was probably taken not long after the building was opened in 1928, but this card was probably printed in the 1930s, based on the linen style paper. It was sent through the mails and postmarked on April 24, 1940. The view shows a drive in the foreground curving in front of the building. The building is a long horizontal two-story structure with a slightly projecting entrance section. Three autom… more
Date: April 24, 1940
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

Facts about Marshall, Texas: Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial Center of East Texas

Description: Booklet includes many statistics and halftone photographic images of Marshall, Texas, in the 1940s. An aerial view of the city is included near the beginning of the booklet. Contents include lists, descriptions, and illustrations of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial companies and facilities, as well as schools, churches, and homes. Agricultural activities and opportunities in Harrison County are also included, as well as recreational assets, particularly Caddo Lake State Park. A drawing… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Chamber of Commerce, Marshall, Texas
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Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color tinted halftone postcard from the 1940s on textured linen paper showing the new high school, Marshall, Texas, that opened in 1939. The building was designed by Fort Worth architect Preston M. Geren. The view shows the facade and left side of the building. It is a three-story brick and concrete building. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "Marshall High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number a5,755-N is printed on the lower right corner of the image. Printed on the … more
Date: October 17, 1947
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[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.
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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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[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

[Sam Houston Elementary School, Marshall, Texas, Classroom with students and teacher, 1949]

Description: Photograph taken in a classroom of Sam Houston elementary school in Marshall, Texas showing students, some sitting at desks and others standing in back with their music teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. in the very back. The walls are of painted horizontal boards, with three multipaned windows with curtains and above those windows, just under the ceiling, three smaller, horizontal windows. A blackboard with Christmas greetings and decorations is on the other visible wall. The desks are old desk… more
Date: 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

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]
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[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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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