2 Matching Results

Search Results

Advanced search parameters have been applied.

[Starr Home, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Starr Family home, also called Maplecroft, that was built by Frank Starr in 1871 on West Travis St., Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story, side gable, house, with wood siding and one central dormer with two arched windows. A white picket fence with a decorative wood gate and gateposts stands in front. A one story porch with simple square posts spans the facade.
Date: 193X
Creator: Barnes, Julian, 1904-1985
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Wiley College, Marshall, Texas

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a campus view of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The college, established in Marshall in 1873, is the oldest African-American institute of higher education west of the Mississippi River. The view shows what appears to be a lawn tennis court with a number of spectators standing to watch a match. Two red brick academic buildings are behind the courts and the crowd. A low wire fence with iron supports is closest to the camera, and what appears to be a higher nett… more
Date: 194X
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
Back to Top of Screen