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[Bishop College Dormitory, Marshall]

Description: Bishop Hall was a women's dormitory at Bishop College in Marshall. A historic Black college that was established in 1881, it relocated to Dallas in 1961, eventually fell upon hard times, and closed in 1988. During the institution's life, Bishop educated men and women who became citizens of note in the professions of education, religion, law, and medicine.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bishop College Dormitory, Marshall]

Description: Rockefeller Hall was a women's dormitory at Bishop College when it was located in Marshall. Bishop College was a Baptist school for Black students that was established in 1881. In 1961 it relocated to Dallas, eventually fell upon hard times and closed in 1988; but during its time in Marshall, the college educated many men and women who became citizens of note in the professions of education, religion, law, and medicine.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bishop College Dormitory, Marshall]

Description: Marston Hall, located on the historic Bishop College campus in Marshall, was a dormitory for college men. It was built between 1909 and 1915 on the site of an older dormitory, also called Marston Hall. The campus buildings no longer exist. Bishop was established in 1881 as a Baptist college for African-Americans. In 1961 the campus relocated to Dallas. Eventually Bishop fell upon hard times and closed in 1988. The large building at right shows the entrance toward the campus. A reservoir … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bishop College School Song]

Description: This is a partial copy of the lyrics for "Bishop Blue," the Bishop College school song. Bishop College was founded in Marshall in 1881. It educated many African-American students before relocating to Dallas in 1961. In 1988 the school closed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bishop College Teachers' Cottage, Marshall]

Description: A bungalow at Bishop College, Marshall, provided housing for instructors in the early years of the school's history. A historic Baptist college for African-Americans, Bishop was established in 1881. In 1961 it was relocated to Dallas. Falling upon hard times, the college closed in 1988. None of the original buildings of the Marshall campus remain.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[BishopCollege Dormitory, Marshall]

Description: Marston Hall, located on the historic Bishop College campus in Marshall, was a dormitory for college men. It was built between 1909 and 1915 on the site of an older dormitory, also called Marston Hall. The campus no longer exists. It was a Baptist college for African-Americans. In the picture, a reservoir is in the foreground. To the left of the building is a small bell tower.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Blue Jug #467]

Description: Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bluebeard's Castle]

Description: Photograph of Bluebeard's Castle in St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A large stone tower with a crumbling stucco façade towers over two wings of the building. The wings are very modern and were clearly constructed centuries after the tower. An unidentified woman poses in front of the entrance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Boerne 1959 Little League Team]

Description: Copy print of the Boerne Little League team posing on wooden bleachers, seated together in two rows with their coaches behind them. The boys are wearing jeans and matching light-colored shirts and dark-colored baseball caps with an "I" on the front. Several of the boys have a baseball mitt on one hand.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne 1962 Little League Team]

Description: Copy print of the 1962 Boerne Little League team posing together in two rows, with five boys kneeling in the front and seven standing behind them, with the coach in the back. They are wearing jeans and matching T-shirts with the name "Indians" written across them, as well as baseball caps. The three boys in the center of the front row are holding a trophy on their knees, and three baseball gloves are on the ground in front fo the group. They appear to be on a lawn in front of a house, next t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne 1963 Little League Team]

Description: Copy print of the fourteen members of the Boerne Little League team and their coaches posing together in front of a wooded area. The team members are wearing jeans, baseball caps, and T-shirts with the name "Indians" written across the chest. They are posing in two rows with one group kneeling in the front and others standing behind, with one boy in the very front, posing two bats in an "X" shape behind a trophy. The coaches are kneeling on either end of the group.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1959 Graduates in Gymnasium]

Description: Copy print of 39 Boerne High School students dressed in dark-colored graduation caps and gowns, posing in four rows inside a gymnasium. Bleachers are visible on the right side of the image, and a basketball hoop is partially visible on the brick wall in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1960 Band]

Description: Copy print of the Boerne High School band, wearing matching uniforms and holding instruments in their laps, seated in three semi-circle rows in front of a large brick building. Several people are standing behind the group, including a drum player at right, several students wearing drums or holding cymbals with a man wearing a suit, at left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1960 Prom Queen]

Description: Copy print of a girl wearing a light-colored formal gown and long gloves seated on a small, decorated stage while a second girl at her left places a tiara on her head. At the right side of the image, several other girls wearing formal dresses are seated along the wall and a man wearing a suit is standing in front of them. The image is identified as the "Junior-Senior Prom at Boerne High School."
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1961 Band]

Description: Copy print of the Boerne High School band, wearing matching uniforms and holding instruments in their laps, seated in three semi-circle rows in front of a large brick building. Several people are standing behind the group, including five band leaders or teachers at the right, and three tuba players at left.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1962 Football Team]

Description: Copy print of thirty members of the Boerne High School football team posing together in three rows on a field, in front of a brick wall. They are wearing matching uniforms including dark-colored jerseys with numbers across the chest and light-colored pants. The front row is kneeling on the ground with a row of helmets in front of them. Two younger boys, not in uniform, are standing on either end of the middle row and two men who appear to be coaches are standing behind them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1963 Football Team]

Description: Copy print of the Boerne High School football team posing together in five lines on the stairs of wooden bleachers. There are 42 players wearing matching uniforms that include dark-colored jerseys with numbers on the chest and light-colored pants and they are standing with their arms behind their backs. In the back rows, there are also three students who are not wearing uniforms and two men who appear to be the coaches, wearing polo shirts and baseball caps. Helmets are visible on the ground… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High 1963 Newspaper Staff]

Description: Copy print of Boerne High School newspaper staff members inside an office space. Five people are standing in a line at the back of the photo, in front of windows covered with blinds, identified as (left-to-right): Kathryn Smith, Thomas Havard (holding up a framed text or image) Gloria Taylor, Mrs. Allen, and Alan Carpenter. In the center of the image, Beverly Torrence is seated at a desk in front of a typewriter and a machine cover is on a chair behind her (at left) labeled "Gestetner 255." … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High Band Ensemble]

Description: Copy print of thirteen band members seated in rows and holding their instruments in their laps, next to another woman seated at a piano, on the right side of the image. They are posing inside a tiled room with exposed beams along the ceiling and a row of wide lockers or cabinets.
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library

[Boerne High Majorettes, 1960]

Description: Copy print of five Boerne High majorettes, posing together in a line in front of curtains, standing with their left legs raised and bent 90-degrees, and their left arms raised straight up, reaching around their backs with their right arms to hold batons in front of them. They are wearing uniforms that include long-sleeved, military-style jackets, short skirts, and short boots with tassels. The girl in the center has embellishments that appear to be color-coordinated with opposite dark/light c… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library
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