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[First State Bank Holiday Card]

Description: Copy-print of a holiday card produced by First State Bank in Rio Vista, Texas. The outside of the card includes two photographs of the employees, lined up outside the bank (with the text, "Greetings from the folks at Texas' largest Country Bank") and organized more informally at a company cookout, standing around or seated on bales of hay, in front of a small herd of cows with men on horseback (with the text, "Western View from our coffee bar window"). The inside of the card includes signatur… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[First Student]

Description: Photographs shows the first students enrolled for Eastfield College and Mountain View College. The Eastfield student is a young lady and the Mountain View student is a young man. They are holding respective college flags in their hands.
Date: 1970
Partner: Dallas County Community College District

[First United Methodist Church, Marshall]

Description: First United Methodist Church of Marshall stands at 300 E. Houston Street one block from the downtown square. The congregation traces its roots to a circuit-riding preacher in 1839, although they were formally organized in 1845. The church building was finished in 1861, built slaves who hand-made brick and hand-hewed the beams. The bricks have been covered with stucco as a preservative. The Greek-Revival sanctuary is to the right with its steeple containing a working carillon. The portico… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Five Children on a Sidewalk]

Description: Photograph of five unidentified children of varying ages, all in short pants and dresses, standing on a sidewalk lined with trees on the left side and picket fencing on the right. Each child is wearing a different kind of hat. Two of the older children (center right and center left) hold the hands of the youngest (center) while looking toward the camera; the children on both the far right and the far left look towards the youngest child.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Flag Presented to Library]

Description: This flag flew over the Capitol before flying over the Marshall Public Library. The Ladies Auxiliary of Post 3969 presented the flag in formal ceremonies to Louis Kariel (right of flag), chairman of the library's Board of Trustees. The gift was arranged through Congressman Sam B. Hall, Jr. of Harrison County.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Florence]

Description: A view of Florence, Italy, looking across from the west side of the Arno river. The church of Santa Croce is visible at center, while the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore can be seen on the left edge. The photo may come from a private collection in Harrison County of a travel tour.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Flyer for Abendkonzerte, Summer 1991]

Description: Flyer for the 1991 Abendkonzerte, a series of concerts held in Boerne, Texas over the summer, featuring the Boerne Village Band. The flyer includes dates and times for Abenderkonzerte, a history of the band, and an invitation to the band's 131st Anniversary celebration in September, 1991.
Date: unknown
Creator: City of Boerne, Texas
Partner: Patrick Heath Public Library
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