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[Music System at the Library in the 20th Century]
A sound system awaits use at Marshall Public Library, c1973. The equipment includes a dual reel-to-reel tape deck, a turntable, receivers, and amplifiers, as well as a panel in the wall with various jacks.
[Children's Event at the Public Library]
Children enjoy a picnic lunch on the grounds of Marshall Public Library. The event closed the summer reading program.
[Library Technology from the 20th Century]
A unit of audio-visual equipment from the 1970's awaits a patron at Marshall Public Library.
[Public Library Event]
Two women and two children, all unidentified, are shown at the grand piano in the Gold Auditorium of the Marshall Public Library.
[Children's Play Day at the Public Library]
Girls run on the grassy area near the public library. A boy walks near them at right. The children participated in a picnic and play day that closed the summer reading program at Marshall Public Library.
[Library Workroom]
A library clerk (name unknown) is busy in the Marshall Public Library workroom during the 1970's.
[Welcoming Bill Moyers]
Journalist Bill Moyers returns to Marshall, his home town, to speak to a gathering about the value of libraries. He is greeted by Pat Bolger of the Marshall News Messenger newspaper as he steps to the podium. A television cameraman is at right. A group of unidentified persons waits to hear Moyers speak. The place is the Gold auditorium at Marshall Public Library. The date is unknown.
[Library Features]
Two features at Marshall Public Library in this photograph, c1973-1984, are the card catalog at left and a paperback book rack at right. Several drawers have been removed from the catalog. In the backgraound is a curtained window. In the foreground is a "Kik stool," still a necessary item in most libraries.
[Library Student Worker]
A student worker (name unknown) assists with book processing in the workroom of Marshall Public Library. The library is one of the locations used to place students from a local university's work-study program. This liason benefits the library by expanding its personnel. The students' duties include shelving, book processing, and assisting with storytime.
[Coliseum, Rome]
The Roman Coliseum is pictured in the travel from a collection in Harrison County. The source and date are unknown. Some tourists are visible in the foreground.
[Marshall Public Library Assistant]
Marshall Public Library Assistant Jane Harris processes some books as she tends the circulation desk.
[Library Staff Member]
Library clerk Mrs. K. Parker assisted at Marshall Public Library during the 1970's decade.
[Reception for Bill Moyers, Marshall Public Library]
A reception for Bill Moyers was held at Marshall Public Library on one of his visits to his home town to speak at the library. Mr. Moyers, in a light gray suit, stands facing the circulation desk in conversation two other persons. No one else in the picture is identified.
[Books for Pre-Readers at the Library]
One half of the children's area at Marshall Public Library features picture books and colorful characters on low shelves that the smallest patron can browse.
[Interior View, Marshall Public Library]
This view from the library director's office at Marshall Public Library shows the circulation desk. A staff person sits at an office desk in the center of the circulation area. A child sits on the circulation desk counter, with another person standing near. The south entrance doors are at the extreme right of the photograph. In the far distance is the adult reading and stack area.
[Listening Stations in Library's Children's Area]
The children's area at Marshall Public Library, c1973, featured a round table with floor cushions where children could listen to stories. In the left background is a special reading table with benches and dual-sloped tabletop. In the right background are bookstacks and a range for display.
[Art Prints at the Public Library]
An art collection was on display at Marshall Public Library, date unknown. The works all have a western theme. Also visible are the library's card catalog at left, storage cabinets at right, and a reading table with red chairs in the foreground. The presence of a card catalog dates the display event between 1973-1990.
[Library's Photocopier]
This photocopier was current when Marshall Public Library opened in 1973.
[Volunteer Tends Library Circulation Desk]
A volunteer, unidentified, tends the circulation desk at Marshall Public Library. Directly behind her is the library director's office. At left are the doors of the north entrance. The volunteer is checking in books using the card system which is now rarely found in public libraries.
[Library Staff]
Staff member Rita Huck types accession records for new books at the Marshall Public Library.
[Reception at Marshall Public Library]
A reception at Marshall Public Library, c1973-1984, is shown. The event and persons are unidentified except for Miss Emma May Brotze, leaning over the table at center, and Maxie Key in the white gown at right.
[Library Volunteer]
Volunteers contributed countless hours in the early years at Marshall Public Library. Here Mrs. A. O. Smith checks in books at the circulation desk.
[Florence]
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.
[Charles R. Aber's Violin]
The violin displayed on the library's cabinet, center, was played by local musician-of-note Charles R. Aber. Mr. Aber also had a considerable collection of music tapes which his mother donated to the Marshall Public Library following his death.
[New Library Shows Off Equipment]
One of the new pieces of equipment at Marshall Public Library, c1973, was this laminating machine.
[Small Business in Marshall]
An unidentified small business in Marshall.
[Early Audio Equipment at Marshall Public Library]
A view of the audio equipment which was current when Marshall Public Library was built in 1973.
[Alpine village]
A view of an unidentified village in the Alps from a window, with several chalets visible in the foothills. The photo is in a Harrison County collection. It may have been taken by a tour group from Marshall.
[Library Volunteer at Copy Machine]
A library volunteer, unidentified, operates the copy machine at Marshall Public Library.
[Marshall Public Library's Circulation Desk]
A volunteer at Marshall Public Library's circulation desk, assists a patron to check out materials.
[Library Volunteers at Reception]
Three volunteers at Marshall Public Library attend a reception. The public area of the library is shown with a large globe in the foregound, a desk in the middle, and the card catalog in the background. On the wall at the rear are art prints which the library circulated at that time.
[Marshall Public Library Reading Room]
The adult stacks and reading areas of the new Marshall Public Library, established 1973 in Marshall, Texas.
[Celebrants at the reception for the new Marshall Public Library]
Mr. George Olincy, Chairman of the Andrew Norman Foundation, and Mrs. Bernice Gold Kranson were benefactors of the new Marshall Public Library building in 1973.
[Library Staff and Trustee]
Ms. Jane Harris, Marshall Public Library assistant, observes as Mr. James Hodges, Trustee, signs documents.
[Grant Aids New Library Building]
In September, 1971, a challenge grant from the Andrew Norman Foundation was offered to the Friends of a Public Library in Marshall, Texas for the purpose of building a new library. The $150,000 offer was to be matched by funds raised in Marshall and Harrison County. Following a successful fund drive, the photo shows George Fenn Lewis, president of the Friends, endorsing a balance payment check for $110,000 before presenting it to Dick Brassell, secretary-treasurer of the Friends.
[Display at Marshall Public Library]
A display area at Marshall Public Library, Marshall, has an art print which could be circulated; and a violin which was used by local musician Charles R. Aber. Mr. Aber also had a large collection of audio tapes which his mother donated to the library after his death.
[Librarian Demonstrates Equipment]
Steve Horton, Marshall Public Library Director(at center), demonstrates equipment to interested visitors.
[Library Volunteer at Her Duties]
Margie was a volunteer at Marshall Public Library in 1978. Here she assists at the circulation desk. Volunteers donated countless hours to the library during its early years.
[Two Ladies Listen to a Man]
Two ladies, unidentified, listen attentively to a man at a meeting in Marshall, Texas.
[Library Stacks]
Reference stacks in the new Marshall Public Library.
[Equipment at Marshall Public Library]
An unidentified piece of equipment sits near the back entrance of Marshall Public Library.
[Celebration Dinner for Supporters of a New Library]
Supporters who worked to realize a dream for a new Marshall Public Library were honored at a celebration dinner on October 19, 1973, two days before the official opening of the building. George Olincy, chairman of the Andrew Norman Foundation, speaks to the group at the Holiday Inn Motel. The Foundation gave a challenge grant to the Friends of a Public Library. Originally the offer was for $125, 000, but it grew to $175,000. To the right in the picture is Fenn Lewis, who chaired the successful fund drive for the Friends. Others are unidentified.
[Two Ladies Receive Plaques]
Two ladies receive plaques from a third for their distinguished contributions. All three are unidentified.
[Group With a Tour Bus]
An unidentified group, possibly from Harrison County, poses in front of their tour bus. The group is composed of nine women and four men, most of whom are youth. The place appears to be a parking lot. A building with automobiles is visible in the background. A large light pole stands behind the bus.
[Marshall Public Library Reading Room]
The reading room at the Marshall Public Library is seen through the Liberty Bell replica which was a gift to the library from The Marshall National Bank during the nation's Bicentennial, 1976.
[Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New Marshall Public Library]
Library supporters cut the ribbon to open the new Marshall Public Library on Sunday, October 21, 1973. Left to right are Jane Treister, Ken Delp, and a Boy Scout.
[Reception for Bill Moyers at the Marshall Public Library]
Bill Moyers, second from left, talks with Harrison County residents who attended his speech at the Marshall Public Library during the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Mr. Moyers spoke on the value of libraries to democracy.
[Group Tours European Ruins]
A group tours ruins that appear to be European. The group and the place are unidentified. The photo is from Harrison County.
[Marshall Public Library Building Project Coordinator]
Mrs. Audrey Kariel, Project Coordinator, stands in front of the wall plaque giving recognition to the founders of the new Marshall Public Library building, which opened in 1973. Mrs. Kariel also served as chairwoman of the library Board of Trustees and was an organizer of the Friends of a Public Library group that was instrumental in building the library. She dedicated seven years to making the library a reality.
[Flag Presented to Library]
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.
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