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[Railroad Yards, Marshall]

Description: This newspaper clipping, date unknown, gives a view of the railroad yards which were a major industry in Marshall. The several tracks and necessary buildings for building, repair, and other railroad jobs are in the middle and background. In the center a steam engine puffs along a track, pulling a coal car and boxcars. A light pole and switch mechanisms are also visible.
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[Rambo Funeral Home in Marshall]

Description: Rambo Funeral Home in Marshall has been serving the African-American community for decades. It is located at 622 S. Carter St., an address which places it in the "New Town Neighborhood" of west Marshall. New Town is a cluster of residences, businesses, professional offices, schools, and churches which developed by 1930 around Wiley College. It is currently of interest as a historical area to be preserved for local African-American history.
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[Rev. J. H. Hudson, Marshall Religious Leader]

Description: Rev. J. H. Hudson was a nineteen-century Baptist leader in Marshall. Born in Alabama in 1839, he came to Texas as a slave in 1848, and was reared on a farm near Scottsville (near Marshall). He never attended school, but was taught his letters and nurtured in his faith by other pastors. He was ordained in 1881. During his career he pastored St. Paul, Bethesda, Pine Bluff, Galilee, James Chapel and Gainesville Baptist churches. He was elected to the Texas legislature, but did not take his se… more
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[Rev. Scott, Harrison County Leader]

Description: This picture of an African-American man lacks complete identification, but he was a leader in Harrison County. The name Scott is in the caption, and the letters Th B D. D. indicate theology degrees. His dress and the glasses suggest the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
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[Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Marshall Public Library]

Description: The Opening of the new Marshall Public Library was headlined in the Marshall News Messenger newspaper article shown here. Mrs. Bernice Gold Kranson, standing left, was assisted by Mrs. Jane Treister, standing right, in the ribbon-cutting. Other dignitaries and scouts attend. The opening was Sunday, October 21, 1973. The building has been in continual use as a library since that day.
Date: October 1973
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[Rice Grave, Harrison County]

Description: A grave marked "Rice" in a Harrison County cemetery. Further identification of the grave and the cemetery is not available. The headstone has a cherub's head at the top right and a star at top left. A slab covers the grave, which is decorated with potted plants on each side.
Date: unknown
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[RIF Day at the Library]

Description: A child selects books from the RIF distribution at Marshall Public Library. The library has participated in the national Reading Is Fundamental program since its beginning. A matching grant program, it provides elementary age children with free books. An important element is that the child selects books of his/her own choosing.
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[RIF Program at the Library]

Description: Children select books at the RIF distribution which Marshall Public Library has hosted since the beginning. The Reading Is Fundamental program is a matching grant which provides free books to elementary-age children through public libraries. Children in the photo are unidentified.
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[Robert High, Educator]

Description: This Marshall newspaper article of 1978 featured Robert High, who was named the "Outstanding Young Educator of the Year." At that time he was teaching earth science and coaching at Crockett Middle School in Paris. He was also elected to his 2nd term on the state board of directors of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward High of Marshall, he was an honor graduate of Pemberton High School. He was married to Carol Washington, also from Marshall. They had thre… more
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