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[Menu: Gables Café, Marshall, Texas

Description: Menu for the Gables Café in Marshall, Texas. It consists of one sheet of textured gray paper folded in half. The type is printed in green ink. The cover includes the name, its location, "Highways 43 and 59, South," that it was adjacent to the Burnett, Henderson, and Bel-Air Motels, that it provided room service to those motels at no additional cost, and that it was open from 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. On the interior, in addition to providing food items and prices, it identifies "your hosts" … more
Date: 195X
Creator: Gables Café
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Program: 1920 performance of the play Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago in Marshall, Texas]

Description: Program for the performance of the play "Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago," presented by the Parent-teachers' Association of South Marshall School, April 30, 1920 at 8:15 P.M. Advertisements for local business above and below the cast listings.
Date: 1920
Creator: Parent-teachers' Association, South Marshall School
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Program: Dediction Program, Marshall, Texas Post Office, April 21, 1962]

Description: One-page program for the dedication of the new Marshall, Texas, post office building, which was held on April 2, 1962. The front lists the program and the speakers. The back lists all the post office personnel and also gives a short history of Marshall's post office beginning in 1841.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marshall, Texas Post Office
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas, Program and List of Members for 1940-1941]

Description: Handmade booklet tied with string on the left side. The cover is of dark green, heavy, textured paper with the title and an image of a flower printed on the front. Written in ink at the top of the cover is the name Mrs. Sims McCutchan. The sixteen pages within the cover are typewritten and list the club's officers, members, and dates and subjects of the year's meetings.
Date: 1940
Creator: Amaryllis Beatty Garden Club, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Facts about Marshall, Texas: Industrial, Agricultural and Commercial Center of East Texas

Description: Booklet includes many statistics and halftone photographic images of Marshall, Texas, in the 1940s. An aerial view of the city is included near the beginning of the booklet. Contents include lists, descriptions, and illustrations of manufacturing, industrial, and commercial companies and facilities, as well as schools, churches, and homes. Agricultural activities and opportunities in Harrison County are also included, as well as recreational assets, particularly Caddo Lake State Park. A drawing… more
Date: 1946
Creator: Chamber of Commerce, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for M. S. McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. McCutchan was one week old when the book was issued to him and was recorded as being 20 inches tall and weighing 7 1/4 pounds. the form is signed by Elizabeth Brown, Registrar. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book One for Marion Sims McCutchan Jr.]

Description: War Ration Book One that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Dorothy Porter, Registrar. There are three unused stamps remaining.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Sam Houston School Booklet, 1959-60]

Description: This pamphlet provides basic information about Sam Houston School, an elementary school in Marshall, Texas, for the 1959-60 school year. It includes the names of the teachers and the grades they taught, a history of the school, and a list of the school's principals and the years they served. It was intended for distribution to the parents of the pupils. The paper cover has a photograph of the school building provided by the Marshall New Messenger. On the back is a photo of the principal, W. H. … more
Date: 1959
Creator: Sam Houston School, Marshall, Texas
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[War Ration Book Two for Sims McCutchan III]

Description: War Ration Book Two that belonged to Marion Sims McCutchan, III, of Marshall, Texas. His address and physical description is recorded. It is signed by Mrs. Frank Resch, Jr., issuing officer. All of the stamps are gone.
Date: 1942
Creator: United States. Office of Price Administration.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Menu: Elsberry Café]

Description: Menu for the Elsberry Café, Marshall, Texas. It consists of a cover, glossy black on one side, with gray letters printed on it. The list of offerings of the menu was printed with black ink on cream paper that was glued onto the back of the cover. On the cover, under the title of the menu, is the phrase "Just Good Food" and "Open 24 Hours." The location is given as 407 Pinecrest Drive East, Marshall, Texas. Inside the menu the hosts are identified as Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Elsberry. Categories liste… more
Date: 195X
Creator: Elsberry Cafe
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Firestone Stores Truck, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Firestone Stores Studebaker pickup truck parked by a brick side wall of a commercial building. A sign saying "Firestone Tires" has been mounted on the rim of the truck bed. Painted on the passenger door: "Firestone Stores, 306 N. Washington, Dial 961."
Date: 195X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[First Air Mail Service to Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph showing 10 men standing in front of a Trans-Texas Airways plane around a cart with mailbags. A woman and a man are looking on through the cabin door, and the cargo door is open. This is a photograph taken by the newspaper's photographer to cover the initial flight of the first air mail route through Marshall, Texas. The dignitaries are wearing hats and suits, and a few are wearing overcoats. The airline crew members are wearing uniforms, but no jackets. "News Messenger" is printed at… more
Date: August 1953
Creator: Marshall News Messenger
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Copy Photograph of 1954 Train Wreck, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that occurred in Marshall, Texas in 1954. It occurred at the depot. Box cars and tank cars have been derailed, and some are on their sides. Fire trucks are on the scene, and several bystanders are looking at the scene. Residences and trees are visible in the background. Printed in pencil on the back: "Wreck at Marshall, Texas, 1954."
Date: unknown
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall School Class Picture, 1945-46]

Description: Group photograph of a South Marshall School class, Marshall, Texas. The photograph was taken outside, in front of the school entrance, with the students arranged in three rows and the teacher at the back on the left. A printed border is part of the photograph. The name Jerry Ready is written in pencil on the back.
Date: [1945..1946]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[South Marshall Elementary School Students in Costume mid 1940s]

Description: Group photograph of 24 students dressed in costume taken in front of the entrance to the South Marshall School. They wear costumes intended to represent Indian, or Native American, clothing. The skirts and shirts have fringe at the bottom. The students wear headdresses with feathers, and they hold their arms crossed projecting forward from their shoulders. Written in red ink on the back: "South Marshall Elementary, Marshall, TX, mid 1940s."
Date: [1940..1949]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Smith Steel Casting Co., Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing an interior view of the Smith Steel Casting Co., Marshall, Texas. The view shows two large crucibles being tilted to pour molten metal into a smaller container of a mold. Several workers are on the foundry floor assisting with the process. Printed in the lower left corner of the image is the logo of an "S" within a diamond shape. Printed in the message section is a form reply for receipt of an order. Printed between the message and address sections is: "Bob Burn… more
Date: 197X
Creator: Smith Steel Casting Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Sam Houston Elementary School Teachers, Marshall, Texas, 1958-59]

Description: Group photograph of school teachers of Sam Houston Elementary School in Marshall, Texas, taken in 1958 or 1959. Written in pen on the back: "Front Row, Left to right, Modena Owen, Maude McKay (friend), ?, Mrs. Denny cafeteria manager, Mrs. Leonard Attee Lloyd, Mrs. Sims McCutchan (Johnnie) Music (2nd-6th) later math) P. E. Literature, Back Row Left to Right, Jim Collins, Maude Nesbit very independent (my friend), Christine Broadstreet (lovely person), Mrs. Oney, Mrs. Jennie May Dorbandt, Bill S… more
Date: 1958/1959
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Scene on North Square - Marshall, Texas

Description: Photo-postcard of the northeast corner of the Harrison County Courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, ca. 1952. Recknagel Drug Store is in the left foreground and the trees next to the courthouse are on the right. The courthouse is not visible. Hotel Marshall is visible, as well as Home Furniture Co. and Kariel Clo. Co. on the east side of the square, and electric fans are visible in a few of their second floor windows. The street and most of the parking spaces are empty. A street light is on th… more
Date: December 12, 1952
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Portrait of James H. Patterson, Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Photograph of James H. Patterson, head and shoulders, wearing a suit, tie, and wire-rimmed glasses. Inscription in ink on back: "James H. Patterson, Born - Arbroath, Scotland, April 9, 1883. Called Home Dec 26, 1943. Phil. 1:20-23." Written in a different hand: "Minister 1st Presbyterian Church, Marshall, TX, died of acute appendicitis, buried in McCutchan plot, Marshall Cemetery."
Date: 194X
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

Post Office, Marshall, Tex.

Description: Photo-postcard of the Marshall, Texas, post office building showing the facade and the west side of the building. Two automobiles are parked in front of the building and one is visible on the side. Two pedestrians are walking on the sidewalk. The building is located at 100 E. Houston St. Bushes have been planted across the front and side of the building. There is a metal trash bin with a pyramidal top next to the streetlight at the right corner of the building. There also is a flagpole and high… more
Date: 195X
Creator: L. L. Cook Co.
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of a Boat Landing at Caddo State Park]

Description: Color halftone postcard showing a boat landing on the bayou of Lake Caddo, near Marshall, Texas. The wooden boat landing with a corrugated iron roof is in the foreground on the left. Two people are standing on it, and an empty rowboat is next to it. A red canoe with one person in it paddling is moving towards the landing. Trees are in the background. There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Printed on the back of the card at the end of the image caption: "Ektachrome by Helen O'… more
Date: 195X
Creator: O'Brien, Helen
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum

[Postcard of Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas]

Description: Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Bob Hope Motel, Marshall, Texas. The view shows the office building and the section of the motel to its right. The office is a front gable, one-story building with a cross-gable wing in back. There is a sign saying "Bob Hope Motel" on a pole in front, and "Bob Hope Motel" is also in the front gable. Beds of flowers are at the base of the sign, the office building and the other buildings. Four outdoor chairs are placed on the side of t… more
Date: [1930..1945]
Partner: Harrison County Historical Museum
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