Photograph of the Starr Family home, also called Maplecroft, that was built by Frank Starr in 1871 on West Travis St., Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story, side gable, house, with wood siding and one central dormer with two arched windows. A white picket fence with a decorative wood gate and gateposts stands in front. A one story porch with simple square posts spans the facade.

Photograph of the main building, now called Marshall Hall, of the College of Marshall. The photograph was taken from an angle with tree branches and bushes framing the view.

Photograph of the main building, now called Marshall Hall, of the College of Marshall. The photograph was taken from an angle with tree branches and bushes framing the view.

Nine disbound leaves from an album of Laurita Addison Lyttleton (later Mrs. John Hugh Hill), covering the years 1920-1922. The major part of the content is snapshots pasted on the pages of an album with printed headings. The photographs of Laurita and her friends are cut into a variety of shapes, and handwritten notes accompany the photos. Some of the photographs were taken in Marshall, where Laurita attended high school, and others are from her year (1921-22) at Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA. Photos include many shots of girls posing or playing together, including wearing costumes for the 1922 New Year's Ball. It also includes the printed list of Randolph Macon freshmen, and a handwritten poem by Laurita about her 1920 high school class and a newspaper clipping about class spirit.

Photograph album of the Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. family, missing its cover. The photos are pasted on the gray paper pages. Photographs include interior and exterior shots of the family home at 2105 Rosborough Springs Road, Marshall, Texas, and the barn. Most of the photos show the three sons of the family, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 1903, Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr., born 1905, and Kenneth Shannon McCutchan, born 1912, but a few photos also include their parents Sims, Sr. and Mary.

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."

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 the lower right corner of the photo.

Photograph of Johnnie McCutchan (Mrs. Sims McCutchan) taken by the photographer Julian Barnes in the Sabine bottom near Marshall, Texas. The photograph was probably a working print with dark dust spots visible that were not touched up by the photographer. Written in pen on the back: "Sabine bottom 1936, Sunday afternoon, Julian - Pauline, Sims & I went 'picture taking.'"

Copy print of part of the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, with fire department vehicles and staff in the foreground and buildings in the background. Businesses visible in the background include Garrett's Furniture & Stoves and McPhail Hardware. Painted on the side wall of the furniture store is a large "Drink Dr. Pepper" sign.

Photograph of Mrs. Johnnie McCutchan (Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr.) standing on the steps in front of a school building. She is wearing a skirt, a light blouse, and an open plaid coat. She is holding a purse, gloves, and stack of papers in one hand. She is looking down at the photographer and smiling.

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."

Photograph of the house at 515 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas. It is a two-story hipped-roof with cross-gables modified L-plan house with wood siding, corner tower, and corner porch.

Group photograph of students and teachers of the South Marshall School taken in front of the main entrance doors. Written in ink on the back: "South Marshall School student body and teachers around 1917. (School built 1916.) M. S. McCutchan Jr., longtime employee of Marshall post office is in the picture but identification is not possible. Poss in left hand of picture very top is L. P. Martin, later owner of Marshall Cotton Oil [operating in the 1940s & 1950s on West Grand] is on far left, McCutchan is to his right(?)."

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.

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."

Group photograph of teachers at South Marshall School, Marshall, Texas, standing on the front entrance steps. Written in pencil on the back: "Front- Left to Right, (Mrs. Mary Robins, Mildred Brown, (Mrs.) Elyn Patterson, Helen Young ; Back Row - L to R - (Mrs.) Margaret Huffman, Ethlyn Adams, (Mrs.) Undean Reeves, (Mrs.) Johnnie McCutchan, Mrs. Bigger, 1946-47." Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr., known to her students by her first name as Miss Johnnie, stands on the back row, second from the right.

Group photograph of teachers at South Marshall School, Marshall, Texas, standing on the front entrance steps. Written in ink on the back: "My Teachers, Miss Fowler, Mrs. McCutchan Mrs. Jonny, Mrs. Reeves Mrs. Undine, Miss Adams, Mrs. Stallcup, Mrs. Huffman." The identifications run from left to right and bottom row to top row. Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr., known to her students by her first name as Miss Johnnie, is in the center of the first row.

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 Segraves (Principal)" The inscription was written by Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. , known as Miss Johnnie.

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 the corner as well as a telephone pole and wires. At the bottom of the image is the title "Scene on North Square - Marshall, Texas." The code 6-J-16 is on the lower right. The postmark on the back is Wascom, Texas, Dec 12, 1952. The card is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Fleming, Woodbine, Maryland. The format, quality, and number code are almost identical to another card in this collection with the publisher's name W. M. Cline Co., Chattanooga, printed on it, and this card was probably produced by the same company.

Photograph of Charlie McAllister, taken in a photographer's studio. He is standing next to a faux bois rustic chair with his hand on a large imitation rock in front of a scenic backdrop. He is wearing high button shoes, short pants with matching jacket, white shirt with large rounded collar and large bow tie. Imitation grass is on the floor by his feet. The photographer's imprint on the bottom of the card: " Cabinet Portrait, Wm. Brown, Marshall, Texas." Written on the back: "Charlie McAllister."

Photograph of an unidentified woman, head and shoulders, with her head tilted. She is wearing a white or light colored blouse with diagonal crossed bands of lace or ribbon, and her hair is pinned up. The photographers' imprint at the bottom of the card is Bruce & Corti, Marshall, Texas.

Photograph of an unidentified woman holding a small book in one hand and holding the hand of a woman standing behind her. The photograph appears to have been cut down from a larger photograph. According to the inscription on the back, she is wearing a dress designed by Frances Bernard Price for the bridesmaids of her cousin Jane Roberts of San Augustine, Texas.

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."

Photograph of Marion Sims McCutchan, Sr. sitting in a wicker rocking chair holding his infant son. The baby is probably McCutchan's the first born son, Robert Lewis McCutchan, born 4/1/1903. The baby is wearing a long christening gown, and the father is wearing a suit, vest, and tie. Visible in the background are a wood arm chair with a vertical slat back, patterned wallpaper, fireplace with mantlepiece with pictures and ornaments on it and faced with gathered cloth. On the hearth is a framed fireplace screen consisting of a framed lithographic print of a seated young woman with an admirer next to her holding an oar in his right hand.