Harrison County

Blue line print of survey map of Harrison County, Texas, showing rivers; creeks; original land grants or surveys; cities; towns; roads, including Trammel's Trace; and railroads. A handwritten note has been made on the published map in purple ink to extend Trammel's Trace. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1920
Creator: Morriss, G. C. & Giles, J. Bascom
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Views of the Ginocchio Hotel in Marshall, Texas]

Five photographs showing four different views of the Ginocchio Hotel in Marshall, Texas mounted on a board. In the upper-left corner, two photographs show sides of the hotel viewed through trees; it's a two-story white building with tall, rectangular windows and a shorter brick section to one side in the right photo. Text under the first image says "<--- railroad tracks." In the upper-right corner, the photo shows one corner of the hotel that is a one-story brick section in front of the taller, white-sided section. Text above says "Note: lattice windows." In the lower-right corner, two photos are spliced together to show a part of the building that has a right-angle in the center, with the shorter brick section in the foreground. Text to the left says "The Ginocchio Hotel - Partial rear view as seen from garden."
Date: unknown
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dining Room in the Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of a dining room in the Ginocchio Hotel that has a number of square wooden tables and chairs. The walls are decorated with a floral wall paper and white wooden paneling and accents along the bottom and top of the wall. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - dining room 1981 "the rose room."
Date: 1981
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guest Book for the Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of an open guest book on a wooden stand with a number of signatures on both sides of the page and an orange-colored pen laying on the right-hand page. Handwritten text below the image says, "The Ginocchio Guest Book - 1981."
Date: 1981
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stairwell in Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of looking down into the lobby of the Ginocchio Hogel, viewed from an upper landing in the stairwell. There is decorative woodwork on the banisters and around the stairway. In the lobby, several desks and tables are visible around the room. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - staircase leading down into the lobby."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #647 and Car]

Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "647" is visible on the front of the engine. Flat grassy land spreads out in front of and behind the train. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas Nov 1930."
Date: November 1930
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #908 and Cars]

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "908" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Smoke plumes out of the top of the engine. Additional tracks lay to the left. Buildings and electrical poles line the tracks on the right. Another train sits on the track behind in the back left, under a small bridge. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas 1944 'T&P #7.'"
Date: 1944
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #644 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #644 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "644" is visible on the side. A man stands down alongside the train on the left. Additional tracks lay in front, grass between them. A fence runs down the side of the train in the background right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas Aug 1950."
Date: August 1950
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Shoeshine Station in the Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of a shoeshine station in front of several large windows in the lobby of the Ginocchio Hotel. Handwritten text below the image says, "The Ginocchio Hotel - Shoeshine - in the lobby 1981. note the cast camels which provided footrests on this vintage stand."
Date: 1981
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ginocchio Hotel Fireplace]

Photograph of a fireplace in a guest room of the Ginocchio Hotel, viewed through a doorway. There is decorative wood around the outside and around a large mirror above the fireplace. There is a window visible to the right and a lamp hanging from the ceiling. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - Fireplace in one of the Guestrooms - 1981."
Date: 1981
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #651 and Car]

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "651" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Additional tracks lay in front, grass between them. Trees and poles rises above the train in the background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas Sept 5 1949."
Date: September 5, 1949
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Depot in Hallsville, Texas]

Photograph of a barn in an open field, repurposed as a train station near Hallsville, Texas. The building is a wooden structure painted red with white trim with a tall, gabled roof. Handwritten text below the image says "T&P Hallsville, Station as seen Apr 28th 1982 incorpored [sic] into a barn on a nearby farm."
Date: April 28, 1982
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #603 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #603 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "603" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Additional tracks lay on either side, another train in the back of the ones behind. Buildings sit on the right side of the tracks up a small hill, a water tower in the background. Handwritten text below the image says, "Entering Marshall, Texas Yards 1944 T&P #7 'The Sunshine Special' powered by a 2-10-4, 600 series instead of the usual 4-8-2, 900's do [sic] to wartime irregularities."
Date: 1944
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dining Table at Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of a round wooden dining table and six chairs in a lunch room at the Ginocchio Hotel. The floor is tiled, with the "Ginocchio" logo. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - Bentwood chairs were the order of the day in the lunchroom."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lunch Counter at Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of a dining room in the Ginocchio Hotel including a number of wooden tables in the room and a long lunch counter, at right, with wooden stools lined up in front of it. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - Lunchroom with long marble counter."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #909 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #909 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "909" is visible on the front of the engine. Smoke billows back from the front chimney. A railway signal stands to the left of the train. Electrical poles line the grassy side on the right, with trees on either side. Handwritten text below the image says, "West of Marshall, Texas about 1948 - #909."
Date: 1948~
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #904 and Cars - West of Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "904" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Additional tracks sit behind it. The tracks carve through a small valley, cliffs rising up on either side. Electrical poles line the cliff side on the right, with trees on either side. Handwritten text below the image says, "West of Marshall, Texas 1944 T&P #7 'The Southerner.'"
Date: 1944
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ginocchio Hotel Staircase]

Photograph of a stairway that appears to be in the entryway of the Ginocchio Hotel in Marshall, Texas. The stairway has a decorative wooden banister and red carpeted stairs. The wall has wood along the bottom portion with a red patterned wall paper above, decorated with multiple portraits, hanging at intervals. A small table and chairs are set under the stairs. Handwritten text below the photo says, "The Ginocchio Hotel - rare curly pine accentuates the workmanship in staircase turnings."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lunch Counter and Window at Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of a portion of the lunch counter in a dining room at the Ginocchio Hotel, including a display case on top of the counter and several wooden stools lined up across one side of the counter. On the first side of the image, a portion of a parking lot and the Marshall train station are visible through a large window. Handwritten text below the image says, "The Ginocchio Hotel - Lunchroom patrons could still keep one eye on their train as the T&P Marshall Station was easily viewed through the window."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #901 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #901 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "901" is visible on the front of the engine. Buildings sit in the distance on the left and right. An electrical pole stands to the left of the tracks. People mill about the gap between the tracks on the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall Texas Mar. 1934 ('Sunshine Special')."
Date: March 1934
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front of Ginocchio Hotel]

Photograph of the south and east sides of the Ginocchio Hotel taken from the corner of Ginocchio Street and N. Washington Avenue. The building is a long, two-story building with a third-floor attic space, with a sidewalk cover along the length of the front. A part of the Marshall train station is visible behind the hotel on the right side of the photo. Handwritten text below the image says "The Ginocchio Hotel - showing barber shop and other little businesses along the parking lot side of the hotel."
Date: 1981~
Creator: Watson, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #905 and Cars on Tracks - Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of train engine #905 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "905" is visible on the front of the engine, additional text along the side. Smoke plumes back from the front chimney. Additional tracks lay to the left. Train #437 sits on the tracks just behind on the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas 1942 'T&P #7.'"
Date: 1942
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #904 and Cars]

Photograph of train engine #904 and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "904" is visible on the side. A building and electrical pole sit behind the train. A lamp post stands to the left of the tracks. Handwritten text below the image says, "Marshall, Texas May 1937."
Date: May 1937
Creator: Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Engine #902 and Cars]

Photograph of a train engine and attached cars on railroad tracks, viewed from the side. "902" and "Texas & Pacific" are visible on the side. Smoke billows back out of the front chimney. An engineer leans out of the cab. Additional tracks lay to the front and behind. Buildings and a water tower can be seen off to the right. Electrical poles and wires line the tracks on either side. Handwritten text below the image says, "Entering Marshall, Texas 1944 'T&P #7.'"
Date: 1944
Creator: Robinson, Ed
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History