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Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas, 2751-29-N

Color halftone postcard of the Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas, which was built in 1929. The view shows the facade and east side of the eight story building and parts of the smaller buildings on either side of it. There is a sidewalk canopy across the facade with 2nd floor balcony on top of it, smaller three-bay balconies at the third and seventh floors and what appears to be a terrace surrounding the eighth floor. There are people standing on the sidewalk in front of the building and one automobile parked on the street. Printed in black ink above the image: "Marshall Hotel, Marshall, Texas." Printed in the lower right corner below the image: "2751-29-N" There is no postmark on the back of the card, but there is a handwritten message: "Our room is on the third floor. Please save this card for my album - Jean." Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.}"
Date: 1929~
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

New High School, Marshall, Texas

Color tinted halftone postcard from around 1924 showing the new high school, Marshall, Texas. The building was constructed in 1924. The view shows the facade and left side of the building. It is a brick and concrete building of two-stories on raised basement, with an elaborate entrance in an English Gothic Academic style. A series of steps leads up the terraced lawn to the main entrance. Printed on the top of the image in black is the title, "New High School, Marshall, Texas." The code number 97359-N is printed below the image in the lower right corner. Printed on the back of the card on the left edge of the message section: "Distributed by Eastex Photo Supply, Marshall, Texas." Printed between the message and address sections: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago 'C.T. American Art' post card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)" There is no postmark or message on the back of the card.
Date: [1924..1929]
Creator: Curt Teich & Co.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas

Black and white postcard of the First United Methodist Church, located at 300 East Houston St., in Marshall, Texas, photographed in the early 1920s. The building was constructed in 1861. It is a front-gable brick-masonry structure in a Greek revival style with a bell tower and steeple on the peak of the front gable. Three sets of steps ascend to the entrance porch, which has four tapered square brick columns surmounted by a pediment. The view shows the facade and the right side of the building with its raised basement windows visible. At the top of the image, printed in red is the title, "Methodist Church, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the right side of the i mage in red: "Fry Hodge Drug Co., Marshall, Texas." There is a postmark dated May 14, 1923 on the back. The card was addressed to Miss Sallie Woodrome, Yoakum, Texas.
Date: May 14, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lewis McCutchan, Marshall, Texas, 1923]

Photograph of Robert Lewis McCutchan, three-quarters view, head and shoulders. He is wearing a suit jacket and tie. The background is a soft focus view of a multi-pane window with the edge of a curtain visible, and what appears to be a glass globe and some greenery at the bottom of the window. Inscribed in ink on the bottom of the photograph: "Taken '23, Lewis McCutchan." Inscribed on the back "Lewis McCutchan, Marshall, Texas, taken 1923. Photographer's imprint on the front of the folder: "Howard Studio, Marshall. Written on the back of the folder: "R. L. McCutchan, Marshall, Texas."
Date: 1923
Creator: Howard Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sims McCutchan Jr., 1923]

Photograph of Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Marion Sims McCutchan, Jr.), head and shoulders, frontal pose, taken in a photographers studio, with a soft, out-of-focus landscape backdrop. He is wearing a suit and tie, with handkerchief in the breast pocket, and his hair is parted in the middle. Inscribed in ink in the lower left corner of the photograph is "Sims McCutchan Jr. 1923."
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lewis McCutchan to Mary McAllister McCutchan and Marion Sims McCutchan - June 28, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from Lewis McCutchan to Mary McAllister McCutchan and Marion Sims McCutchan - June 28, 1922]

Letter from Lewis McCutchan to his parents Mary and Marion Sims McCutchan discussing his work at the Harrison County Y.M.C.A. Camp for Boys, Taylor's Island, Karnack, Texas. He describes his duties, including being in charge of the cook's tent and dining hall. He mentioned that they went for a motor boat ride, and that it was his first. He comments on the boys' opinions of him as being strict, and his opinion that many of the boys had had very little discipline at home. The letter is written on camp stationery that includes a halftone image of camp staff and boys standing in a double line.
Date: June 28, 1922
Creator: Lewis McCutchan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Marshall Country Club, Marshall, Texas

Black and white photo-postcard of the Marshall Country Club, Marshall, Texas, probably taken in the 1920s. A grassy area is in the foreground and a stream, lake, or water feature runs from left to right, with a narrow wooden bridge crossing it and what looks like a small shack on the opposite bank at the foot of the bridge. Beyond that is the club house in a Craftsman bungalow style, with a side gable roof. The multiple windows on the section next to the door indicate that part of the building was probably a screened area. There are multiple trees along the banks of the water. At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "Marshall Country Club, Marshall, Texas" on the left, and on the right "Howard's Stud, Marshall, Texa." There is no postmark or message on the back of the card. Stamped in small letters on the left edge of the card: "Pub. by Photo & Art Postal Card Co., 444 Broadway, N.Y."
Date: [1922..1930]
Creator: Howard's Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group photograph of Women's Group of First Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas]

Photograph of a large group of women and two children, identified on the back of the photograph as the Women's Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Marshall, Texas. Most are sitting on the front steps of the Sunday School building, but nine are standing at the back of the group. Many of the women are wearing cloche hats. Two small labels with the following writing are attached on the back: "Womens Group 1st Pres. Church, Marshall, 1920s or early 1930s. Sunday School bldg, 1st Pres Marshall, demolished ca. 1957."
Date: 1920/1934
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph Album and Scrap Book of Laurita A. Lyttleton, 1920-1922]

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.
Date: 1920/1922
Creator: Hill, Laurita Addison Lyttleton Hill (1903-1976)
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: 1920 performance of the play Ye Village Skewl of Long Ago in Marshall, Texas] (open access)

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

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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History