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.

Photograph of the Marshall, Texas post office building taken by the Cowdin Brothers construction company of Dallas as part of their work on the building in 1940. Built in 1912, the post office received an addition and improvements in 1940. As noted in the Marshall News Messenger of 21 January, 1940, the work included enlargement of the lobby space, addition of new mail boxes, and enlarged work space. The building permit for the project was $71,000. Cars are parked in front of the building, a metal trash bin with triangular top is on the sidewalk, Army recruiting signs are standing on the corner of the lawn, and two piles of construction dirt are at the side of the building. A man is standing on the sidewalk and appears to be blind, holding a white cane, wearing a sign around his neck, and holding a tin cup in front of him. Typed on the back of the photograph: "Marshall Texas Post Office, February 26, 1940. This view from the center of intersection of So. Washington St. and the South side of the Square looking Southeast was taken same day progress report was made. Contractor: Cowdin Bros., Dallas, Texas. Rob't. E. Sellers, …

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."

Color halftone postcard showing the Harrison County courthouse square in Marshall, Texas, viewed from the southeast. The Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Automobiles and a few wagons are parked in the paved area in front of the courthouse. Printed at the top edge of the card above the image is: "View Showing Court House and Square, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "C. T. American Art, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made Only By Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago." It is postmarked Marshall, Texas, Feb 15, 1940. A message is written in pencil and it is addressed to Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Marshall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Color tinted halftone postcard of the Texas & Pacific Railway Hospital, in Marshall, Texas. The image was probably taken not long after the building was opened in 1928, but this card was probably printed in the 1930s, based on the linen style paper. It was sent through the mails and postmarked on April 24, 1940. The view shows a drive in the foreground curving in front of the building. The building is a long horizontal two-story structure with a slightly projecting entrance section. Three automobiles are parked on the drive. Printed in the white border above the image is the title, "T. & P. Hospital, Marshall, Texas," and printed below the image is the code "2461-29." Printed between the message and address sections: "C. T. American Art, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made only by Curt Teich Co., Inc., Chicago." The card is addressed to Mrs. Violet Swain in Austin, Texas.

Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas, Junction U. S. 80, U. S. 59, Texas 43. The view shows three buildings of one story with gable roofs. The one on the left includes the office. In front of the office the motel's sign is supported by a pole within a flower bed that is surrounded by a picket fence. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Palmer Hotel Courts, Marshall, Texas." Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Tichnor Quality Views, Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Made only by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass." There is no message or postmark on the card.

Basic mileage ration card and coupons for the automobile of M. S. McCutchan, Jr., of Marshall, Texas. Ten coupons remain attached to the card.

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.

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.

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.

Black and white photo-postcard of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, located at 414 N. Washington Ave., in Marshall, Texas, taken sometime in the 1940s. The building was constructed in 1932. The view is taken from the southwest and shows the facade and the south side of the building. The two-story brick building with raised basement has two entrances on either side of a central section with a front facing gable roof. Stairs lead to each entry on the main level. The central portion has stained-glass windows on first and second floor levels. An automobile is parked in front of the building. Bushes have been planted on either side of the entrance stairs and along the south side of the building. At the bottom of the image in white letters is the title, "Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Marshall, Texas." The Marshall Church of Christ now uses the building. There is a postmark dated Sep 23, 1942 on the back. The card, signed by Nell King, was addressed to Bobby Nelson, Omaha, Nebraska.

Black and white photo-postcard showing ten girls and young women riding horses in a meadow with trees in the background at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. In white letters on the bottom of the image is the title, "Camp Fern. Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Jun 14, 1943, and the card is addressed to Mrs. J. T. La Rue, Athens, Texas.

Black and white halftone postcard showing the Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Texas. One side of the card was completely blank for the message and the other side was divided in half, with the image of the mill on the left half and the address space on the right half. Th view shows the grain elevator in the background with lower industrial buildings in front of it and train cars and railroad tracks running parallel to the buildings. Printed above the image is: "Home of 'A-Corn' Feeds." Printed below the image: "Marshall Mill & Elevator Co., Marshall, Texas." The postmark is dated 1944, and the card is addressed to Mrs. Louis Plunket, San Antonio, Texas. The message is from Mrs. C. G. Tatum, So. San Antonio, Texas.

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.

Black and white photo-postcard showing two young women playing tennis on a court with pine trees in the background at Camp Fern, near Marshall, Texas. In white letters on the bottom of the image is the title, "Camp Fern. Marshall, Texas." The postmark on the back of the card is dated Jul 17, 1945, and the card is addressed to Mrs. J. T. La Rue, Athens, Texas.

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 of the airport building, under construction at the time, is also included.

Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the city hall building, Marshall, Texas, 110 E. Houston St. The view shows the façade and east side of the building, which is on a slope. It has three stories and a basement. This building replaced an earlier city hall that burned. Automobiles are parked beside and in front of the building. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "Memorial City Hall, Marshall, Texas" and printed on the lower right is the number 15,753. Printed on the left side of the back is "Published by Marshall Peanut Candy Co., Marshall, Texas" and printed between the message and address sections is: "A 'Colourpicture' Publication, Cambridge, Mass. U. S. A." Handwritten in ink in the message space is the date April 23, 1946. There is no message or postmark on the card.

Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing a view looking south on North Washington St., Marshall, Texas, with the Harrison County courthouse at the end of the street. Printed across the top of the image is the title: "North Washington Street, Looking South, Marshall, Texas." Commercial buildings line both sides of the street and automobiles are parked in front of them. A sign for a drug store is visible on the right side. Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas," and on a line below that: "Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. (ADL)." There is no message or postmark on the card.

Photograph of two men, two boys, and a dog around a brick outdoor barbecue grill with hot dogs on it. An unidentified boy wearing overalls and a sweater is sitting on the bricks to the left of the grill and the other boy, Sims McCutchan, III, is seated on the ground near the right side of the grill, next to a light-colored dog. John Sanders is wearing a dark-colored suit and seated on the bricks to the right of the grill, pointing a a Black man standing to the right side of the image, identified as John Taylor. Written in pencil on the back: "Sims III age 4, John Taylor (colored help), John Sanders."

Group photograph of a class of South Marshall Elementary School fifth-grade students, posed in three rows on steps in front of the school. One teacher, Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr. (Miss Johnnie), and an unidentified second teacher stand in the center at the back. Written in pencil on the back is the name Bob Laicy, and written in ink is the name of the school, grade level, and date of 1945.

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.

Photograph of a group of girls and boys and two adults posed around a large brick outdoor grill upon which hot dogs are being cooked. A wooden case of Dr. Pepper bottles is in the foreground. The two adults visible on the left are Johnnie McCutchan (Mrs. Sims McCutchan, Jr.) and John Taylor. The photograph was taken at night.

Color halftone postcard on textured linen paper showing the swimming pool in the city park of Marshall, Texas. The actual pool, which opened in June of 1938, is not visible, but the view shows the terraced lawn around it, two buildings that probably were the filter house and the changing rooms, and part of a chain-link fence. Up another terraced slope to the pool's left is a log building that was constructed in 1939 as the NYA Community Center. Walls, stair rails, and a light post made of rocks are shown, as well as plantings of flowers in front of the wall. Much of the landscaping and the rock walls and steps were constructed with WPA funds. Printed in the border below the image is the title, "Swimming Pool, City Park, Marshall, Texas. 2B481-N" Printed on the back between the message and address sections is: "Genuine Curteich Chicago, 'C.T. American Art" Postcard (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)" The postmark on the back of the card is dated Apr 27, 1946. The typed message is from Eleanor Greene and addressed to Mrs. Alice Holden, Dallas, Texas.

Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing Pine Island, Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Bushes are growing on the shore in the foreground and tree branches with moss hang from above. A small motor boat with three passengers is moving across the water, and the shore in the background is covered with bushes and trees. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas -- 6." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas. National Color Post Card Made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis., (DDF)." The postmark on the back is dated 1947, and the card is addressed to Mr. Stewart Anspacher, Seven Valleys, Penn.