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[Cemetery Cleanup, Marshall]

[Cemetery Cleanup, Marshall]
Description:

The Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall was an overgrown woodland site when a group organized to rescue it. The picture shows the cleanup effort. Piles of posts are in the center. A truck with ladders on the side pulls a utility trailer with a chipper on it. A man feeds brush into the chipper. Two other men work in the distance. None are identified.
Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: Unknown
Partner(s):
Marshall Public Library
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Collection(s):
Texas History Collection
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Creator:
Unknown
[Cemetery Cleanup, Marshall]
Original Creation Date: Unknown
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Harrison County - Marshall
Era
Into Modern Times, 1939-Present
Description:

The Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall was an overgrown woodland site when a group organized to rescue it. The picture shows the cleanup effort. Piles of posts are in the center. A truck with ladders on the side pulls a utility trailer with a chipper on it. A man feeds brush into the chipper. Two other men work in the distance. None are identified.
Language: English
Subject(s):
Partner:
Marshall Public Library
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Collection:
Texas History Collection
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Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: mpl-slides-0775
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth18822
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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