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[Doctors Robert and Larkin Harris]

Description: Cropped copy-print a photograph taken inside the medical office of brothers Robert L. and Larkin L. Harris. Near the center of the image, one brother is seated in front of a desk situated in a corner of the room and the other brother is facing him, seated in a rocking chair to the right. The room has patterned wallpaper, decorative rugs on the floor, and additional furniture around the edges of the image. Other information about the Harrises and the location are printed on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Documents relating to the Texas Cherokees]

Description: Certified copy of a Cherokee Indian Treaty obtained for legal action in the late nineteenth century. The first document is a certified copy of the 1835 treaty obtained by Sam Houston and John Forbes. Also included are various power of attorneys from W.P. Adair, C.N. Vann, J. Elliot Condict, and John C. Fremont. There is also a signed power of attorney executed by the Chief representatives of the Cherokee Indian Nation in Indian Territory.
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Dog and Puppies Outside a Gas Station]

Description: Photograph of a fully grown dog and a litter of puppies playing in a field in front of a gas station. Two men, one sitting (right) and one leaning on the wall of the gas station (left), look towards the dogs. On the far right, a man sits reading a newspaper. A sign on the building advertises birds and dogs for sale.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Dog Nursing Puppies]

Description: Photograph of a dog lying on her side and nursing her puppies in a poorly-lit building with a dirt floor. There are small gaps between the boards that make up the walls and light peeks through them.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Dog Panting in a Field]

Description: Photograph of a light-colored dog with a dark-colored head and dark speckles across its body. The dog is facing the right side of the frame and standing in a fenced-in field and panting with its tail hanging low. It wears a dog collar with a tag. The edge of a large tree trunk is visible on the left side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Dogs in a Fenced-In Field]

Description: Photograph of several dogs standing in a fenced-in field. The branches of a tree hang over the frame, though the trunk is not visible. Four dogs are fully visible within the frame and the tail of another is visible on the right side of the photo.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Dogs in a Field]

Description: Photograph of three dogs sniffing at the ground of a grassy field surrounded by fencing. The dogs are large and wearing dark collars. Trees sparsely dot the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Donation to Library]

Description: Many individuals and groups donated to the building fund for the new Marshall Public Library from 1969-1973. In this newspaper photo, Tommy Thomas of a local veterans group presents a check to a member (unidentified) of the Friends of a Public Library, which spearheaded the movement for the library.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Double Exposure Photograph of Children at a Park]

Description: Double exposure photograph of two distinct scenes in different orientations. The landscape scene is of two unidentified young boys walking with a small dog in a park. One boy (right) looks to the camera, while the other (left) looks down at the dog. In the background, two people sit on a bench next to a mature tree. The portrait scene is of an unidentified woman (right) and young boy (left) sitting in a patch of grass with a small dog with dense foliage in the background. The woman is smiling, … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Douglass Tower Priest]

Description: Black and white photograph shows from left: President Dale Douglass of Mountain View College, Senator John Tower, and Bill J. Priest. All men are wearing suits. This was probably taken before or after John Tower spoke at one of the college dedications.
Date: 1970
Partner: Dallas County Community College District

[Downtown Marshall]

Description: A view of N. Washington Street (center) at the intersections with E. Houston (foreground) and W. Austin (left center) streets in Marshall during the mid-1960s. At the time of the picture, N. Washington was the commercial center or "main street" of the city. Together with W. Austin street, they form the northeast corner of the square where the historic county courthouse is located. The First National Bank is shown at the extreme right in the picture; it fronts on E. Houston. Across N. Washin… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Downtown Street Scene, Marshall]

Description: Marshall's N. Wellington Street (center) intersects with Houston (foreground), then crosses W. Austin Street on its way north. Businesses shown on N. Wellington during the late 1960s included Tip Top Cleaners, Blair's TV Service, Marshall National Bank Motor Branch, Rives Seed Bin, McKay's Furniture Co., City Finance Co., and Denney Cleaners. From right to left on W. Austin, one can see Marshall Barber Shop, Mays Studio, Blue Bonnet Beauty Shop, Joe Woods Radio & TV Service and Stacy Shoe Rep… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Dr. A. F. Veau, Marshall Public Library Supporter]

Description: Dr. A. F. Veau was a member of the executive board of the Friends of a Public Library in Marshall, Texas. In 1978 he was installed as the president of the Friends group. He had also been active in promoting the new library building, which opened in 1973. For many years he kept scrapbooks that detailed the history of the establishment and progress of the library as well as the Friends.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Dr. Everett H. Leach, Harrison County Physician]

Description: Dr. Everett H. Leach, early African-American physician, was born in Marshall in 1879 or 1881 (tombstone date). He entered Bishop College at age twelve. He received his medical degree from Flynt Medical College in New Orleans. Later he studied at Illinois Post-Graduate School in Chicago. He settled in the rural Leigh community east of Marshall, where he built a practice, erected a drug store and office, and owned two farms. Later he moved to Marshall and commuted to Leigh by automobile. Acc… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library
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