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[Booker T. Washington School in Marshall]

Description: Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Marshall is located at 1202 Evans St in the northwest part of the city. When it opened on Jan. 26, 1959, it was to serve African-American children in grades one through seven who would be transferred from four county schools. In the very next academic year, the school was reorganized to house grades one through three. Another merger occurred two years later when a small school in the community of Woodlawn sent its students. During the late 1960s, Wa… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[A Boy and His Pet Crocodile]

Description: Copy negative of a young man standing outdoors with his pet alligator, which he has on a leash. The young man is not wearing any shoes. Visible just behind him is a multi-level building with a white picket fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[A Boy and His Pet Crocodile]

Description: Copy negative of a young man standing outdoors with his pet alligator, which he has on a leash. The young man is not wearing any shoes. Visible just behind him is a multi-level building with a white picket fence.
Date: unknown
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Bractcher and Hicks Groceries and Bakery]

Description: Copy photo of the interior of Bratcher and Hicks Grocery and Bakery. Located at 115 N. Main Street, Cleburne, Texas. Manager, Jack Hughes, is shown standing behind the counter wearing a dark colored hat and shirt with a white apron over it. Many products can be seen lining the walls including soap, Shinola, Pet Milk, and Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes.
Date: unknown
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

Brick Post Office, Richardson, Texas

Description: Medium sized brick building with large front window "Post Office, Richardson, Texas". On front door with screen door and metal awning. Two windows visible on right side of building. Visible through the large window are 24 mail boxes and a tall table.
Date: unknown
Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Buard's Phillips 66 Service Station in Marshall]

Description: Buard's Phillips 66 Service Station in Marshall was located at 1301 University where it intersects with Sanford Street. Therefore it was located within the historic "New Town Neighborhood," which is an African-American community of homes, businesses, professional offices, schools, and churches grouped around the Wiley College campus. The owner of the station, Polete Buard, was a self-made businessman. He was born and educated in Marshall. In 1929 he married Rebecca Drayden, whose biography … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Building in Marshall]

Description: An unidentified brick building in Marshall. There are three exterior doors on the ground floor with large windows on either side. Three windows on the upper floor align with the doors. Larger windows are on each end. The building sits alone on a low rise, with steps leading through a lawn to the front entrance.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Building in Marshall]

Description: An unidentified building in Marshall may be a church building. The picture does not show the whole structure. There is an awning over double front doors. A shed extension is at one side.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bungalow in Marshall]

Description: An unidentified bungalow in Marshall. A three-story brick building is at the left of the picture. Steps lead from the sidewalk up a small rise. The wrought iron columns at the front porch may be a change from the original style and period of the house.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bungalow in Marshall]

Description: This unidentified bungalow in Marshall has the Craftsman architecture, with the decorative brackets and exposed rafter ends under the eaves, and the trio of small windows in the front-facing gable which covers a porch supported by square half-columns set on brick piers.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bungalow in Marshall]

Description: An unidentified bungalow in Marshall. The architecture is craftsman, with the front-facing gable, simple brackets, and columns set on brick piers. The house was occupied, clearly by someone who enjoyed plants.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Burning Building Near Railroad Tracks]

Description: Photograph of a fire engulfing a large wooden structure next to a railroad. A lone firefighter stands on the roof of an adjacent building attempting to fight the flames with a hose. Several onlookers observe the scene. An abandoned bicycle lies overturned against the wall of the adjacent building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Fritz Dietrich

[Business in Marshall]

Description: The Record Hut is the sign on this business in Marshall. The address is 512 1/2 S. Carter St. The location is within the New Town Neighborhood, which is a historic African-American community in west Marshall. The building is a small flat-roofed concrete block structure with grilles over the doors and an ice machine outside. The sign also has the words, "Tapes" and "Head Shop." A name on the sign is almost obscured by glare, but appears to be "Jewlery".
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library
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