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[Grave, Marshall]

Description: Photograph of the headstone for Cora J. Williams Long and Moaning E. Williams Harris at the Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall, Texas. The stone is made of blue granite and the text is worn; decorative flower urns are engraved on either side of the stone text.
Date: unknown

[Cemetery Cleanup, Marshall]

Description: Powder Mill Cemetery on FM 1997 in Marshall is a traditionally African-American site. It had become overgrown when a group organized to clean it up. Here a pile of brush shows how much was being accomplished. Vehicles are visible at right behind the brushpile.
Date: unknown

[Grave of Willie S. Truitt, Marshall]

Description: The grave of Willie S. Truitt is in the Powder Mill Cemetery on FM 1997 in Marshall. The cemetery is traditionally African-American. The dates on the stone are Feb 2 1916 - Feb 5 1974. There are also the words "Texas Pvt Army Air Force World War II." The legs of a person are visible in the upper left area of the photograph.
Date: unknown

[Cemetery Cleanup, Marshall]

Description: The Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall was receiving a cleanup at the time of this picture, c1984. The cemetery is located on FM 1997. It is a traditionally African-American site. A unidentified man with his back to the camera is seen at left. In the center is a box truck pulling a utility trailer with a chipper on it. In foreground the graves which have already been cleared are visible.
Date: unknown

[Woodland Cemetery, Marshall]

Description: This woodland area may be the Powder Mill Cemetery on FM 1997 in Marshall. It was an overgrown site when a group organized to clean it. It is a traditionally African-American cemetery with graves more than 100 years old.
Date: unknown

[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.
Date: unknown

[Grave of Annie Mae Powell, Marshall]

Description: The grave of Annie Mae Powell is in the Powder Mill Cemetery on FM 1997 in Marshall. The cemetery is traditionally African-American. The dates on this headstone are Dec. 11 1885 - May 19 1916. The name Powell is in large raised block letters on the middle of the stone. Scroll lines decorate the top edge. Other graves are visible nearby.
Date: unknown

[Portrait of Lena H. Watson]

Description: Photograph of Lena H. Watson, who is sitting, wearing a dark-colored dress, and visible from the chest up. The text below the photograph reads, "Mrs. Lena H. Watson Spanish."
Date: unknown
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