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[Tintype Portrait of a Woman]

Description: Tintype portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress with a white collar.
Date: 1860~
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Tintype Portrait of a Man]

Description: Tintype portrait of a man with a long beard and mustache. A handwritten note on the photo mat identifies the man as "John R."
Date: 1860~
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Tintype Portrait of a Man]

Description: Tintype portrait of a man with a beard and mustache wearing a suit.
Date: 1860~
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Tintype Portrait of a Man]

Description: Tintype portrait of a man with a beard wearing a suit and a white bow tie.
Date: unknown
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Portrait of Mary Frances Smith and Edward R. Barcus]

Description: Photograph of Mary Frances Smith Barcus and Rev. Edward R. Barcus, posed sitting, visible from the knees up. Mary Frances Smith Barcus wears a white dress with ruffle detailing along the bodice and sleeves, and Rev. Edward R. Barcus wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a cravat and popped collar. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Grandmama Barcus and Grandfather Barcus. Taken on their wedding day July 1, 1852. Mary Frances Smith (1832-1922) and Rev. Edward R. Barcus (1825-1896)."
Date: July 1, 1852
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Marriage Certificate]

Description: Photograph of a marriage certificate for Francis D. Wilson and Hannah A. Jones from January 1, 1860.
Date: January 1, 1860
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Henry Wilcox]

Description: A photograph of a sketch of Henry Wilcox, an early settler of Shoal Point. In the sketch, Mr. Wilcox is wearing a dark suit coat, a white shirt and black bow tie.
Date: [1840..1853]
Partner: Moore Memorial Public Library

[Marshall University, Marshall]

Description: Marshall University was one of Marshall's earliest schools. It was authorized by Sam Houston in 1842. In 1843 Peter Whetstone, founder of Marshall, gave ten acres of land for educational purposes. The plot is located on the corner of W. Houston and College St. where Marshall Junior High School stands today. The building shown in the picture was contracted in 1851. It served the community until 1910, when it closed its doors. The school was never a true university. It served educational n… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Capitol Hotel, Marshall]

Description: The Capitol Hotel in Marshall existed from 1857 to 1971 at the corner of Houston and Bolivar Streets in Marshall. It was predated by the Adkins House and was succeeded by the Hotel Marshall, which still stands. The Capitol was financed by George A. Adkins and built by two slaves, Dick Land and Green Hill. The hotel had a colorful history due to the momentous times of the Civil War and visits by noted Texans. After the Hotel Marshall was built next door, owner Sam Perkins bought the Capitol … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Capitol Hotel, Marshall]

Description: The Capitol Hotel stood from 1857 to 1971 at the corner of Houston and Bolivar Streets in Marshall. It was predated by the Adkins House and was succeeded by the Hotel Marshall, which still stands. It was financed by George Adkins and built by two slaves, Dick Land and Green Hill. These expert masons made the bricks that went into the 12-inch walls of the five-story structure. The hotel had a colorful history. It was the scene of important Confederate meetings during the Civil War. Noted T… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Historic House, Marshall]

Description: The Fry-Barry house in Marshall has a Texas Medallion designating it as a Texas Historic Landmark. Built between 1853 and 1861 by Fidel Bercher, it is located at 314 West Austin Street very near the courthouse square. Architect W. R. D. Ward designed the raised-cottage plan. The main rooms are on the second level; but the lower level is enclosed with rooms also. Bricks were hand-made by local slaves. In 1872 the house was purchased by E. J. Fry, a member of the English Frye family that was… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Trinity Episcopal Church, Marshall]

Description: Trinity Episcopal Church in Marshall stands on North Grove Street where it intersects with W. Houston. The front of the church faces west with its traditional Anglican facade incorporating a tower, a series of arches and a trefoil. Beginning with the entrance at right, one then sees the sanctuary at center and then a newer fellowship wing at left, connected by a covered walkway. The original rectory and education wings are behind the main buildings. The congregation organized in 1850; but t… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Rev. J. H. Hudson, Marshall Religious Leader]

Description: Rev. J. H. Hudson was a nineteen-century Baptist leader in Marshall. Born in Alabama in 1839, he came to Texas as a slave in 1848, and was reared on a farm near Scottsville (near Marshall). He never attended school, but was taught his letters and nurtured in his faith by other pastors. He was ordained in 1881. During his career he pastored St. Paul, Bethesda, Pine Bluff, Galilee, James Chapel and Gainesville Baptist churches. He was elected to the Texas legislature, but did not take his se… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[President's Home at Bishop College, Marshall]

Description: The president's home at Bishop College in Marshall was formerly an antebellum plantation mansion called Wyalucing, located on a hilltop at the western end of Burleson Street. Constructed c1850, it was the home of the Holcombe family that moved to Marshall from Tennessee. A daughter, Lucy Petway Holcombe (1832-1899), married Col. Francis Wilkinson Pickens in the house. A lawyer and secessionist, he first became United States Ambassador to Russia and later the Confederate governor of South Ca… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall]

Description: The entrance to the old Greenwood Cemetery in Marshall is flanked by two stone columns with name plaques. The column on the right has a Texas Historical Marker next to it. The marker notes that the cemetery dates to 1840 and was originally a burial ground for the Van Zandt family. The Van Zandts were an East Texas founding family and Texas patriots. Later the cemetery passed into public ownership and has been used continuously. There are some gravestones of Civil War soldiers, and many oth… more
Date: unknown
Location: None
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Constantine B. Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett]

Description: Photograph of Constantine Buckley Kilgore and Frances Y. Barnett of Kilgore, Texas. The city of Kilgore was named after Constantine Kilgore, who was responsible for bringing the railroad to East Texas.
Date: 1858~
Partner: Longview Public Library

[Library's Photocopier]

Description: This photocopier was current when Marshall Public Library opened in 1973.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

Mary J. Freeman

Description: Portrait of Mary J. Freeman, wife of Rev. John Allen Freeman, first permanent pastor of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, 1847-1857. Mary Jane Freeman was the 2nd wife of John Allen Freeman.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Reverend John Allen Freeman

Description: Portrait of John Allen Freeman, first permanent pastor of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church, 1847-1857
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Lonesome Dove Baptist Church Cemetery

Description: Granite marker noting founding and location of Lonesome Dove Baptist Church Cemetery. The marker states that the cemetery was founded in 1850 and that the church was started in a home in 1846 and that the church was built in 1847. It lists the founding constituents of the church/cemetery.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harry Husburg
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Arrowhead and Scraper

Description: Arrowhead and scraper found at a construction site near a golf course in Coppell
Date: unknown
Creator: Landry, Warren
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room
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