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[Anderson County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Diana and David Mantor]

Description: (back of photo) Diana and David Mantor of Corpus Christi, Tex. Ready for the High School "great ball". Children of Betsy Blackshear (Mrs. Philip Mantor) Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

Eagle Elementary 3rd Grade Class of 1950

Description: Photograph of 3rd grade class. Photograph of 3rd Grade Class of Van Horn Elementary School, of 1950, Van Horn,TX. Names: Jimmy Bob Alexander, Judy Ann Bell, Gene Bell, Tommy Brooks, Dan Brown, Mary Carolyn Carpenter, Dianne Cooper, Mrs. Robert (Lila)Dees, Buddy DeMoss, Barbara Douglas, Eddie Heard, Gerald Heard, Minnie Marie Henderson, Ralph Hendricks, Ethel Mae Jacobs, Jones, Glen Loden, Charley Bob Lomax, Linda Kay Mitchell, Pudgy Munn, Johnny Lee Rowe, Duncan Lee Terry, Craig Thrift, Car… more
Date: 1950
Partner: Clark Hotel Museum

[Gatewood Shelton Gin]

Description: Photo of some trucks parked in front of the Gatewood-Shelton cotton gin, showing a whitewashed wooden building on the left and a darker metal building on the right, connected by a pipe.
Date: 1950~/1959~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

Ikard Ranch

Description: Barn and windmill on the Ikard Ranch. Written on back of photo, "This barn stood at the location, six miles west of Henrietta on the Ikard ranch where Captain Will S. Ikard brought the first Hereford cattle to Texas in 1876 from Beacher, Illinois. Dr. A.B. Edwards bought this ranch from Captain Ikard in 1910 and sold it to his younger son, A.B. Kirk Edwards in 1942. This barn was distroyed by a windstorm in 1953."
Date: 1950~
Partner: Clay County Historical Society
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