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Cherokee County History

Description: This volume discusses the history of Cherokee County including its communities, geography, and major events. The statement on the dedication page says: "This book is the story of Cherokee County from its earliest days through its founding and development and the achievements of its people to the present -- its rich heritage from its founders, its lasting contributions to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. This book hi… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.)
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[First Presbyterian Church Orchestra]

Description: Copy negative of the First Presbyterian Church orchestra outside the entrance of the church. A piano and the pianist, Jewel Newton Brown, occupy the center of the photograph, and three members of the orchestra are seated on either side of it. On the left, a woman holding a violin is seated between a man holding a violin and a man holding a clarinet. A woman sits to the immediate right of the piano. Next to her is a man holding a horn, and the man next to him holds an upright bass. A baritone ho… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Lattimore & Petty]

Description: Copy negative of three men working at a dry cleaners. A label at the bottom of the photo reads "Lattimore & Petty Dry Cleaners and Dyers. 'Not the Biggest but the Best.'"
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Jacksonville Orchestra]

Description: Copy negative of an early Jacksonville Orchestra, in the home of W. A. Newton. Pictures hang on the walls; one of them is of Zelvin Newton. This photograph is behind the seated guitarist. A piano is behind the orchestra, on the right of the room. Several orchestra members hold guitars or banjos. On the left, Mr. W. A. Newton stands while Mrs. W. A. Newton is seated in front of him. In no order, the rest of the orchestra consists of Walter Newton, George "Pete" Newton, Mozell Newton, Janie May N… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Logging Team]

Description: Copy negative of a logging team at Jerry Liles' Sawmill in Ponta. A man wearing a cowboy hat sits on a wagon, behind a team of four horses, who pull a wagon full of logs. The team stands at rest in front of a log cabin.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Gallatin School Class]

Description: Copy negative of a class of Gallatin School. In the front row, sitting left to right, are Curtis Grimes, Cecil Welborn, Gene Smith, an unidentified boy, Ernest Ferrell, H. V. Smith, Letcher Clifton, an unidentified boy, Irvin Henry, Chester Garner, and Colin Fling. In the middle row: Goldie Chandler, Lillie Bowling, Laura Cole, Ara Barnett, Nellie Smith, an unidentified girl, Lillian Lane, Myrtle Dudley, Beatrice Welborn, and Hoye Jenkins. In the back row: Miss Jimmie Fulton (teacher), Bruce Th… more
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Jacksonville Citizen]

Description: Copy negative of a group of early Jacksonville citizens. They are all older men, including, in no order, Dr. Rather, Col. Murchison, W. T. Morros, Columbus Emanuel, Dr. John B. Fuller, Jake Love --- Ferguson, Cal S. Bolton, W. A. Brown, Rev. J. M. Mills, Dr. J. M. Brittain, C. L. Nunnally, M. M. Wadsworth, --- Block, Capt. H. L. Morris, N. M. Fain, A. D. Davis --- Montgomery, and J. M. "Jim" Brown.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[W. P. Devereux Building]

Description: Copy negative of the W. P. Devereux Building, which housed Devereux's general merchandise business. Two bare trees frame the door. Merchandise can be seen in the shop windows, and two men stand to the far right of the picture.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Nan Travis Hospital]

Description: Copy negative of the Nan Travis Hospital, a three-story building with a basement and stairs leading to the entrance, in 1925. A car is parked on the far left, and the intersection of S. Ragsdale and Nacogdoches Sts. is in the foreground. Houses can be seen in the background.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Students Outside School]

Description: Copy negative of a class of students standing outside the Dialville Elementary School building. Bottom row, left to right: Mazzie Acker, Bertha Jarratt, Hones Smith, Jack Moore, Coy Halbert, Ray Acker, Tom Acker, two unknown students, Melvin Acker, Denton Roach, Luther Garner, Walter Blackwell, Charles Jarratt, Wordy Watson, Fred Rodgers, Willie Dorris, J. C. Moore, Douglas Payne, Buster Odom, Ray Odom, Buster Harris, and Lewis Rodgers. Second row: Ora Garner, Jimmie Fulton, Odess Garner, Bessi… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Logging Team]

Description: Copy negative of a logging team in front of a building with the name "A. B. Mandelstamm" on the side. A team of four mules pulls a cart of logs. An unidentified man sits on the mule in the back and to the left, and another man sits on top of the logs in the cart.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Robbie Gardiner on Fastrill Road]

Description: Copy negative of Robbie Gardiner on Fastrill Road to the Neches River. Her hands are behind her back, and she is looking over her shoulder to smile at the camera. The road in the background is unpaved, and trees line the way.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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[Cotton Gin]

Description: Copy negative of a cabin housing a cotton gin. Several men stand in the door, including Charles Wesley Meazle and H. Hancock. There is a dog in the foreground.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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