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[1932 Liberty County Officials]

Description: Photograph of head shots of the 1932 Liberty County officials, including C. A. Miles, C. E. Smith, Pat C. Lowe, H. D. Grogan, Ernest Pickett, R. E. Biggs, V. E. Simmons, B. B. Lovett Sapp, Thomas B. Coe, W. W. Jett, E. H. McLean, Gerald Partlow, George L. Farmer, K. B. Rice, J. K. Turner, and Tom Minnock. A picture of a building is placed in the middle of the photo. The Liberty County Courthouse as it was in 1932 is pictured in the center.
Date: 1932
Creator: Young, Moon

[1953 Cleveland Elementary-Junior High Flag Raising ]

Description: Photograph of two members of local Boy Scout Troup raising a flag at the opening of Cleveland Elementary-Junior High School in 1953. A crowd of people is gathered to the right, one of whom holds a sign reading "Kiwanis Club". Principal E. D. Balch of this school and Cleveland ISD Superintendent Frank E. White stand in the bed of a truck to the left. This building would become Southside Elementary after a new high school was built in 1956, Junior High was moved to the previous high school buildi… more
Date: 1953
Creator: Young, Moon

[1961 Cleveland High School 1st Year Members of the National Honor Society in Front of Trees]

Description: Photograph of the 1961 Cleveland High School 1st year members of the National Honor Society standing in the wooded area in front of the High School. From left: Edwin Johnson, Joe Richardson Jr, Jack Fitch, Arlene Turner, Suzanne Taylor, Nelda Campbell, Marilyn Everitt, Martha Lynn Blake, Mary Gail Griffin, Harold Russell, Skipper Martin, Thomas Franklin in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1961
Creator: Young, Moon

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Description: Photograph of Gib Lewis Speaker of the Texas House and Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters raising a flag in Cleveland, Texas. A group of people, including Mark Stiles Texas Representative for the 21st District, Beulah Grimmett Chairwoman of the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Committee and others, some dressed in pioneer clothing, stand around to watch them.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Description: Photograph of Cleveland Celebration of the Texas Sesquicentennial 1986. Beulah Grimmett Chairwoman of the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Committee is at the podium. On her left is Gib Lewis Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Ronnie McWaters Cleveland Mayor and Mark Stiles Texas State Representative for the 21st District.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Description: Photograph of Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters, Speaker of the Texas House Gib Lewis, Armadillo Mascot & 21st District Texas Representative Mark Stiles with two young women at the Cleveland Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986. A pavilion, a water tower, and two more people are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Young, Moon

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade]

Description: Photograph of three women, two of whom wear pioneer dresses, in a car decorated with red, white, and blue flowers in a parade in Cleveland, Texas. The woman on left is Beulah Grimmet, the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Chairwoman riding the Texas Sesquicentennial parade in Cleveland in 1986. A building and a sign, reading "Liberty County Federal Savings & Loan, Cleveland Branch", are visible in the background.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon

[75th Anniversary Commemorative Quilt]

Description: Color photograph of a quilt commemorating the 75th anniversary of Cleveland, Texas's incorporation as an independent municipality. The quilt's surface has been stitched with hand prints, each representing one of 53 individuals that were citizens of Cleveland in 1935. Each hand print bears the name and birth year of its corresponding owner. A young girl and a woman stand to the right of the quilt.
Date: May 5, 2011

Allen & Bazoon Garage

Description: Photograph of a local garage on the corner of Houston & College St. There is a jeep parked under the drive-through part of the building. A pickup truck and several cars are parked on the side street. Note that the name of the establishment on the window is backwards... installer put it in backwards and was never corrected. Small clapboard building to left is Law Offices of Royce Quinn. Currently at this location in 2023 is Downtown Dental Excellence.
Date: 1960
Creator: Young, Moon

Anderson Hotel

Description: Photograph of the Anderson Hotel which Hotel faced north on E. Houston St with Old Hwy 59(Now Washington Ave/Bus.59) on its right in Cleveland, Texas. The hotel had a large stairway leading to the upstairs rooms from the luxurious lobby. It also had a restaurant within the hotel.
Date: 1949
Creator: Young, Moon
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