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[1932 Liberty County Officials]
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.
[1953 Cleveland Elementary-Junior High Flag Raising ]
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 building and Northside Elementary was already open in 1953.
[1954 Cleveland High School Football Sweetheart]
Photograph of 1954 Football Sweetheart Lovie Turner standing in front of #25 Rex Arnold & #45 Bud Sallee with court of duchesses and escorts in semi-circle in the background in Cleveland, Texas.
[1954 Cleveland High School Senior Graduation]
Photograph of a large group of men and women wearing graduation caps and gowns standing on bleachers in Cleveland, Texas.
[1961 Cleveland High School 1st Year Members of the National Honor Society in Front of Trees]
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.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]
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.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]
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.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]
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.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in Cleveland]
Photograph of Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters at podium during Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986. Gib Lewis, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and a woman is to the left stand behind an American flag and a Texas flag.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade]
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.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade]
Photograph of people walking around a red, white, and blue float during the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland, Texas.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade Float]
Photograph of children on a parade float pulled by a truck with "Happy Birthday Texas" painted on the side, during the Texas Sesquicentennial parade in Cleveland, Texas.
[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland Texas]
Photograph of a man and a woman in period clothes standing on a float during the Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland, Texas.
[Ada Ruth Roark Wellborn and Mary Elizabeth Roark Clements Receiving Certificate]
Photograph of Ada Ruth Roark Wellborn and Mary Elizabeth Roark Clements receiving a certificate. Their father F. L. Roark, Sr. was the first mayor of Cleveland. They are standing in a pavilion.
Allen & Bazoon Garage
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.
Anderson Hotel
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.
[Armadillo Mascot in 1986 Cleveland Sesquicentennial Parade]:
Photograph of an Armadillo Mascot in 1986 Cleveland Sesquicentennial Parade.
[Armadillo Mascot on the Ground]
Photograph of an Armadillo Mascot on the Ground during Cleveland Texas Sesquicentennial Celebrationmascot. Several people, including a boy with a bike, stand around the mascot.
Autumn Hills Nursing Facility
Photograph of Flag dedication by troop of boy scouts to Peggy Purswell Dunn.
Autumn Hills Nursing Home
Photograph of flag dedication at Autumn Hills Nursing Home.
Bailey's Cleaners
Photograph of the physical plant of Bailey's cleaners. All cleaning was done on site by long time employees.
Bailey's Cleaners
Photograph of the area where clothes were cleaned and pressed. The people working in the area were long time employees.
Bailey's Cleaners
Photograph of a group of people standing in front of Bailey's Cleaners. A vehicle parked in front of the business also has the name "Bailey's Cleaners & Hatters" printed on the back; the business is in a long row of connected commercial buildings, visible in the background. The three persons on the far right of the group are identified as (left to right): Ray Skelton, Mary Clements Bailey, and Graham Bailey. Located on S. Travis Ave facing the railroad tracks.
[Baseball Team in a Parade]
Photograph of a group of young boys and a man standing in the back of a truck during a parade in Cleveland, Texas. A crowd stands in front of stores, including the Cleveland Pharmacy and Farmer's State Bank, in the background.
Ben Franklin Store
Photograph of the Ben Franklin store in Cleveland, Texas.
[Beulah Grimmett at Podium]
Photograph of Beulah Grimmett Chairwoman of the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Committee in a baby blue pioneer dress and a bonnet standing at a podium in Cleveland, Texas. Gib Lewis Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives as well as a Cleveland Native and a woman stand behind her, and a pavilion decorated with red, white, and blue streamers is visible in the background.
[Bill Daniels and Hank Williams Jr.]
Photograph of Bill Daniels and Hank Williams Jr with several other men on horseback at Daniel's Plantation Ranch in Liberty County near Cleveland, Texas.
[Bill Daniels and Hank Williams Jr. Riding Horses]
Photograph of Bill Daniels and Hank Williams Jr riding horses, the elder wearing a suit and the younger wearing jeans and a button-down shirt, at Plantation Ranch in Liberty County not far from Cleveland. Both of them wear cowboy hats. Two Western themed wooden buildings, labeled as a town hall and a hotel, are visible in the background.
[Bill Daniels, Hank Williams Jr and Friend Riding Horses]
Photograph of Bill Daniels hosting Hank Williams Jr at his Plantation Ranch outside of Cleveland in Liberty County. They are on horses.
[Bill Matthews Standing by Television]
Photograph of Bill Matthews standing by several televisions and refrigerators in a corner of Matthews Tire and Supply in Cleveland, Texas. Matthews was the local distributor of Whirlpool Appliances and Goodyear Tires.
Blue Haven Nursing Home
In the 1950's & 60's a converted home was turned into a group home that housed elderly and impaired individuals. Photograph of residents and staff gathered around a donated Christmas tree.
Blue Haven Nursing Home
Photograph of four women wearing plain, light-colored dresses, posing together next to a decorated Christmas tree at Blue Haven Nursing Home. A bed is partially visible on the far left.
Blue Haven Rest Home
Photograph of nurses and residents posing together in front of a Christmas tree at Blue Haven Nursing home. Three men are seated in chairs, in front of the tree and a fourth is standing behind them; three women dressed in nurse's uniforms are posing on either side of the men. Another seated person is partially visible on the far left.
Blue Haven Rest Home Christmas
Photograph of Christmas at the Blue Haven Rest Home. Caregivers/staff standing by Christmas Tree.
Bootlegger's Arrest
Photograph of local law enforcement exhibiting the evidence after arresting a bootlegger.
[Bootlegger's Arrest]
Photograph of local law enforcement exhibiting several boxes of bottled Sweetheart wine on the trunk of a vehicle after arresting a bootlegger in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy and Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy standing with a cow in a field in Cleveland, Texas. Other boys, cattle, and a wooden fence are visible in the background.
[Boy Holding a Ribbon, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy holding a red ribbon over the back of a pig in a fenced-in area in Cleveland, Texas. Parked trucks and cars are visible in the background.
[Boy Kneeling by Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy kneeling beside a cow in a field in Cleveland, Texas. Trees and a fence are visible in the background.
[Boy Scout Troop 95 and their Leaders]
Photograph of Boy Scout Troop 95 riding in parade. 1st Row L-R: Jeff McClain, Unidentified, Rick Nelson, Gary Lindley, Royce Guinn, Kenny Mays, Joel McMahon, Unidentified. 2nd Row L-R: Stephen Barfield, Walter Stovall, Jimmy Crawford, Unidentified, Johnny Slack, Denny Watson, Steve Adams, Unidentified Troop Leader, W. K. Lindley. 3rd Row L-R: Unidentified, Unidentified, Johnny Moore, Gary Batten, Buddy Jasper, Bruce Walker. 4th Row: Unidentified Troop Leader.
[Boy Scouts at Attention]
Photograph of several young Boy Scouts and a few older boys standing at attention in front of the Cleveland Elementary School in Cleveland, Texas. Several of the younger boys hold flags.
[Boy Standing with Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy wearing a cowboy hat standing with a cow in front of a sign for a livestock show hung on a fence in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy Standing with Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy standing with a cow in a field in Cleveland, Texas. Benches and a wooden fence are visible in the background.
[Boy Standing with Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a young boy standing with a cow in a field in Cleveland, Texas. Parked cars are visible in the background.
[Boy with a Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy standing with a cow in front of a stable in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy With a Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a young boy standing next to a cow in a field in Cleveland, Texas. Another boy, several cows, and a wooden fence are visible in the background.
[Boy With a Pig, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy wearing a cowboy hat kneeling by a large pig with a ribbon pinned to it, in between wooden animal pens in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy with Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy wearing a cowboy hat standing with a cow in front of trees in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy With Cow, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy holding a blue ribbon over the back of a cow in front of a sign on a fence reading "Cleveland 1978 Livestock Show" in Cleveland, Texas.
[Boy with Hog, Cleveland Dairy Days]
Photograph of a boy in a cowboy hat kneeling behind a pig in Cleveland, Texas. Several people sit on a bench in the background.
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