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One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983

Description: Book describing the history of Godley, Texas including various persons important to the founding of the town, businesses, organizations, schools, agricultural activities, and other information about the first 100 years of the town's existence. Name index starts on page 136.
Date: 1983
Creator: Carrell, Ina Mae
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

Reflections of the Past, Cleburne and Johnson County

Description: Book published on behalf of the Bicentennial Committee of Cleburne, Texas documenting the history of the area in honor of the United States bicentennial (1776-1976). It includes annotated photographs of people and places related to Johnson County, Texas.
Date: April 25, 1975
Creator: Bicentennial Committee of Cleburne, Texas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

The Store

Description: Book created by the Head family of Johnson County, Texas to document family stories and memories. A note inside indicates some names have been changed as are indicated by *. Head Grocery opened in 1926 and closed in 1970.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Head, Marla Bernstein
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 32.345187 -97.385861
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Criner Street, Grand View]

Description: Copy photo looking east along Criner Street in Grand View, Texas from the early 1900s. The street is lined with businesses and other buildings, and there are a number of horse-drawn wagons parked or driving along the street, as well as people standing near wagons or along the sides of the road.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.270425 -97.180922
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

Alvarado Downtown]

Description: Copy photo of photograph of downtown Alvarado, Texas. Teams of mules are hitched to three wagons, one of which has iron wheels, and a buckboard. Stores in this colorized image include Will A. Selvidge Grocery, E.T. Reynolds Dry Goods, a jeweler, The Bulletin Printing, W.A. Prestridge Drug Store, Mayfield and Pope Groceries, a Hardware Store, Tobolowsky Dry Goods Store, and several others. A group of men sit outside Mayfield and Pope Groceries. On the second story above some of the businesses ar… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Bractcher and Hicks Groceries and Bakery]

Description: Copy photo of the interior of Bratcher and Hicks Grocery and Bakery. Located at 115 N. Main Street, Cleburne, Texas. Manager, Jack Hughes, is shown standing behind the counter wearing a dark colored hat and shirt with a white apron over it. Many products can be seen lining the walls including soap, Shinola, Pet Milk, and Kellogg's Toasted Corn Flakes.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.348055 -97.387250
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[1910 Grand View Girl's Basketball Team]

Description: Copy photo of the 1910 girl's basketball team from the Grand View High School yearbook. The back row is identified from left to right as Bissibel Crouch, Kate Pierson, Marie Pool, and Mazie Petty. The front row from left to right are Vera, Harbin, Mrs. C.J Rootes, manager, Oscar A. Tarlton, coach, and Ozella Pierson.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Presidential Stop in Grand View, Texas]

Description: Copy photo of the President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt's presidential stop in Grand View, Texas on April 8, 1905. The train made a stop at the Grand View, Texas MKT depot. Roosevelt is visible on the train platform. Many people came to meet the train.
Date: April 8, 1905
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Grand View Rally Day]

Description: Copy photo of a boy's foot race during the Grand View Rally Day on March 28, 1913 in downtown Grand View. Seven boys are racing with spectators on either side and even climbing the power lines. In the background are the Methodist Church on the right, and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church on the left.
Date: March 28, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Tractor Parade]

Description: Copy photo of a tractor parade in Cleburne, Texas. The photo looks west on Henderson Street toward North Main Street. Cleburne House, also known as Hotel Cleburne, is on the far left at the corner of Henderson and Main streets. On the buildings there are signs for American Dry Goods Co., Featherston Drug Co. Soda Water, Cigars, Prescriptions, Toilet Articles, Ice Cream, and Cold Drinks.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Grand View Cornet Band]

Description: Copy photo of the Grand View Cornet Band taken at the home of N. Matt Hale. The front row band members are identified from left to right as Chet Odom, Otis E. Hale, Billy Wagner band director, Peck Elliot, and Elbert English. The back row are identified from left to right as Bill Webb, unknown, unknown, Mr. McMasters, Matt Hale, Ernest Hale, Dr. Edmundson DDS, and Will Hale. The two women are identified as Florence Riley and Mable Hale.
Date: 1895~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

first fifty

Description: Souvenir pamphlet documenting the history of the First State Bank in Rio Vista, Texas along with photos of the bank and portraits of all the employees.
Date: 1970
Creator: First State Bank
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Boy Scout Troop #220]

Description: Cropped copy-print of twenty Boy Scouts in troop #220 posing together for a group portrait. They are standing in three lines on stone steps outside a school in Godley, Texas and several of the boys in the front row are wearing uniforms. Their names are printed on the back.
Date: 1957
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission

[Cleburne Paint Company Store]

Description: Copy print of a man in a horse-drawn wagon outside the Cleburne Paint Company store. Two men are standing between the store and the wagon including James Ganong (left). The building is a small, one-story brick building with a decorative roofline including overhanging eaves and eave returns on the gable ends. There are large vertical signs across the storefront and horizontal signs above the porch. More information is printed on the back.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.347072 -97.386680
Partner: Johnson County Historical Commission
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