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[Canning Kitchen]

Description: Copy negative of the Petty family summer canning kitchen. There is a canner in the background, and apples to be canned in the front. Canned fruit is on the table beside the children. None of the people in the photograph have been identified.
Date: November 18, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Casket of WWI Soldier]

Description: Copy negative of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. "Bill" Tipton at their home, with the flag-covered casket of their son, Roger, who was killed in World War I. Flowers have been placed on the floor next to the casket, and a piano and stool stand against the left wall.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Celebrities at Golden Anniversary]

Description: Copy negative of Jacksonville celebrities standing in front of an official automobile, decked out in American flags, which would lead the Golden Anniversary parade. John C. Box, district Congressman; Charles C. Bando; M. L. "Bud" Earle, former mayor; Tol Smith; and T. E. Acker, then mayor, stand next to the car. Many of these men helped to plan the event.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

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.)

[Chessher Hotel]

Description: Copy negative of Mrs. Melvina Chessher standing in front of the Chessher Hotel, the first in Jacksonville. She used the hotel to support herself after her husband was killed in the Civil War.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Collins Family]

Description: Copy negative of the Collins family standing on the side of the road in Bulah. They are, from left to right: Hez Collins, Bud Collins, Sis Connell, Liz Jones, Henry Jones, and Charlie Collins.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Coronation of Jerry Peacock]

Description: Copy negative of the coronation of Jerry Peacock being crowned queen of the Jacksonville National Tomato Festival by Lieutenant Governor Walter Woodul. Women and men in fancy dress watch as Woodul places the crown on Peacock's head. Woodul looks at the camera, while Peacock looks straight ahead. The child second from the right is Betty Jane Acker, and the girl to her right is Frances Carolyn Wood. None of the other attendees have been identified.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[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

[Cove Springs Public School Students]

Description: Copy negative of the Cove Springs School class of 1926. First row, kneeling: an unidentified student, Delvin Foster, Clarence Douglas, Oscar Holcomb, Bertrum Hood, Jessie Durrett, Leo Creel, Grady Durrett, Norvell Creel, Royal Teal, W. T. Foster, Knowles Jones, Oscar Payne, Robert "Tud" Mullins, Billy Jackson, Bruce McLendon, Guy Teasdale, and Robert Lee Isaacks. Second row: Aline Douglas, Emma Frances Mullins, Nellie Moseley, Wynona Broadway, Lucille Creel, Billie Fisher, Helen McLendon, Ila M… more
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Cove Springs School]

Description: Copy negative of the Cove Springs School class of 1927. First row, seated: Jessie Durrett, Bertrum Hood, - Creel, Frank Priestly, Oscar Holcomb, Clarence Douglas, Robert "Tud" Mullins, Bruce McLendon, Leo Creel, Grady Durrett, Curtis Hines, Hoyt McDaniel, Gladstone Thompson, John Edward Bone "Bub" Dunn, and James Priestly. Second row, kneeling: Knowles Jones, Oscar Payne, Norvel Creel, Guy Teasdale, Davis Dabbs, William Payne, Odell Hood, Dewey Hood, Henry Lindner, Zoie Dabbs, Cleo Holcomb, Elb… more
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Dewey Boys]

Description: Copy negative of a troop of the Jacksonville "Dewey Boys" of the Boy Scouts of America, holding rifles. The boys in the front row, kneeling, are Joe Henry Hodges, Miller Devereux, Ruben Sory, Frank Fuller, Lee Caperton, Hubert Chessher, and Spurgeon Byrd. The boys in the back row, standing, are Charley Otts, Stewart Hawkins, Allen Templeton, Tracy Bolton, Robert Bolton, Morris Hodges, Ross Boles, and Cecil Byrd. Behind the back row, a girl, Lottie Dee Collins, holds an American flag, which disp… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Dialville Business Section]

Description: Copy negative of a building in the business section of Dialville during winter. Men and children stand in front of the entrance to the building, near a leafless tree. At the side of the building, a person is sitting on the curb near an electric pole. From left to right, C. W. Benge and Mart Waggoner are standing, Dr. J. W. Moore is sitting, and C. D. Jarratt and J. D. Harris also stand. Also pictured, in no order, are John L. Slover, Prentiss Slover, Waymon Rhodes and A. M. Halbert.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Dialville Elementary School]

Description: Copy negative of a front view of the Dialville Elementary School, a two-story building with a chimney and many windows. This building was used by both elementary and high school students until the construction of Dialville High School.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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