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[Portrait of Kate Dickinson Powell]
Copy negative of an 1882 portrait of Kate Dickinson Powell looking down.
[Dialville High School]
Copy negative of Dialville High School, a one-story building with a single door and a window on either side. It was built in 1923-24.
[Sons of Elijah Earle]
Photograph of a woman. She is wearing small round glasses, a black dress with five buttons down the front and a white collar.
[Early Settlers of Reklaw]
Copy negative of a group of early settlers of Reklaw standing in front of Weatherby's General Store. Samuel Patrick Richey, son of George Richey Sr., stands on the far left in a black coat, II. I. Elliott is entering the door, and Leon W. White stands behind a post holding a telephone sign.
[Craft Public School]
Copy negative of Craft Public School. A large group of students is lined up outside the school building.
[Schoolchildren On Steps]
Copy negative of a group of schoolchildren. Some of them stand on the steps leading to the front entrance of the building behind them, while others sit on the ground. A male teacher stands on the far right.
[Gallatin School, 7th Grade]
Copy negative of the Gallatin School 7th grade class of 1923-24. In the front row, from left to right, are Chester Garner, Mrs. Gretna Jones (teacher), Morris "Spot" Fling, Cecil Welborn, Lee Roy Dudley, and Letcher Clifton. In the middle row are Janie Gullion, James Jarrett, Vera Baggett, Haskel Jenkins, Jewel Cotton, Buck Fling, Loids Jenkins, Reba Turney, and Lester Williamson. In the last row, standing, are Cora Dell Jenkins, Margie Tucker, Irene Gullion, Evie Underwood, Monnie Garner, Ruby Clifton, Alma Tidwell, Alma Ferrell, Stella Faye Ridge, and Hoye Jenkins.
[Check Signed by Jim Hogg]
Copy negative of a check signed by Jim Hogg, for $40.00 to J. H. Jackson, on February 3, 1899.
[Brick Plant at New Birmingham]
Copy negative of a brick plant of New Birmingham. Kilns for curing bricks were produced inside the plant.
[Photograph of Ve Adah Collins]
Copy negative of Ve Adah Collins.
[Rusk School Class]
Copy negative of a school class in Rusk during the mid-1920s. Benjamin Powell, Jr. is on the extreme right of the back row.
[World War I Soldiers]
Copy negative of two World War I soldiers, sitting next to one another. The man on the right has his arm around his companion.
[Replica of First Methodist Church]
Copy negative of a replica of the First Methodist Church for Jacksonville's Golden Anniversary Celebration parade.
[Gardiner Home and Family]
Copy negative of the Gardiner family in front of their home. In the back row are Ada and Eunice Gardiner. In the middle row, Thelma Gardiner, Bob Gardiner, baby Evelyn Gardiner, Robbie Gardiner, and Mildred Gardiner. In the front row are Jessie Mae Gardiner and Elaine Gardiner.
[Civilian Conservation Corps]
Copy negative of the Civilian Conservation Corps of Jacksonville on a farm they used as a camp. None of the men have been identified.
[Grading Tomatoes at Packing Shed]
Copy negative of workers grading tomatoes at a packing shed in Jacksonville. The man in the far right background is Sam Boles. None of the other workers have been identified.
[Invitation]
Copy negative of an invitation to the Oddfellows' 60th anniversary. It reads: "You are respectfully invited to attend an entertainment given at the Rusk Hall in the town of Rusk, on the 28th day of April, 1879, by the members of Washington Lodge, No. 17. Committee of Invitation: L. R. Rains, D. Dreeben, J. A. Stallings, L. Kronenberg. Committee of Arrangements: R. I. Ricketts, W. W. Blassingame, Wm. Summers, G. L. Atkins. Committee of Order: G. W. Taylor, C. M. Johnson."
[Group of School Children]
Copy negative of a group of children at the Reynolds School. A young boy sitting in the front row holds a sign that reads "Reynolds, 1st to 4th, '26-'27." A man and woman stand to the right.
[Robbie Gardiner with Bicycle]
Copy negative of Robbie Gardiner on a bicycle in the backyard of Bob Gardiner's home in Fastrill, TX. Gardiner is positioned to climb onto the bicycle.
[Tomato Field]
Copy negative of a tomato field in Dialville, which yielded a crop of 400 crates of tomatoes per acre, after its first picking.
[Photograph of Elijah Earle]
Copy negative of a portrait of Elijah Earle.
[Patton Sisters]
Copy negative of the Patton sisters. From left to right, they are Lydia Patton Duggan, Martha Patton Edmiston, Mary Patton Harris, and Susie Patton Musick.
[Holcomb School, 1930]
Copy negative of a class at Holcomb School. The students in the bottom row are, from left to right, Bobbie Wallace, Doyle Beasley, Mattie Dee Lonstrom, Ray Holcomb, Virgie Lee Boleman, Bettie Jewel Holcomb, Florence Wallace, Ruth Brewster, Madaline Russell, and Lorene Jones. In the second row, there are Gerald McGee, Asker Linstrom, Paul Alexander, Lee Etta Beasley, Earl James, Frank Jones, Raymond Jones, Frank Weaver, and Woodrow Weaver. Students in the top row are Bob Brewster, J. B. Bowden, Daniel Weaver, George F. Beasley, Virgel Brewster, Duward Smith, Leroy Cornelison, Nevelyn McIntyre, Pauline Holcomb, and Francis McIntyre. The teacher, Mrs. Harry Etta Russell, stands to the left of her class.
[Cader Benjamin Powell, Sr.]
Copy negative of a portrait of Cader Benjamin Powell, Sr. sitting in a lawn chair in a garden.
[Withdrawal Card]
Copy negative of a withdrawal card given to T. S. Cook. It reads: "Patrons of Husbandry Dimit Card. This certifies that Bro. T. S. Cook is a member in good standing of Salem Grange No. 59, County of Cherokee, State of Texas, and at his request, we grant this Withdrawal Card, and commend him for membership in any Subordinate Grange to which he may apply. L. H. Reed, Master. G. B. Coupland, Secretary. March 15."
[Gran Dee Tourist Court]
Copy negative of the Gran Dee Tourist Court, the first motel in Jacksonville, built and operated by George Gober until 1948.
[Wedding Photo]
Copy negative of a wedding photo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Duke. Fannie Goodson Duke stands with her hand on the shoulder of Henry Duke. On the other side of Henry Duke, an unidentified man stands, also with his hand on Duke's shoulder.
[WHD Club]
Copy negative of the second organized Cove Springs WHD club of Cherokee County. The photograph was taken at the home of Mrs. Bob Tipton. The woman on the far left holds a child. She sits next to Mrs. Frank Lindner, then a Mrs. Roland, Mrs. Bob Tipton, two unidentified women, then Mrs. A. L. Dunham. The 12th from the left is Mrs. O. L. Holcomb, and next to her is Mrs. Ethel Hood.
[Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Jarrett Earle]
Copy negative of Mary Elizabeth Jarrett Earle, who wears glasses.
[Jacksonville Business District]
Copy negative of Jacksonville's business district prior to 1900. Building on the left was Heidelberg Hotel, while the building on the right was Charles H. Martin's Real Estate agency. The tall building on the left farther south is the First National Bank. The tall building on the right to the south of Martin's was the Ragsdale Brothers Store, with the Opera House on the second floor. The second tall building in the left background was the J. A. Templeton Building. Trees line the street on both sides. A well is placed in the intersection to water horses and other beasts of burden. The street is full of animals pulling carts.
[Holcomb School Class]
Copy negative of a class of students standing outside the Holcomb School building in Bulah. First row: Billy Burns, Mabel Boone, unidentified, - Edwards, Waymon Pierce, Christine Wallace, James Beasley, Bernice Burns, Ray Holcomb, unidentified, and Grady Dupree. Second row: Junior Wallace, unidentified, Marguerite Beasley, J. B. Bowden, Edith Alexander, Howard Thompson, Doyle Beasley, Madalene Russel, Lorene Edwards, unidentified, Oga Lee Herrins, and Pauline Burns. Third row: unidentified, Joe Jackson, Lenora Coupeland, Herman Beard, Ella Mae Blake, George Franklin Beasley, unidentified, Doyle Wallace, Betty Jewel Holcomb, Daniel Weaver, and Lavalo Herrins. Fourth row: Duward Smith, Emice Hweeina, Tommy Jones, Lorene Jackson, Tom Sartain, Corene Miles, Bill Sartain, Pauline Holcomb, Paul Alexander, Mildred Jackson, and L. P. Herrins. Fifth row: Earnest Edwards, Joe Jackson, Inez Beasley, Morris McMinn, Duluth Brooks, Alma Herrins, J. T. Alexander, and Woodrow Weaver.
[Henderson and Lucy Brooks Hendrick]
Copy negative of Henderson A. Hendrick and his wife, Lucy Brooks Hendrick.
[The Bargain Store]
Copy negative of The Bargain Store in Rusk. Three men stand behind the display case. In the center is Marvin Troublefield, an employee, and one of the others is W. J. Deckard, the owner. The identity of the other man is unknown. Merchandise is displayed on shelves behind the counter.
[Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Murdoch]
Copy negative of Mr. Benjamin Franklin Murdoch and Mrs. Sallie Howard Murdoch, standing arm in arm.
[John Floyd Murdoch]
Copy negative of John Floyd Murdoch, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph LaFayette Murdoch. Murdoch stands with his left arm behind his back, and his right hand on a chair. Under the photo, text reads: "Rail Road Photo Car."
[Dialville Elementary School]
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.
[Isgate Family]
Copy negative of the Isgate family. From left to right: Elizabeth Glenn Isgate, Louis Isgate, holding their grandchild, Mary Ethel Netters, and the sister of Elizabeth Glenn Isgate. The family is standing in front of an automobile.
[Summerfield Basketball Team]
Copy negative of the Nan Travis Hospital, previously the Cherokee Sanitarium, which began in the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Guinn.
[Will and Nancy Emerson, 50th Anniversary]
Copy negative of Will Sr. and Nancy Emerson on their 50th wedding anniversary. A strip of paper on the photo reads: "Pop & Gran Emerson, (Will, Sr.) (Nancy) 4-26-33, 50th Anniversary."
[Wedding Invitation]
Copy negative of a wedding invitation. It reads: "Mr. and Mrs. Felix McMinn request your presence at the marriage of their daughter May to Mr. Will B. McKellar, Wednesday, October twentieth, eight thirty o'clock p. m. at their residence in New Birmingham, Texas, 1897."
[Kit Carson Meador and Dollie Emerson Meador]
Copy negative of a portrait of Sarah (Dollie) Emerson Meador and Kit Carson Meador.
[Chessher Hotel]
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.
[West Shady Grove Church Members]
Copy negative of a choir gathered around an organ in a grove of trees outside the West Shady Grove Church. The girls are dressed in white and hold bouquets. One of the women sits at the organ, and a man stands on either side of it.
[Brick Plant]
Copy negative of a brick plant of New Birmingham. A tramway is visible, leading from the pit to the plant. This was used by cars to carry clay to the plant. Mules line up at the tramway. A brick drying shed is in the upper left of the photo.
[Portrait of Albert Franklin Earle]
Copy negative of a framed portrait of a mustachioed Albert Franklin Earle.
[Fair Portrait]
Copy negative of Robbie Gardiner and Agnes Stucky at a fair in Rusk, TX.
[Dialville Home]
Copy negative of the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore in Dialville. Mrs. Moore and sons Clarence and Woodrow sit on the porch to the right of the house, and a fence stands in front of it.
["Mud Creek" School]
Copy negative of a group of students at the school on Mud Creek, east of Rusk. Only Marvin Troublefield, fourth from the left in the third row, has been identified.
[Queen Jerry Peacock]
Copy negative of Jerry Peacock on the Queen's Throne in Ragsdale Park during the 1937 Jacksonville National Tomato Festival.
[Spear House]
Copy negative of a Jacksonville hotel called the Spear House, ca. 1875.
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