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[Robbie Gardiner on Fastrill Road]

Description: Copy negative of Robbie Gardiner on Fastrill Road to the Neches River. Her hands are behind her back, and she is looking over her shoulder to smile at the camera. The road in the background is unpaved, and trees line the way.
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

[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

[Awaiting the Train]

Description: Copy negative of citizens of Jacksonville awaiting the arrival of President William Howard Taft by train at the I. & G. N. railroad station. The mayor, M. L. "Bud" Earle, stands second from the right. With him are Civil War veterans, many of whom wear ribbon badges.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Murdoch Family]

Description: Copy negative of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Murdoch and their family. Joseph Murdoch, Moses Murdoch, Byrd Murdoch, Sam Murdoch, Annie Murdoch, and Thomas Murdoch stand in the back row. Callie Murdoch, Ida Murdoch, Rufus Murdoch, Katie Murdoch holding baby Mary Murdoch, and Ruby Murdoch sit in the front row.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[First United Methodist Church, Jacksonville]

Description: Copy negative of a drawing of Jacksonville's First United Methodist Church, by an unknown artist. The church was made of hand-cast cement blocks, and the three-story tall windows were made of glass made in Italy. The church had a dome with ventilating openings in the tower due to lack of air conditioning.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Sardis School Class]

Description: Copy negative of a class of students at Sardis School. Front row, left to right: Willie Berry, Shade Bowman, Bill Edwards, Buster Berry, Jeff Berry, Dan Berry, Pete Jones, Johnson Martin, Grover Miles, and teacher Miller Hoover. Second row: Wesley Middleton, George Edwards, Bennie Berry, William Masters, Ethel Meazles, Della Masters, George Ann Masters, Francis Masters, Jenny Berry, and Annie Berry. Third row: Coy Martin, two unidentified girls, Dora Edwards, Nora Berry, Dora Jones, Ethel Hodge… more
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Bowling Family]

Description: Copy negative of the Bowling family in Gallatin. William Sanders Bowling and his mother, Mary Jane Hoover Bowling, are seated. Lula Clifton Bowling, the wife of William Sanders Bowling, is standing behind her husband and mother-in-law.
Date: November 19, 1988
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

[Jacksonville City Park]

Description: Copy negative of the Jacksonville City Park. To the left, a bandstand has been erected, and a pick-up made from a Model T Ford is parked in front of it. Across the sidewalk from the park stands the First Methodist Church, and an old O. K. Cleaners plant.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Early Jacksonville Business District]

Description: Copy negative of Jacksonville's business district prior to 1917. The long building to the left was the Spear House and then the Pearl Hotel. The tall building in the center foreground was the first home of the First National Bank. A windmill and water tank can be seen on the far right. The Union Baptist Church is on the left, while the Benson Chapel Methodist is on the right. At the far upper right is the Ragsdale home. The building in front of the hotel was the first home of the International … more
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society

[Rusk Courthouse Square]

Description: Copy negative of Rusk's courthouse square during an early county fair. In the background, a merry-go-round can be seen. Many people line the streets, and to the left a cart drawn by a horse or mule bears children. The steeple in the center background belonged to an early Methodist Church. Tents have been set up in the square, and a bandstand has been set up in the left foreground.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
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