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[75th Anniversary Commemorative Quilt]

Description: Color photograph of a quilt commemorating the 75th anniversary of Cleveland, Texas's incorporation as an independent municipality. The quilt's surface has been stitched with hand prints, each representing one of 53 individuals that were citizens of Cleveland in 1935. Each hand print bears the name and birth year of its corresponding owner. A young girl and a woman stand to the right of the quilt.
Date: May 5, 2011

Allen & Bazoon Garage

Description: 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.
Date: 1960
Creator: Young, Moon

Anderson Hotel

Description: 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.
Date: 1949
Creator: Young, Moon

Bailey's Cleaners

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Young, Moon

[Baseball Team in a Parade]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Young, Moon

[Beulah Grimmett at Podium]

Description: 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.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon

[Bill Daniels and Hank Williams Jr. Riding Horses]

Description: 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Young, Moon
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