[Templeton Building]

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Copy negative of the Templeton Building. A sign on the building reads: "J. L. Dean, Shoes & Men's Furnishings, 'The Store of Quality'." Merchandise is on display on the sidewalk in front of the building. On the side of the building, a sign advertises Coca-Cola for 5¢ a bottle.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Cherokee County Historical Society December 5, 1987.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Cherokee County Historical Commission Photograph Collection and was provided by the Cherokee County Historical Commission to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 70 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Copy negative of the Templeton Building. A sign on the building reads: "J. L. Dean, Shoes & Men's Furnishings, 'The Store of Quality'." Merchandise is on display on the sidewalk in front of the building. On the side of the building, a sign advertises Coca-Cola for 5¢ a bottle.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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"Description of Photo: Templeton Building, 214 S. Main St., now owned and occupied by Dr. John Thigpen. Building was remodeled into two-story one in 1941 by owner, Mrs. Don W. Mayne (nee Hazel Templeton) then living in Denver, Colo. During its years, building was a store on first floor, offices on other two floors, was a tone time a hotel, was topped by First National Bank's five-story building at S. Main and Commerce Sts. until razed in the 1960s and replaced with what is now the Austin Building. Note merchandise displayed on sidewalk, common practice in earlier days. John Allen Templeton erected the building as rental property 1880s. Building once housed addition to Travis Clinic, was also home to Odd Fellows lodge for a time.

Note the Coca-Cola sign on side of building, when the drink was 5 cents per bottle. Note also unpaved streets. Jacksonville paved first streets in 1926."

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Cherokee County Historical Commission Photograph Collection

Photographs depicting people, families, and businesses in Rusk, Jacksonville, and surrounding towns in Cherokee County.

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  • December 5, 1987

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  • 1880~ - 1925

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  • Nov. 19, 2013, 1:02 p.m.

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Cherokee County Historical Society. [Templeton Building], photograph, December 5, 1987; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354188/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.

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