Photograph of two members of local Boy Scout Troup raising a flag at the opening of Cleveland Elementary-Junior High School in 1953. A crowd of people is gathered to the right, one of whom holds a sign reading "Kiwanis Club". Principal E. D. Balch of this school and Cleveland ISD Superintendent Frank E. White stand in the bed of a truck to the left. This building would become Southside Elementary after a new high school was built in 1956, Junior High was moved to the previous high school building and Northside Elementary was already open in 1953.
Photograph of 1954 Football Sweetheart Lovie Turner standing in front of #25 Rex Arnold & #45 Bud Sallee with court of duchesses and escorts in semi-circle in the background in Cleveland, Texas.
Photograph of cars driving in the Cleveland Santa Parade. The car in the foreground has a logo on the side that advertises the Flower House and reads, "We telegraph Flowers". Stores in the background include Texas Jewelry, T. C. Hill Insurance, and Lack's. On the left is the Farmers State Bank and United Gas.
Photograph of first public library in Cleveland built by Mrs. Bessie Austin as memorial to her late husband called the Charles O. Austin Memorial Library. It was about 1/2 block from the grammar school. Students would walk single file to check out books. Three sides of the library were shelves of books. The only other item was a small desk and chair where the librarian worked. As of November 3, 2023, building razed due to termite damage and general deterioration.
Copy-print photograph of four children with calves at Cleveland Dairy Day in Cleveland, Texas. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Ward, and from left to right are Peggy, Freddie, Dottie, and John Lewis Ward. An accompanying note states that the cow tied to the fence in the background stepped on the young girl's toe and she didn't hold its reins for the photograph.
the Cleveland High School baseball team. They are seated outdoors near the dugout. Their jerseys read "Cleveland Indians." Bottom L-R: unknown, Everitt Wells, Woody Matthews, Rex Arnold, David Thigpen, Dalton Turner, Earl Placker, Ross Russle & William Josie. Top L-R: Joe Hargest, Ronald Black, Michael Hanson, Charles Metoyer, Bronson Lewis, Don Balch, Joe Bazar, Joe Wilson & Coach Harry Uthoff.
Photograph of Cleveland High School Royal Braves Band led by Ass't Drum Major Jackie Carter followed by Twirlers Jimmie Lynn Longbotham, Glenda Dishongh, Myrdeth Longbotham, Janie Roberson & Margie Grimsley. Behind them, Drum Major Doris Thomas leads the band. A small group of spectators watches from the side of the road.
Photograph of a group of children and an older man standing in a choir loft in a church in Cleveland, Texas. 1st Row L-R: Edwin Johnson (Pianist), Lynn McClelland, Ronald Satterlee, Donald Bounds, Gayle Everitt, Dana Kay Dishongh, Sharon Miller, Kathy Smith, Kenneth Satterlee, Waymon Woodrum, Lavinia Gunter, Bro. Bill Davis (Choir Director) 2nd Row L-R: (Unknown), Bobby Howell, Charles Sigler, Virgil Stutts, Homer Stephens, Glenn Gassiott, Randy Pilgreen, Edward Guinn, Sidney O'Neill 3rd Row L-R: Ella Guinn, Suzanne Smith, Sue McClelland, Cynthia Sigler, Sue Lynn Russell, Donna Howell, Joyce O'Neill, Terese Bland, Janet Younger
Photograph of First Baptist Church Choir in 1954. Choir members from left to right are: Front row: Mrs. Theo Scott, Mrs. Ernest Cummings, Mrs. Newman Powers, Mrs. Edsel Brown, Mrs Cam Arrendell, unknown Second row: unknown, unknown, Sally Harkins, Aunt Annie Wright, Elma Lee Tanner, Tula Overton Third Row: unknown Choir Director: Max (last name unknown)
Photograph of Foster Lumber Company shortly before it closed. Shown in the picture is the railroad tracks ("Dinky") connecting the mill with the Santa Fe Railroad. The commissary, post office and mail office is also in this location.
Photograph of a highway sign located on Hwy 105 west of Cleveland, Texas. The sign is pointing south of 105 to the location of Fostoria, a community formed from the establishment of Foster Lumber Company.
Photograph of the grand opening of the Malarky room which was an addition to the restaurant that was built earlier. The owners, Mr. & Mrs. McEwing are pictured.
Photograph of a guest room at Hank's Motel located on highway US 59 north of Cleveland, Texas. The room includes a single bed, a bedside end table containing a glass ashtray to the right with a lamp above, a small built-in desk and stool (left), and a bathroom partially visible through an open door on the left side of the image. A framed image is hung on the wall above the bed.
Photograph of Hank's Motel which was located North of Cleveland on highway US59. The gas station was part of a complex which included a motel and dining establishment.
Photograph of the interior of Fostoria Commissary in Fostoria, Texas. The front counter features different styles of men's hats. There is a weight machine in the foreground that gives character readings.
Photograph of KVLB radio station building, which opened in 1954. It is a one-story building with siding and has the station letters on the side of the building as well as three large antennae.
Photograph of Mr. McEwing in suspenders and Mrs. McEwing in a dark dress with their staff in the newly remodeled Little Shamrock Restaurant posing in a line behind a long, banquet-style table with various food laid out on it. A pie case is behind them, and a small keyboard is visible in the far corner. This seating area was called the Malarkey Room.
Photograph of the empty dining room of Perk's Steakhouse which was located on Highway 59, north of Cleveland. There are booths around the outside of the room, several rows of square tables with chairs, and a long counter with stools on the left side of the image. In the background, parked cars are visible through the front door and windows.
Photograph of "Pete" at his full-service service station. He is wearing a uniform including a hat and shirt with the "Mobilgas Mobiloil logo" and is pumping gas into a car, with one leg propped on the back bumper.
Photograph of "Pete" washing a customer's windshield at his service station. He is wearing a uniform, including a cap with a "Mobilgas Mobiloil" logo and the station building is visible behind him.
Photograph of "Pete," one of many gas station workers and owners, putting gas in the tank of a partially-visible vehicle. Pete is wearing a uniform including light-colored slacks and shirt, as well as a hat with a brim; the hat and shirt have patches that say "Mobilgas Mobiloil" with an image of a pegasus. The gas station building is visible in the background. The station offered full service, i.e., filling the tank, cleaning the windshield, changing oil, and tire service.
Photograph of a Santa float during the Cleveland Santa Parade. There is a man dressed as Santa Claus waving towards the crowd and two young children on the float. Sweet's Barber Shop and the Smart Shoppe can be seen behind the crowd watching the parade.
Photograph of a car during the Santa Parade in downtown Cleveland, Texas. The car shows the logo "Cleveland Kiwanis" and is on the corner of East Houston and Travis Street. The Farmer's State Bank and Texan Theater, playing Call Me Madam, can be seen in the background. There is a crowd of people congregated by the side of the road near the Super Value Grocery.
Photograph of Fostoria, Texas which was west of Cleveland, Texas on Highway 105. The Foster Lumber Company was located at this site and the community was self contained with commissary, gas station, school, housing, etc.
Photograph of a Sheriff Department barbeque in Cleveland, Texas. There are men in suits and officers seated at a picnic table outdoors. Tables with food and refreshments are on covered tables in the background.
Photograph of a group of ladies at the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company office in Cleveland, Texas. The occasion was an Open House for Mother's Day. Operators are seated at the switchboard and a group of other ladies watches from behind.
Photograph of the Grand Opening of the United States Post Office on the corner of College and Crockett in Cleveland, Texas. The man at the podium was the area's congressman at the time, U.S. Representative Jack Brooks
Photograph of the mail sorting area of the new Cleveland Post office in 1955. There are packages wrapped in paper on a shelf. There are clothes on a table to the left of the shelf, and a man stands in front of several other shelves full of books on the far side of the room.
Photograph of the Grand Opening of the United States Post Office on the corner of College and Crockett in Cleveland, Texas. The man at the podium was the area's congressman at the time, U.S. Representative Jack Brooks. There is a window behind him is hung with striped banners with stars on them.
Photograph of the Grand Opening of Cleveland Post Office Building. An unidentified man, Frank Roark, Jr. Postmaster, Cleveland Mayor N. A. Walker, Farmer's State Bank President O. A. Witherspoon and an unidentified man stand by the double front doors Mayor N. A. Walker holds a ribbon that has been strung across the door, and another man is visible through the glass of the door inside the building.
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