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[Parade Float in Tomato Festival Parade]

Description: Copy negative of a parade float during the 1940 Tomato Festival Parade. The float is being escorted by horsemen wearing helmets. Men and women sit on the hoods of parked cars, and the Texas State Bank building can be seen in the background. To the right of the bank building is the Palace Theater, where spectators stand on top of the marquee. One person is sitting on the roof of the building. More spectators sit on the roof of Gillespie's Variety Store. The building in the right foreground house… more
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Drug Store]

Description: Copy negative of a drug store on the south side of Rusk's main square. There are people lined up outside the store and leaning out of its windows.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Jacksonville Business District]

Description: 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 … more
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[The Bargain Store]

Description: 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.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission
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