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Cherokee County History

Description: This volume discusses the history of Cherokee County including its communities, geography, and major events. The statement on the dedication page says: "This book is the story of Cherokee County from its earliest days through its founding and development and the achievements of its people to the present -- its rich heritage from its founders, its lasting contributions to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. This book hi… more
Date: 2001
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Lattimore & Petty]

Description: Copy negative of three men working at a dry cleaners. A label at the bottom of the photo reads "Lattimore & Petty Dry Cleaners and Dyers. 'Not the Biggest but the Best.'"
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Jacksonville Orchestra]

Description: Copy negative of an early Jacksonville Orchestra, in the home of W. A. Newton. Pictures hang on the walls; one of them is of Zelvin Newton. This photograph is behind the seated guitarist. A piano is behind the orchestra, on the right of the room. Several orchestra members hold guitars or banjos. On the left, Mr. W. A. Newton stands while Mrs. W. A. Newton is seated in front of him. In no order, the rest of the orchestra consists of Walter Newton, George "Pete" Newton, Mozell Newton, Janie May N… more
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Golden Anniversary Song]

Description: Copy negative of the lyrics to Jacksonville's Golden Anniversary song, entitled "Jacksonville's Big Jubilee," written by Reverend J. D. Aldredge.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Home of Thomas McKee]

Description: Copy negative of a log cabin belonging to Thomas McKee. A tree stands to the left, slightly obscuring the view of the house.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Earle Home]

Description: Copy negative of the home and family of Mary Earle, who is seated in the center of the families of her sons Albert and Lon.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Gardiner Wedding Photo]

Description: Copy negative of a wedding photo of Robert Gardiner and Ve Adah Collins Gardiner, standing arm in arm. They are in the home of John Thomas and Virginia Collins in Bulah.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Family Photos]

Description: Copy negative of three photos on a black mat. The photo on the left is of a woman wearing a fur coat laughing in the snow. In the top right photo a family stands together in front of trees, and the photo on the bottom right is of a mother, father, and daughter.
Date: [1980..1990]
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Bicycle for Two]

Description: Copy negative of Mr. and Mrs. Graham McCarroll on their "Bicycle Built for Two" act in the Tomato Festival pageant. Mrs. McCarroll (nee Beryl Bolton) sits in front of her husband.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Goodson Family]

Description: Copy negative of the Goodson family. The children on the steps in the first row are Joy Milstead, Inez Milstead, Marie Henderson, Maxine Caveness, Billy Wayne Henderson, and Rayford Milstead. Those in the second row are Hershall and Marguerite Goodson, Ella Mae and Jacob Watson Goodson, Curtis and Lois Goodson, and Willie and Allie Inez Milstead. The people on the top step are Alvin Milstead, Alma Spraggins, Pearl Henderson, and Jesse Bruce Goodson.
Date: November 18, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Jacksonville Meeting]

Description: Copy negative of a gathering of Jacksonville farmers, businessmen, and buyers and shippers involved in the tomato deal. These men are meeting in the rear of the First State Bank. The men in the photo include, in no order, Frank Devereux, Sr., J. L. Douglas, George L. Barber, A. K. Dixon, Ernest Shoemaker, James O'Keefe, A. W. Flanden, "Yank" Smith, J. E. McFarland, Cal Bolton, Downes Bolton, Sam Alexander, Hugh J. McCarroll, C. D. Jarratt, A. Y. Shoemaker, J. L. Brown, and Jack Shoemaker.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Parade Float, 1940]

Description: Copy negative of the Humble Oil & Refining Co. parade float in 1940. Claude Wilson, left, and Roy Forrest and George Turner on the right, mount horses beside the float. The building in the background is the East Side Elementary School, where the parade began.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Gober Brothers]

Description: Copy negative of the Gober brothers, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gaines Gober. All of them were involved in business, on Kickapoo St. in Jacksonville. From left to right, they are George Gober, Tom Gober, W. S. "Bill" Gober, Fred Gober, and Hansford Gober.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Street Scene at Golden Anniversary Celebration]

Description: Copy negative of a street scene during Jacksonville's Golden Anniversary Celebration of 1922. The photo was taken from the second story of J. L. Douglas's Dry Goods Store. The Templeton-Brashear Department Store can be seen at the corner across from the place the photo was taken. To the left of the intersection is Couch & Slaton Tailor Shop, and at the far left is the Heidelberg Hotel. Flags have been placed on the wires connecting the electrical poles.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Queen Jerry Peacock]

Description: Copy negative of Jerry Peacock on the Queen's Throne in Ragsdale Park during the 1937 Jacksonville National Tomato Festival.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission
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