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[Aerial View of Downtown Rusk]

Description: Copy negative of an aerial view of downtown Rusk. The courthouse is in the middle of the photo. A monument to Confederate veterans is at the left of the square, while the Claiborne Hotel is on the north side. Buildings at the northeast of the square were built for county and district clerks.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Octagonal Barn]

Description: Copy negative of an octagonal barn on the Mathew Tennison farm. The barn has no interior support structure.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Melvina Chessher's 90th Birthday]

Description: Copy negative of Melvina Chessher and her children gathered for her 90th birthday. From left to right, A. J. "Andy" Chessher, son; Melvina Chessher; Mrs. Gus "Miss Kate" Caperton, daughter; and Dr. John Chessher, son, stand on the porch of the original Chessher hotel building.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Ironton School Girls Basketball Team]

Description: Copy negative of the Ironton School's girls basketball team of 1932, who won the district title that year. Kathleen Slider Gambrell, Katie Jo Lusk, Charline Allen Heidelberg, and Rachel Barnes sit in the front row with their legs crossed. Coach Linnie Dial Stockton, Lorene Hammons Ragsdale, Helen Aber Pickens, Wilma Meadow Parish, and Margaret Barnes Lockey kneel in the back row.
Date: November 19, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Dialville Home]

Description: Copy negative of an elaborate home belonging to Mr. and Mrs. N. A. "Jack" Slover in Dialville. A white picket fence surrounds the yard, and Mrs. Slover and unidentified children stand on the porch.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.856404 -95.235873
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

[Killough Massacre Monument]

Description: Copy negative of the Killough Massacre Monument, a tall pyramid surrounded by trees. It was built as a Civilian Works Administration project to mark the site of the 1838 Killough Massacre. This photo was taken before the site had been cleared of debris.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Cherokee County Historical Society
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: None
Partner: Cherokee County Historical Commission

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
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