[Grand View Cornet Band]

Copy photo of the Grand View Cornet Band taken at the home of N. Matt Hale. The front row band members are identified from left to right as Chet Odom, Otis E. Hale, Billy Wagner band director, Peck Elliot, and Elbert English. The back row are identified from left to right as Bill Webb, unknown, unknown, Mr. McMasters, Matt Hale, Ernest Hale, Dr. Edmundson DDS, and Will Hale. The two women are identified as Florence Riley and Mable Hale.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Band Performing at Hamilton's Furniture Store]

Copy print of a four-man band performing Hamilton's Furniture Store in Cleburne, identified as Ronald McRuiz seated at the drums (left) and Al Stricklin standing behind him, Bill Thacker seated at a piano (center), and Jesse Mears playing a fiddle next to a microphone (right). Thacker is facing away from the piano keyboard, clapping, with Stricklin. Unidentified persons afer visible behind the band. Additional information about the group is printed on the back.
Date: 197X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at Hamilton's Furniture Store]

Copy print of five men posing together at Hamilton's Furniture Store in Cleburne, identified as Randy Hamilton (the owner) in the center, with musicians Al Stricklin and Ronald McRuiz at left, and Jesse Mears and Leon Rausch at right. Mears is holding a fiddle under his right arm and a bow in his hand; Rausch has a guitar slung across his chest and under his right arm. Additional information about the group is printed on the back.
Date: 197X
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Texas Childhood (open access)

A Texas Childhood

A book chronicling the life of Miriam Brown Keeler.
Date: 1980
Creator: Keeler, Mirian Brown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Johnson County Century Re-Call, 1854-1954: Official Program, May 2nd-8th. (open access)

Johnson County Century Re-Call, 1854-1954: Official Program, May 2nd-8th.

Program for the celebrations of the Johnson County centennial, including a list of activities and events, planning committee members, articles related to the history of the area, a list of long-time residents, and local advertising.
Date: 1954
Creator: Johnson County Historical Program Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History and Lore of Cleburne and Johnson County, Texas (open access)

History and Lore of Cleburne and Johnson County, Texas

Compilation of newspaper articles and personal reminiscences related to the history of Cleburne and the wider Johnson County area.
Date: 2008
Creator: Watson, John W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Store (open access)

The Store

Book created by the Head family of Johnson County, Texas to document family stories and memories. A note inside indicates some names have been changed as are indicated by *. Head Grocery opened in 1926 and closed in 1970.
Date: March 2006
Creator: Head, Marla Bernstein
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clebarro College Baseball Team]

Copy print of a baseball team posing in a field near a large brick building, organized in two lines, with ten of the players seated in the front and the others standing behind. Most of the players are wearing uniforms and there are several men wearing suits in the group; bats have been arranged in an "x" in the middle of the front row and others are laying on the ground. Other people who do not appear to be part of the group are partially visible in the background. Additional information about the team is printed on the back.
Date: [1913..1916]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mounted Flag Bearers at Johnson County Fair]

Copy print of two people wearing uniforms, mounted oh horseback, and holding flags in their left hands in front of a building. Other people and horses are partially visible behind them. Handwritten at the bottom of the image: "Johnson Co. first fair October 8-9-10-11-12-13-1917"; printed below the original photo: "Johnson County First Fair October 8-13, 1917." Additional historical context is printed on the back.
Date: October 8, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Flag Raising at Train Depot]

Copy print of a photograph taken during a flag raising ceremony at the Texas Santa Fe Railroad depot in Cleburne, Texas. The depot is a large, two-story brick building and the uniformed soldiers and others preparing to raise the flag are standing on a balcony platform at one end of the building. A crowd of people and automobiles are completely filling the street in front and to the side of the building. Additional historical information is printed on the back.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Johnson County and Surrounding Areas (open access)

History of Johnson County and Surrounding Areas

Book composed primarily of articles published in the Cleburne, Texas, Times-Review provides a partial history of Johnson County from early settlers to 1970.
Date: 1970
Creator: Block, Viola
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983 (open access)

One Hundred Years of Godley History: 1883-1983

Book describing the history of Godley, Texas including various persons important to the founding of the town, businesses, organizations, schools, agricultural activities, and other information about the first 100 years of the town's existence. Name index starts on page 136.
Date: 1983
Creator: Carrell, Ina Mae
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas. (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas.

This book is a biographical view of Johnson and Hill counties and their history. The book uses many narratives of the individuals who helped shape Johnson and Hill county history. The book has various content including hundreds of brief biographies, including some illustrations.
Date: 1892
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reflections of the Past, Cleburne and Johnson County (open access)

Reflections of the Past, Cleburne and Johnson County

Book published on behalf of the Bicentennial Committee of Cleburne, Texas documenting the history of the area in honor of the United States bicentennial (1776-1976). It includes annotated photographs of people and places related to Johnson County, Texas.
Date: April 25, 1975
Creator: Bicentennial Committee of Cleburne, Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History