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75th Celebration Schedule of Events (open access)

75th Celebration Schedule of Events

List of the eldest residents of the City of Cleveland, for the 75th Anniversary Celebration. The list includes the names of the individuals, their birthdays, their age, and the color for their Senior Birthday Certificates.
Date: 2011
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[City of Cleveland Emblem] (open access)

[City of Cleveland Emblem]

One-page pamphlet containing a photograph of the emblem of the City of Cleveland. The emblem is gold and has a large blue letter 'C' with a red star in the middle. The caption beneath the photograph reads, "Cleveland.... A Product of the Pines."
Date: unknown
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleveland, Texas 1935-2010 (open access)

Cleveland, Texas 1935-2010

Document discussing the incorporation of Cleveland, Texas. It briefly describes the history of the Cleveland area and identifies Charles Lander Cleveland, the original owner of the patent of the land. His photograph is shown at the bottom of the page.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleveland, Texas is incorporated in 1935 (open access)

Cleveland, Texas is incorporated in 1935

Document that lists historical events that occurred in 1935, the year that Cleveland was incorporated, in the United States and beyond. The list includes songs, movies, political issues, sports, and average prices and wages from that year.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cleveland, Texas: What a Hometown Should Be (open access)

Cleveland, Texas: What a Hometown Should Be

Pamphlet endorsing Cleveland, Texas as the "gateway to the outdoor pleasures of the East Texas forest country." Highlighted points in the pamphlet include a list of Cleveland events, the Civic Center, outdoor amenities and attractions, and a map of the area. A brief introduction to Cleveland's early history and a list of future attractions are also included.
Date: 2008~
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cleveland's Oldest Known Resident] (open access)

[Cleveland's Oldest Known Resident]

Information about the City of Cleveland's oldest known resident, identified as Linia Hamilton Alfred. The paper provides information about her life and major historical events that occurred while she was growing up. She was born on October 31, 1904 and is currently a great-great-great grandmother.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cleveland Mayor Jill Barnett Kirkonis] (open access)

[Letter from Cleveland Mayor Jill Barnett Kirkonis]

Letter from the mayor of the City of Cleveland. It discusses the 75th Anniversary of the city, and talks about the achievements that have been made over the years.
Date: July 4, 2010
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Significant Dates in the Development of our Early Community (open access)

Significant Dates in the Development of our Early Community

Document presenting a timeline of significant dates in the development of the community in the City of Cleveland. The timeline begins at 1855 and ends at the incorporation of Cleveland in 1935.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cleveland (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of the City Jail in Cleveland, Texas]

Postcard of the Cleveland City Jail in the early 1900s. Four men are standing in front of the jail, which is a small, rectangular building.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hefley, James
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks]

Copy-print photograph of cotton loaded onto Pressley Brothers Transfer Trucks to be hauled to Kehoe Company in Houston, Texas. Cotton was bought by E. M. Hoffer and Garvey.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Loomis Photo
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter From Texas Governor Rick Perry] (open access)

[Letter From Texas Governor Rick Perry]

Document from Texas Governor Rick Perry, recognizing the 75th Anniversary of the City of Cleveland. He is extending his greetings to the town and wishing them a memorable celebration.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Governor (2000- : Perry)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1932 Liberty County Officials]

Photograph of head shots of the 1932 Liberty County officials, including C. A. Miles, C. E. Smith, Pat C. Lowe, H. D. Grogan, Ernest Pickett, R. E. Biggs, V. E. Simmons, B. B. Lovett Sapp, Thomas B. Coe, W. W. Jett, E. H. McLean, Gerald Partlow, George L. Farmer, K. B. Rice, J. K. Turner, and Tom Minnock. A picture of a building is placed in the middle of the photo. The Liberty County Courthouse as it was in 1932 is pictured in the center.
Date: 1932
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1953 Cleveland Elementary-Junior High Flag Raising ]

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.
Date: 1953
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1954 Cleveland High School Football Sweetheart]

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.
Date: 1954
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1954 Cleveland High School Senior Graduation]

Photograph of a large group of men and women wearing graduation caps and gowns standing on bleachers in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1954
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1961 Cleveland High School 1st Year Members of the National Honor Society in Front of Trees]

Photograph of the 1961 Cleveland High School 1st year members of the National Honor Society standing in the wooded area in front of the High School. From left: Edwin Johnson, Joe Richardson Jr, Jack Fitch, Arlene Turner, Suzanne Taylor, Nelda Campbell, Marilyn Everitt, Martha Lynn Blake, Mary Gail Griffin, Harold Russell, Skipper Martin, Thomas Franklin in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1961
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Photograph of Gib Lewis Speaker of the Texas House and Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters raising a flag in Cleveland, Texas. A group of people, including Mark Stiles Texas Representative for the 21st District, Beulah Grimmett Chairwoman of the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Committee and others, some dressed in pioneer clothing, stand around to watch them.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Photograph of Cleveland Celebration of the Texas Sesquicentennial 1986. Beulah Grimmett Chairwoman of the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Committee is at the podium. On her left is Gib Lewis Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Ronnie McWaters Cleveland Mayor and Mark Stiles Texas State Representative for the 21st District.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration]

Photograph of Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters, Speaker of the Texas House Gib Lewis, Armadillo Mascot & 21st District Texas Representative Mark Stiles with two young women at the Cleveland Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986. A pavilion, a water tower, and two more people are visible in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in Cleveland]

Photograph of Cleveland Mayor Ronnie McWaters at podium during Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986. Gib Lewis, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and a woman is to the left stand behind an American flag and a Texas flag.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade]

Photograph of three women, two of whom wear pioneer dresses, in a car decorated with red, white, and blue flowers in a parade in Cleveland, Texas. The woman on left is Beulah Grimmet, the Liberty County Sesquicentennial Chairwoman riding the Texas Sesquicentennial parade in Cleveland in 1986. A building and a sign, reading "Liberty County Federal Savings & Loan, Cleveland Branch", are visible in the background.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade]

Photograph of people walking around a red, white, and blue float during the 1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade Float]

Photograph of children on a parade float pulled by a truck with "Happy Birthday Texas" painted on the side, during the Texas Sesquicentennial parade in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1986 Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland Texas]

Photograph of a man and a woman in period clothes standing on a float during the Texas Sesquicentennial Parade in Cleveland, Texas.
Date: 1986
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History