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[Pressley Transfer Truck]

Photograph of a large Pressley Transfer Truck in Cleveland, Texas. The logo on the side of the truck is in white letters and states that they pack and crate, deliver local and long distance, and are bonded and insured. There are vehicles in the parking lot behind the truck and the sign for Cleveland Dry Goods Company can be seen in the background.
Date: 1949
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cleveland Dairy Day Milking Contest]

Photograph of a young girl milking a cow for the Cleveland Dairy Day Milking Contest. She is wearing a long polka dot dress and smiling towards the camera.
Date: 1948
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Employee of the Santa Fe Railroad]

Cropped copy-print photograph of a young girl, "little barefoot" Lillie Snider, with her father Ed "Shorty" Snider. She is holding a lunchbox and facing towards the camera. Her father is an employee of the Santa Fe Railroad in Cleveland, Texas. He is standing behind her by a barrel on a wooden cart.
Date: 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Meekins Super Market]

Photograph of the inside of Meekins Super Market in Cleveland, Texas. Employees and Mr. and Mrs. Meekins are shown. From left to right the individuals are identified as Jim Grayson, Mr. Henry the Sunshine Salesman holding a box of Krispy Crackers, owners Jessie and Horace Meekins, J. D. Spiller, Douglas Mizell, Edna Wood Gilchriest, Ager Turner, and Mrs. Lavada Hutchinson. Seen behind the Meekins is a display of Nabisco Crackers, the cash register shows a sale of $3.89. Roi Tan cigars, King Edward cigars, Old Gold cigarettes, B. C. Headache powders, and Stan Back for headaches and pains are shown on the counter. On the right of the register is a box of Krispy Crackers, Hi Ho Crackers, and Kool Aid.
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5262 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5262

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Should Liberty County be reimbursed for the payments made by it on the principal and interest of the bonded debt created by the construction of Highway No. 321, between the towns of Dayton and Cleveland?
Date: May 10, 1943
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., October 10, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., October 10, 1949]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., discussing two memorandums from Blackshear and Stanley Kempner.
Date: October 10, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Political Helicopter]

Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson's helicopter arriving at Clements Field in Cleveland, Texas. The helicopter has "Lyndon Johnson for U.S. Senator" written across the tail and side. A man is visible in the cockpit. Local stories say that people were more fascinated with the helicopter than the candidates.
Date: 1947
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

TGT Workers

Photograph of group of workers for TGT
Date: 1947
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertisement of a baseball tournament at Cleveland Diamond field]

Poster advertisement of a baseball grand tournament to be played beginning August 25, 1940 at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas. The tournament is offered by the "Aces Fours Recreational Club" called the Latin American Baseball tournament. The first team to play is Aztecas vs. Sugarland, starting at 10 a.m. ; the second team is Port Arthur vs. Southern Select playing at 1:45 p.m.; the third team is Galveston 'Blue Moon' vs. New Gulf Tigers, playing at 4:00 p.m. The entrance fee is 33 cents.
Date: August 25, 1940
Creator: Aces Fours Recreational Club
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select]

Advertisement for two baseball games to be played between Seguin Apaches and Southern Select at the Cleveland Diamond field, Houston, Texas on Sunday, July 26, 1942 starting at 3 p.m. The names of the players of each team are shown on the poster. Entrance fee: Men: 35 cents ; Women: 20 cents plus taxes.
Date: July 26, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Advertisement of a baseball game between Ellington Field and Southern Select]

Advertisement of a baseball game, Ellington Field vs. Southern Select, to be played at the Cleveland Diamond field, on Sunday April 19, 1942 at 2:30 p.m. The names of the players of each team are shown in the poster. The poster also contains advertisements.
Date: April 19, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History

Liberty Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crosby Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1945
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Turning On the Downtown Cleveland Streetlights for the First Time]

Blurry photograph of citizens of Cleveland gathering downtown in front of the Gulf States Utilities Office to the left of Cole's Radio Service to see the streetlights turned on for the very first time in Cleveland, Texas. A car is visible to the right.
Date: December 9, 1948
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mayor W. J. Bryan turns on the lights]

Photograph of Cleveland Mayor W. J. Bryan pulled the switch which enabled Gulf States Utilities to power up the streetlights for the first time in downtown Cleveland. Man standing behind him is an official of Gulf States
Date: December 9, 1948
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kirk Alyn in a Superman Costume]

Photograph of Kirk Alyn in a Superman costume between two hedges. "Superman" is a 1948 15-part Columbia Pictures film serial based on the comic book character Superman starring Kirk Alyn in the title role.
Date: 1948
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Fostoria Lumber Company Baseball Team]

Photograph of the Fostoria Lumber Company Baseball Team seated outside. There are nine men wearing white baseball uniforms and four other men seated with them. Fostoria was once a thriving lumber town with a hotel, company store, homes, schools, churches, and a cemetery. The 3rd man, back row: Joe Richardson. Last man, back row: Bidwell C. "Slick" McClelland Sr.
Date: 1949
Creator: Young, Moon
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Crosby Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Huffman Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1942
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Nolte Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:31680
Date: 1945
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Whites Bayou Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1943
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dayton 1943 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dayton in Liberty County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dayton 1943 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dayton in Liberty County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dayton 1943 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Dayton in Liberty County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1943
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History