Photograph of James Waterson Cook wearing a military uniform while leaning against a prop fence in a portrait studio. A painted backdrop depicts trees in front of a white building. The the reverse side of the photo contains handwritten notes that include "Budo Cook," "WWII," "Pottsboro TX," and "Pacific Theater."

Photograph of Robert L. Griffith wearing a sailor uniform. He is visible from the chest up.

Letter to Katie Harshbarger from James Dickey from Camp Cody in New Mexico. Dickey describes how he is lonesome and will soon be shipped off to France for the Great War.

Letter to Katie Harshbarger from James Dickey from Camp Cody in New Mexico. Dickey says he misses girls from Sadler, Texas, that he hasn't seen any other boys sent to the Camp from Sadler, and that he apologizes for his poor writing.

Letter from Katie Dickey to her son, Charles Dickey. She writes several Biblical verses for encouragement. A note on the reverse side that Charles was drafted into the United States Army during World War [II] and that he was leaving for Japan.

Photograph of a man standing in a field and wearing a khaki military uniform and a campaign hat. The upper right corner of the image is missing. Handwritten notes appear on the back of the photo.

Text of a poem that derides men who avoid going to war.

Text describing the history of Pottsboro, Texas. Topics include its time as a trading post owned by Holland Coffee, Civil War history, and the growth of the community.