Photograph of a man wearing a long trench-coat and hat watching the construction crew with their machine digging foundation holes into the ground for the new Union Building. The man in the trench-coat has tentatively been identified as Wayne Adams, a faculty member of the University.

Photograph of a man wearing a long trench-coat and hat watching the construction crew with their machine digging foundation holes into the ground for the new Union Building. The man in the trench-coat has tentatively been identified as Wayne Adams, a faculty member of the University.

A woman works with fire-damaged property in Ringgold.

Photograph of a car and other fire-damaged property in Ringgold. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.

A man wearing a baseball cap and glasses examines fire-damaged property in Ringgold.

A woman wearing a baseball cap helps to clean-up fire-damaged property after the Ringgold fire.

Utility workers drill a new hole and prepare to replace a fire-damaged utility pole in Ringgold.

A worker replaces a utility pole after the fire at Ringgold. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people. Mr. Castillo provided this information about this photo: Un empleado no identificado de la empresa de electricidad Texas-New Mexico Power Company en plena labor para reanudar parte del alumbrado eléctrico en la localidad de Ringgold, a 180 Km al norte de Dallas (Texas). El domingo pasado, un incendio destruyó los pastizales que abarcan alrededor de más de 8.000 hectáreas, destruyendo además 27 viviendas.

Workers replace a utility pole after the fire at Ringgold, Texas.

Photograph of a fire-damaged soccer ball with a man working in the background.

A Hispanic man wearing a baseball cap and standing next to a soccer goal, holds up a fire-scorched soccer ball.

A man wearing a baseball cap drives a tractor as he surveys the fire-damaged ground and property behind him.

A Hispanic man wearing a baseball cap and protective eyewear surveys property that has been damaged in the Ringgold fire.

A man wearing a baseball cap plunges a shovel into the ground.

A man wearing a baseball cap and glasses surveys property damaged by fire.

Close-up of a Hispanic man wearing a baseball cap and glasses crying as he surveys the scorched ground around him.

Close-up of a Hispanic man in a baseball cap crying as he surveys the scorched ground around him.

Photograph of people eating at a luncheon. Most of the people are men in suits, and everyone at the table is looking down at their plates while they are eating. There are five place setting that do not have anyone sitting at them at the end of the table in the bottom left of the image. The table has a white tablecloth on it that has a leaf pattern in the center and there are curtains and windows behind the table in the background of the left side of the image. There is a waiter wearing a white apron and a soda jerk paper hat serving people on the right side of the image.

Photograph of a group of people eating at a long table. The group is made up of mostly men, only one woman is present, and many of them are wearing suits and ties. The people have plates of food in front of them and are holding their forks in their hands and looking towards the camera. The table is covered in a white tablecloth that has a line of leaves in the center. There are five place settings at the end of the table in the foreground of the picture that do not have anyone sitting at them.

Photograph of an easel holding a slide illustrating the Earth, other planets, and stars. Behind the easel is a dark background.

Photograph of an easel holding a slide illustrating the Earth, other planets, and stars. Behind the easel is a dark background.

Photograph of a couple facing a television set with their backs to the camera. The wall in front of them is decorated with floral wallpaper. A window with curtains is visible in front of them.

Photograph of Bob Hope speaking into a microphone that an unknown man is holding.

Photograph of two men and two women sitting on a couch together. One woman looks directly at the camera with a blank expression on her face. One man and a woman appear to be having a conversation. Floral wallpaper fills the wall behind them.