Photograph of three unidentified people at a tree planting. One man is crouched on the left side of the image, next to the tree; a second man and a woman are standing together on the right and the man is holding a shovel. A stream and trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of the south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum.

Photograph of the Carroll Building on the grounds of the First Methodist Church, which is located at 422 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a one-story brick building with round white columns on either side of the front porch; the east wall of the church is visible on the left side of the image.

The author - Burt C. Blanton - stands on the open platform of the Clinchfield Railroad's Office Car No. 100, which is located on a siding adjacent to the passenger depot at Erwin, Tennessee. The time is noon, Sunday, June 10, 1979. This was a modern car with a complement of conventional equipment. The exterior was painted dark green. The cars letterboard bore the name "Clinchfield" plus the number 100 positioned on either side, centered below the windows, all in gold leaf. There was a gold stripe near the car's base, running along each side and across the rear-end platform. Office Car No. 100 was formerly an Atlantic Coast Lines dining car bearing the name "Orlando" and the car was rebuilt in the Clinchfield's Erwin Shops.

Photograph of a replica of the original Pilgrim Church, built near the later brick church just outside of Elkhart, Texas. It is a one-story log building and the wooden front door is open. A Texas Historical Commission plaque is posted on a stone to the right of the building; the Pilgrim Cemetery is partially visible in the background.

Photograph of part of the front of the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad Hospital located at 919 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a three-story, metal-framed, brick-faced hospital along with an outbuilding (the Nurses' Home). The building has a box-like massing with some Classical Revival detailing, especially around the primary entrance. The wide, cast stone bands divide the exterior into three components and emphasize the horizontal massing of the building.

Photograph of the interior of the Carnegie Building, taken when the Palestine Public Library was housed there, located at 502 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. The image shows a room filled with free-standing shelving filled with books. There is an arched window in the background and several pamphlet boxes are visible on the shelves in the foreground.

Photograph of the interior of the Carnegie Building, taken when the Palestine Public Library was housed there, located at 502 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. The image shows unidentified women on either side of a counter in a small room.

Photograph of the interior of the Carnegie Building, taken when the Palestine Public Library was housed there, located at 502 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. The image shows a room in the foreground that has bookcases along the walls and cassette tapes stacked on free-standing shelves in the center of the room. In the background, a second room filled with more bookshelves is visible through arched entryways, separated by a corridor.

Photograph of the interior of the Carnegie Building, taken when the Palestine Public Library was housed there, located at 502 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. The image shows one corner of a room in the library that has shelves filled with books; paintings are propped on top of the shelving. There are two unidentified women; one is pulling a book off the shelves and the other is seated at a table in the foreground, writing on pads of paper.

Close-up photograph of a bust of John H. Reagan on a bookcase inside the Carnegie Building, taken when the Palestine Public Library was housed there, located at 502 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. Part of the library is visible in the background, including shelving in one corner of the room filled with books and wooden tables. An unidentified woman is looking at books on the shelves.

Exterior view of the Farwell home, sometimes referred to as "Little Mexico" It is located on Green Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets.

Exterior view of the Farwell home, sometimes referred to as "Little Mexico" It is located on Green Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets.

Exterior view of the Farwell home, sometimes referred to as "Little Mexico" It is located on Green Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets.

Photograph of a three story building, with a covered front porch supported by double sets of columns on the corner of two streets. Two trees and a sign are in the yard; a stop sign is located on the corner by the sidewalks.

Photograph of the side of a two story stucco building with a short stairwell to a side entrance, and the back of the building is one story. A partial view of the covered front porch with arched openings extends to the half walled garden area. A one story building is visible past the bushes and benches behind the main building.

Photograph of a stucco, two story building with a short set of brick stairs leading up to a front porch with arched openings built flush with a second floor extension. A partial one story building is visible behind trees, bushes, and two benches to the right of the building.

Photograph of a weir across the San Felipe Creek which is diverted into two creeks with a paved Y-shaped path crossing the dirt land mass in-between. A bridge leads over the water to the right, and structures are visible amongst trees across the water. A pile of stone debris is in the foreground.

Photograph of a building, possibly with a covered front porch; the building is mostly obscured by trees. A paved driveway or parking lot is across the front of the home, excluding a thin grass lawn, and one car is parked here. Another tree grows from a grass and dirt median between this parking area and the street in the foreground.

Photograph of a one story adobe home with blue roof, two chimneys, and vines growing down from the eaves; view is from across the street.

Photograph of a two story building with covered front porch with decorative trim, banister and street numbers, chimney, and a double decker porch / balcony along the side of the house. Vines are growing up the corner of the house and porch banister. Trees surround the sides of the house, and the front yard is mostly out of frame.

Photograph of an adobe one story building with brick chimney, covered porch completely filled with plants, and white fabric on the red roof. A wooden rail fence structure separates the overgrown yard (including a palm tree trunk) from the dirt / gravel area along the street.

Photograph of a two story wood sided building with a wrap around covered porch supported by columns with gingerbread trim. Trees rise from behind the building, and the grass lawn has a sand / dirt spot between the porch and sidewalk.

Photograph of a rock two story building with two entrances on either side of the building and a recessed back portion of the building with two sets of windows on the second story and one small window on the first story. A large tree with a trunk painted white is on either corner of the building, and some orange construction barricades are placed along the recessed building section. A stop sign on the opposite street corner is visible in the foreground.