Photograph of the Dorsey Home in Midland, Texas. Three people stand on the porch, with a man standing in the front yard.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Midland in Midland County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Patent for a new pencil-holder that is "a light, efficient and convenient pencil-holder capable of reliably securing the pencil to which it is attached within the pocket, thereby holding the same in readiness for use." (Lines 14-17) Illustration included.

Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.

Photograph of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a wooden church with a tall spire and arched windows.

Photograph of a street scene on Abilene (later Main) Street, looking north in the aftermath of a fire. The dirt road, lined with shops and storefronts along the side, is filled with furniture scattered across the span of the road. Cabinets, rocking chairs, dressers, and other boxes are haphazardly placed at center, in front of the post office and a store advertised by a giant boot above the awning (left) and both "The Stag" (unknown establishment) and the Legal Tender Saloon (right). A handful of people stand in the distance, around the furniture. A note on the back explains that the furniture was placed on the street due to the fire.

Photograph of Marie J. Riggs, an important cattle ranch owner based in Midland. She wears an ornate and highly decorated dress while standing and looking forward. A note on the back gives her nickname as the "cattle queen of the West."