Photograph of recruit class 51 standing and posing together in front of a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker.

Photograph of recruit class number 52 standing and posing in front of a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker.

Photograph of recruit class number 57 standing and posing together against a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker. All of the subjects wear the same uniform: short-sleeved collared button-ups tucked into matching belted slacks. The subjects are listed from left to right; Wesley Newman Mitchell, Anderson Ross Frank Jr., Robert Biniard Kimzey, Ray Harold Purdom, James Boyd Lavendar, and Albert Leonard Wasson.

Portrait of the 8 Dallas Fire class members from February 1965 to July 1965 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. The large text box below has the names of each member.

Portrait of the 15 Dallas Fire class members from March 1970 to July 1970 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.

Portrait of the 16 Dallas Fire class members from March 1971 to July 1971 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a navy-blue suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, navy-blue slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.

Portrait of the 16 Dallas Fire class members from March 1972 to June 1972 posing outside a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, slacks, a dark colored service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, a silver badge on the left side of the chest, and on the left sleeve a patch shaped as a shield and a circle cross patch near the wrist. The large text box beneath the men have all the names of each member.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from June to August 1973 standing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are all wearing dark blue uniforms that include slacks, a brimmed cap with a flat top, and a long jacket that has two rows of silver buttons with a Dallas Fire patch on the left sleeve, a silver shield over the left breast, and a name tag near the right lapel. A printed label at the bottom of the photo lists the names in order.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from March 5, 1979 to July 6, 1979 posing outside a building in two rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts, navy blue slacks, and the front row is sitting on a wooden bench. They are holding black baseball caps with a red and yellow patch on the front.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from February 11, 1985 to July 9, 1985 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve and navy blue slacks.

Portrait of the 16 Dallas Fire class members from March 1960 to June 1960 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing dark-colored suits that have jackets with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest. A board on the ground in front of them identifies the class and a printed text at the bottom of the photograph provides their names.

Portrait of the 16 Dallas Fire class members from March 1960 to June 1960 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing dark-colored suits with jackets that have circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest.

Photograph of two separate decorative moldings. The first, marked "30," is shaped the top of a column with several curly ornamental figures and a flat top. The second, marked "25," is a wreath with a bow on the bottom whose ribbon extends into decorative folds on the left and right. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads: "U.S. CT. HO; CU; & P.O. Brownsville, Texas. June 1-32.

Photograph of an old government pumphouse and tank in Ft. Davis, Texas. Both the pumphouse and the tank are made of stone bricks and sit on and at the base of a hill, respectively. A large tree looms over the scene.

Photograph of Tony Medley holding a garden tool with a long handle in his left hand while standing in a patch of gravel outside of an adobe building with striped awnings. A portion of a patch of foliage is visible in front of him on the right side of the frame. He is wearing a long-sleeved collared shirt and high-waisted slacks with a cowboy hat. He is turned toward the right side of the frame.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from March 1, 1982 to July 30, 1982 posing outside a building in three rows. The recruits are wearing light blue shirts with navy slacks and the first row is sitting on a wooden bench.

Photograph of recruit class number 40 standing and posing against a two-toned background. The top half of the background is light-colored and the bottom half is darker.

Portrait of the 8 Dallas Fire class members from February 1965 to July 1965 posing in front of a building in two rows. All of the recruits are wearing a dark colored suit with circular silver buttons in two rows, dark colored slacks and service cap, name tag on the right side of their chest, and a silver badge on the left side of the chest.

Photograph of construction of the Brownsville U.S. courthouse and post office, a large four-story building consisting of only support beams and partially completed walls on the first story. In the foreground two men are standing on the sidewalk in front of the building next to a streetlamp and a sign that reads "Frontier Lumber Co's Material." On the left two cars can be seen driving down the street away from the camera with other buildings on the right side of the street. On the right a crane and part of a store front with a sign reading "Kress Store" can be seen.

Photograph of thirteen men and boys in uniform posing in several rows holding musical instruments in front of a brick building. The men in the back row are standing and holding tubas, euphoniums, trombones and other brass instruments except for the young man on the far right who is standing with his arms folded. In front of them four men are sitting in chairs, the two in the front holding clarinets and the two behind them holding trumpets. In the front a young boy is sitting on the ground next to two plants holding a snare drum and on the right there is a bass drum with the words "Banda... de Brownsville" on it. Behind the men a porch is visible with several chairs and music stands on it in front of a brick building with several doors and windows. A handwritten text on the front of the photograph reads "Ebony Band W.O.W. Brownsville Texas Jun. 4/1911. Morales."

Photograph of three separate decorative wall moldings. At the top the first one, marked 28, is a rectangular horizontal section featuring an eagle with folded wings and a shield in the center and a flowing banner behind it. Next to it on the right is another piece, marked 23, which looks like the top of a column with several curled figures in the middle, rope-like borders on the left and right, and a flat top. Underneath it the last piece, number 24, has a semicircle shape and features an eagle with spread wings and a shield with stars and stripes on it in the center. On the left the eagle is holding a branch in one claw and on the right it is holding a bundle of arrows in the other claw. Attached to the photograph is a typewritten note that reads "U.S. Ct. Ho; Cu. Ho. and P.O. Brownsville, Texas. June 1st-32."

Photograph of a group of musicians performing at a National Recreation Month event at Zilker Park. The musicians are performing behind a stand labelled "Know Now On The Air".

Photograph of H.S.Van Arsoale and B. S. Sheffield posing at the head of Congress Avenue in front of the Capitol building in Austin.

Portrait of the Dallas Fire classmembers from June 4, 1990 to November 30, 1990 posing in front of a fire engine in two rows. The recruits are wearing blue shirts with a patch on the left sleeve, navy blue slacks, and a rope looped around their waists.