Postcard of Onyx Lawrence as a young girl wearing a white dress, sitting on a chair and leaning on a table.

Photograph of Opal and Onyx Lawrence standing together outdoors and wearing Native American costumes.

Portrait of three young men in suits. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies them as (left to right) Alvey, Jake, and Harry.

Portrait of Lizzie L. Walker (1860-1917) wearing a dress and jacket and standing next to a wicker chair.

Photograph of Garnet Lawrence as a young girl, standing outside in winter clothes.

Photograph of early elementary students standing with their teacher outside of the school building. The students are identified, left to right, as: (back row) Guttamease Sewell, Bennie Jones, Gayle Kimbell, Ollie Miller, unknown, unknown, unknown, Leary Allen, Sam Rutherford, Arthur Harris, unknown, unknown, Palmer Lawrence, and Walter Grey; (middle row) Ollie Hall, Estelle Jones, Alice Youree, Dona Henderson, Grace Summers; (bottom row) Freddie New, Garnet Lawrence, Onyx Lawrence, Irene Grubb, Ona Mae Dean, Velda Hanby, Karin Grubb, Winnie Humphreys, and Mayola Thompson. Their teacher is Miss Ella Black.

Photograph of Onyx, Opal, and Garnet Lawrence sitting on a wire bench outside of a house.

Photograph of George Washington "Wash" Florence and his wife Beulah Mae Prater with their children Howell and Gus standing in front their home which was located at Garden Valley and Lindale Road in Tyler, Texas. The house had a breezeway running through the middle with what appears to be a fireplace on the left and possibly, the living quarters on the right. A full-length porch can be seen in front of the house and a separate building on the left. Wash made his living as a farmer until his death in 1919 due to Spanish Influenza. Beulah, left with two children, had to sell the farm and became a seamstress. She was the daughter of Richard Wesley Prater and Margaret Almeda Harpole. The library has more photos of the Prater family.

Postcard of two women and a man standing outside of a house with two dogs sitting in front of them. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard says: "N. B. Here is something to keep the crows away. Where my roses were in bloom. " A handwritten message on the back from Cora Stone to Miss Vonnie Moseley reads: "Your letter received and was glad to hear from you. Am sending you in today's mail the waist pattern, also my skirt pattern. All well except colds. Pa thinks of going to Carroe (or Conroe?) this week, if so will go to see you all. Will write later. Yours, C. S. (Cora Stone is written in ink on a later date)" The postcard is addressed to Miss Vonnie Moseley, Mount Sylvan, Texas, Route 1.

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Buda, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Photograph of a group of men standing at the entrance of the Texas Cotton Palace during its construction.

Postcard of the John E. Quarles Co. Lumber building in Garland, Texas, a two-story building with the store name painted on the top border. Several men and wagons are on the street in front of the building.

Photograph of a group of adults and children in a yard. The couple in the middle is Mrs. Louisa Walker Lawrence and Stephen Decatur Lawrence, and the three girls in front of them are (left to right) Garnet, Onyx, and Opal Lawrence. The couple on the far right is Janie and John Walker, and the couple on the far left is Lewis and Effie Walker.

Photograph of the Walker family, identified as (left to right) Nellie (30), Cora (32), James (35), Jamie (40), Will (42), George (46), Alfred (49), E. G. Walker (71), and Melissa Walker (70).

Photograph of Harry Walker sitting with another man on the porch of the John E. Quarles Co. Lumber building.

Photograph of Garnet Lawrence kneeling and Onyx Lawrence standing next to her outdoors, in front of a wire fence.

Photograph of Perle Curtis Florence, Mrs. Emet, sitting in the family Buick.

Photograph of a grave covered in flowers at Oakwood Cemetery, with many graves visible in the background.

Photograph of a grave covered in flowers at First Street Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Application submitted by Dr. James H. Biggar for membership in the Bexar County Medical Society of Texas. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.

Application submitted by Dr. Cole F. Smith for membership in the Bexar County Medical Society of Texas. It includes background related to education, specialties, and other professional information.