Photograph of Cedar Springs United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto County, Texas. The white clapboard building has a triangular awning with an image of a cross. Below the awning is a set of double doors that are flanked by fieldstone columns. To the left of the door is a sign depicting a cross draped with a red cloth. A smaller door with an awning appears beside a window to the left.

Photograph of Cedar Springs United Methodist Church in Palo Pinto County, Texas. The white clapboard building has a triangular awning with an image of a cross. Below the awning is a set of double doors that are flanked by fieldstone columns. To the left of the door is a sign depicting a cross draped with a red cloth.

Photograph of the interior of a derelict log cabin that belonged to a man named Joe Johnson. Light streams in from many holes between the beams. A pile of beams lie across the threshold of a door on the left. Jugs, bricks and other debris lie in front of a stone hearth at the center of the photo.

Photograph of a derelict log cabin that belonged to a man named Joe Johnson. A chimney built with stone blocks stands against the building to the left. Tin roofing is pulled back from the left corner of the roof exposing beams underneath.

Photograph of a derelict log cabin that belonged to a man named Joe Johnson. A chimney built with stone blocks stands against the building in the foreground. Tin roofing can be seen hanging over a lean-to on the left side of the structure. Bare trees can be seen in in the background, and a dirt trail can be seen to the right.

Photograph of a two-story brick building that has central parts that extend further outward than surrounding walls. A raised tower area is partially visible to the right.

Photograph of the First Baptist Church and Tabernacle in Santo, Texas.

Photograph of the unpaved streets and wooden buildings of a town. A church stands to the right. Hills can be seen in the background.

Photograph of a group of two-story houses that stand behind a small wire fence. Trees, utility poles, and a windpump are visible among the homes. A grass field extends from the center of the photo to the bottom. A dog lies on the field near the homes.

Photograph of a group of men standing on a sidewalk of a building. Streams of some kind of material come the top of the building's roof. A truck is parked on the road to the right.

Photograph of two men in a room with pieces of machinery. One man sits beside a piece of equipment to the right, while another man wearing overalls stands between two machines.

Photograph of a shirtless man who is smoking a pipe and holding a mining pick. He is crouching beside a pile of stone and coal.

Photograph of balding and mustached man wearing a jacket, white collared shirt, and bow tie.

Photograph of boys of the Palo Pinto basketball team standing with their school principal, A. H. Brackeen. The boys are wearing shorts and athletic shirts. Brackeen wears a dark suit and tie. The group is standing in a line in front of a clapboard building with three windows. The fourth person holds a basketball inscribed with "BHS."

Photograph of Palo Pinto, Texas, as seen from the north side of town. The town's buildings are visible among bare trees. The Palo Pinto county courthouse is visible left of the center.

Photograph of people standing under the awnings of a series of storefronts on main street in downtown Santo, looking South on FM 4. Telegraph poles line the unpaved road beside the businesses.

Photograph of view from Inspiration Point, overlooking the Brazos River seven miles south of Mineral Wells.

Photograph of a house with a steeply gabled roof and wide overhang over a porch. A tree and a row of low hedges grow in front of the home. Much of the foreground features a sandy lot with sparse grass.

Photograph of two men and a woman sitting behind a desk within a courthouse. The portly man on the left has greying hair and wears an open vest. The man in the center wears a vest and bow tie. A woman on the right wears a head covering and a dark dress. Black draws stacked with books and boxes stand behind the group. A wood stove with a chimney sits to the left. An adding machine and a desk covered by books is positioned to the right. One of the books has "Criminal Docket" and "Palo Pinto County" written on its spine.

Exterior of the West Ward School in Mineral Wells, TX.

Photograph of a man sitting on the front right wheel well of a pickup truck laden with logs.

The Mineral Wells High School marching band is shown here performing on a football field in the late 1930's. The band director at that time was Mr. Dave Brunswick. See also "Mineral Wells High School Concert Band."

Photograph of a man wearing a cowboy hat and standing with his arm under a boy's shoulder. The pair is standing against a column between stone arches on the porch of a fieldstone building. Behind them, young child with a broad-brimmed hat sits beside a woman.

Photograph of a man wearing a cowboy hat and jacket. He is standing on the side of a hill and pointing over a group of three buildings that are nestled among trees.