Photograph of Lumpein Elma Townsend and William Myatt Stephenson on their wedding day.

Photograph of the Stafford Opera House (located at Southeast corner of Milam and Springs Streets) in Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of a flume running from the producer gas plant of Garwood. The plant is under end of flume and takes about ½ of the space of a steam plant of same capacity. The flume is wooden and elevated on a large number of trestles.

Photograph of the Stafford Opera House (located at Southeast corner of Milam and Springs Streets) in Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of the interior of St. Mary's School Convent and Rectory, located at 1261, Highway 71, Nada, Tx. A pale statue can be seen standing at the center of a circular room. Plants grow at the base of the statue and the perimeter wall of the room is made of windows that show a view of secondary room. The second room follows the curvature of the inner room and is full of student desks.

Photograph of a classroom in St. Mary's Catholic School with several rows of wooden desks. Cabinets can be seen on the wall to the right and five ceiling lights hang spaced throughout the room. A world globe can be seen on top of the cabinets and a doorway into a hallway can be seen to the left. In the background, a wall of windows can be seen with views of another room. In the second room, a pale statue below a skylight can be seen in the center.

Photograph of the exterior of St. Mary's School and Convent, located at 1261 Old Nada Road, Nada, TX. The church is visible in the background.

Photograph of the interior of St. Mary's School and Convent, located at 1261 Old Nada Road, Nada, TX. There is a statue of Mary visible in the center of a round room.

Photograph of an architectural detail in the interior of the Colorado County courthouse. A set of stairs is visible to the right, and a framed piece of paper is mounted on the wall to the left.

Photograph of the view down a hallway in an unidentified building. Benches are placed against both walls, and there are cork boards with flyers above both benches. A light fixture hangs from the ceiling, and a set of wooden double doors are visible at the end of the hallway.

Photograph of a staircase inside a building, blocked by a partition with the words "First in Service" and "Otis" on it. A vacuum cleaner and other cleaning tools are placed on a cart to the right.

Photograph of a historic plaque off the side of a road, on the right. A bridge is visible to the left.

Photograph of a brochure propped up on a table, next to a box of other brochures. The title page of the first brochure reads: "Historic Homes of Colorado County 1832-1915 Colorado County Historical Commission $25.00 after 9-1-06".

Photograph of the front of a building on Walnut Street. A historic landmark plaque is mounted on the wall of the store. A rainbow is painted on a window to the right.

Photograph of a building under construction. There is scaffolding up one side of the building, and construction equipment is visible to the right.

Photograph of two cars parked outside two-story buildings on the Colorado County square.

Photograph of items on a cashier's table, including a bottle of Germ-X, a toothpick dispenser, Clorox wipes, and a business card holder in the shape of a dog.

Close-up of scaffolding in Colorado County, Texas. A chain-link fence is visible to the right.

Photograph of the Colorado County Confederate Museum (located at Public Square; Milam, Spring, Travis, and Walnut Streets) in Columbus, Texas. This structure is on the southwest corner of the courthouse square, and currently serves as a Confederate museum. Prior to that, it was the Columbus water tower and later, the fire department.

Photograph of the Colorado County Courthouse (located at Public Square; Milam, Spring, Travis, and Walnut Streets) in Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of the Colorado County Courthouse (located at Public Square; Milam, Spring, Travis, and Walnut Streets) in Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of stores at the Columbus town square. Several cars are parked at the side of the road.

Photograph of the construction crane working on the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas. November 4, 2009.

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