Photograph of the Rockdale Post Office in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Rockdale Post Office in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Rockdale Post Office in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Photograph of the Sledge-Lockett House in Rockdale, Texas.

Beachhead landing during maneuvers in World War II on Oahu, Ha. (Photo is included because Alpin R. Price, who served in the Middle Pacific headquarters on Oahu during WWII, was from Milam County, TX)

Troops advancing during beechhead landing maneuvers on Oahu in WWII (Photo is included because Alpin R. Price, who served in the Middle Pacific headquarters on Oahu during WWII, was from Milam County, TX)

Troops climbing rope ladder to simulated position during maneuvers in World War II on Oahu, Hawaii.

Troops Crawling Forward During Beachhead Landing Maneuvers on Oahu, Hawaii in WWII (Photo is included because Alpin R. Price, who served in the Middle Pacific headquarters on Oahu during WWII, was from Milam County, TX)

Troops Raising a Howitzer onto a Transport Vehicle During Maneuvers on Oahu in WWII (Photo is included because Alpin R. Price, who served in the Middle Pacific headquarters on Oahu during WWII, was from Milam County)

Photograph of a car damaged at Thorndale as result of a collision, April 13, 1958. Car identified as 1957 Ford.

Photograph of the Christmas lights at night in Thorndale, Texas. Vehicles on street are early 1950's model cars.

Photograph of the Christmas lights and decorations at night in downtown Thorndale, taken in the 1950's.

Photograph of flooding in Thorndale, on Tuesday April 23, 1957. Depicted are flood waters surrounding a store and a pickup truck.

Photograph of Milam City Jail House in Cameron, TX. A cracked pavement road fills the bottom third of the image, beyond which a red brick building with white stone accents sits amongst greenery. Bushes of varying sizes line the building and occupy its lawn, which is enclosed by a curb and has posts along the edge facing the road as well as a red and white fire hydrant towards the center of the image. To the left of the courthouse and its plants is a white car parked facing the building next to a red car that's similarly parked. The courthouse itself appears to have a central tower with rectangular sections extending from each of its sides, all rising to a lower height than the tower. The first floor of the building has tall windows with half-circle tops outlined with white stone. Above a line of white stone running across all of the courthouse's walls are the second and third floors each with a row of rectangular windows. Each of these windows has a block of white stone set above its top. The tower has a row of windows in its walls as well. Each corner of the building has …