Photograph of an assortment of protective face masks owned by Alba Melgar-C'DeBaca. The masks were acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks in the assortment are both store-bought and handmade.

Photograph of rows of empty shelves at a local Walmart store on March 13, 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photograph of Joy Oria standing beside her vehicle after she had gotten her first COVID-19 vaccination.

Photograph of Jayden Franke taken on March 1, 2021, while waiting for an in-person class to start at Stephen F. Austin State University. The photograph reflects the time during COVID-19 when normalcy was trying to come back, but vaccines were not readily available to the public yet.

Photograph of Mary Raun's family participation in the 2021 FanEx Convention. The family is dressed as Yoda, Padme, Anakin, and Chewbacca.

Photograph of a covid-19 birthday party. In the image, Raun is holding a piece of cake and walking through a hallway.

Photograph of Mary Raun's family attending the Luminaria festival held at the Thanksgiving Point Gardens in Lehi, Utah. All members are masked and standing in front of lit trees.

Photograph of Sarah Murphy's desk, which was purchased before Murphy's first day of online graduate school at The University of North Texas, January 2021.

Photograph of Joy Oria as the temperature taker for the Looscan Library in Houston, Texas.

Photograph of Robyn Pereira and Jackson King after voting in Austin, Texas on October 16, 2020.

Robert Hobbs (husband) and Caira Spenrath (wife) in masks take a selfie in front of a Buc-ee's Beaver statue in the background wearing a Buccee's face mask in New Braunfels, Texas. This was the first "outing" for the couple in an urban space since the beginning of quarantine seven months prior.

Photograph of Ryan Cannon and his wife's sonogram, taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan and his wife got married during the pandemic and started a family together with the birth of their child.

Photograph of an online class, Introduction to Information Organization - INFO 5200. The slide on the laptop screen is about covid-19 response and accomodations if a student falls ill.

Photograph of Rita Robinson's student ID.

Photograph of Ryan Cannon, and his new wife, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan and his wife got married during the pandemic in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Together they are standing at a small park and holding each other close.

Photograph of Rita Robinson wearing a North Texas face mask during the covid pandemic.

Two photographs of cloth masks being made during the COVID-19 pandemic by a military veteran nonprofit to be donated to schools, hospitals, clinics, first responders, and community members in need.

Photograph of the front doors of the Clayton Library Center Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research in Houston, Texas.

Photograph of a collection of toilet paper bought by Kathleen Slavin's mother during the COVID-19 pandemic when paper goods were scarce, and she was afraid of not getting toilet paper, especially when many shelves were empty at grocery stores. She bought one package at a time and kept it in her closet at her house. This picture was taken in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic.

Photograph of masks created by the aunt of Kathleen Slavin for the mandate requiring masks be worn at all times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two masks are bluebonnets, and the third is a Texas A&M University Aggie mask. The photograph was taken on April 15, 2020 at Kathleen Slavin's house.

Photograph of a billboard displayed in the Harwood district of Dallas.

Photograph of a bunch of board games that Julie Miller and boyfriend bought during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep them entertained since they were both furloughed.

Photograph of a masked Julie Miller waiting in line outside Trader Joe's, due to the company limiting the number of people allowed inside.

Photograph of a mural in Dallas' Design District.