Photograph of Zachary Taylor Brown's house in Midland, a two-story Victorian house with embellished eaves along the gable roofs, windows with shutters, an elevated porch connected with stairs, and a short picket fence. Zachary Taylor Brown stands in front of the fence, with a couple and another woman standing in the porch.

Photograph of a Thanksgiving gathering at the Curtises (Dr. Wickliff Curtis and Mrs. Cress / Mrs. D Curtis) in 1898, arranged in four rows on the front steps of the family home. Names are listed on the back of the photograph. Top row, from left to right: Jim Goff, Oscar Bell, Ertha Cowden, George Lee, Hy Estes, Joe Brown, Bert Rawlins, John Draper. Second row from top: Frank Roses, Mollie Cornwell, Lilly Cowden, Proffessor Robert Ewing Rankin; third row, second from botom: Miss Birdie Shackleford (principal), Lizzie Garrett, Ada Estes, Hallie Cowden, Frankie Divers, Vannie Driver. Bottom row: Ella Waddell, Mary Lou Reed, Mollie Draper, Carlie Mooney, Effie Edwards, Minnie McGonagill.

Photograph of a 2nd grade class standing on the steps of a brick school building, arranged in around five rows. Mrs. Mamie Stokes stands at the top right, while a child at center holds up a blackboard reading "GRADE 2nd."

Photograph of the 1896 classes of the third and fourth grade in the Midland school. They are arranged in eight rows along the front steps of the school building, and a young girl holds up a small chalkboard reading "Grade 3rd-4th".

Photograph of the "D. Harrington Outfit", gathered together south of Midland. They are mostly seated on the grass, some mounted on their horses, some standing next to their horses, and a few seated in the carriages. Several people are identified by number: 1, Jas Harrington (mounted on the horse, facing the photographer); 2, Andrew Allen (standing up with a hat, looking down); 3, E. Divi Harrington; 4, Irene Harrington; 5,Dot Twinning (cousin); 6, Pearl Harrington (all seated).

Photograph of a group of people gathered behind Midland Mercantile, holding rifles and rabbit carcasses. They stand on a wooden wagon driven by a standing horse, facing forward in front of a stable and a long two-storied wooden building.

Photograph of a Masonic gathering at Dr. Curtis' home, seated in three rows along the front porch of the single-story wooden home on 117 W Wall Street. A band is gathered along the left, holding drums and brass instruments. Other men, seated, hold implements placed on white cloths in their lap. Dr. Curtis stands on the porch, close to the door in the back row.

Photograph of the interior of a meat market in Midland, Texas, displaying cuts of meat on a marble countertop with innards and other organs hanging from above. Three workers stand behind the counter along chopping boards and weights, with stacks of buckets and a large metal safe along the counter. Two workers are identified: Ben Ethridge (possibly left) and his son, Buster Ethridge; the third worker, obscured by the hanging meat, is unidentified.

Photograph of early Midland leaders gathered together in two rows. They pose in an empty, upper-story room, with four chairs and a rug. Front row, from left to right: Burl Aycock, John Scharbauer, Chris Scharbauer, George D. Elliot. Back row, from left to right: Jim Flanigan, Clarence Scharbauer, and Lewis Wall.

Photograph of the Midland post office, around 1895, possibly located at 108 East Missouri Avenue. Mae Dyer (standing) sorts through boxes of mail placed in small cubicles along the wall, and Minnie Sholte is seated to her right next to a large desk. In front of the desk is a young girl wearing a cowboy hat, seated on a chair. A gas lamp hangs from the roof of the ceiling, and baskets are placed along the walls.

Photograph of the front desk of the Midland Post Office in 1895. Three women stand along the front: from left to right, Minnie Sholte, Mrs. Ray, and Ethel Richardson. The front windows are shut with bars, and above them are signs warning of $10.00 fines. At right, a chandelier hangs from above, with a wall of opaque glass panes adjacent to a wooden door at right.

Photograph of the Mims house on South Baird Street in Midland, a two-story wooden house with, two chimneys, an arched entrance extending over the entryway, gable roofing, and a bay window jutting out from the side of the structure. The Mims family stands against the picket fence, behind which are trees and large bushes.

Photograph of the recently-completed residence of E. D. Harrington, a one-story house with a pyramid roof, a wide awning along the front door, and a picket fence around the yard. Several boxes and a horse are in the left half of the yard, and the family stands under the awning on the front porch. A windmill is visible in the background. The house's roof was burned down later, and the Harringtons moved to a different house on Loraine Street.

Photograph of a sandstorm approaching Midland and the E. D. Harrington home, the first brick house in Midland, in April 1894. Other wooden-framed buildings and windmills are in the path of the sandstorm, which towers over the town.

Photograph of downtown Midland during Christmas in 1892. Numerous storefronts line Abilene (now Main) Street, including a meat market, while crowds of people and covered carriages puled by horses walk across the frozen ground. People stand on sidewalks and in the street, some looking towards the photographer.

Photograph of the 100 block of S Abilene Street (later Main Street) in Midland, around 1890. Identifiable stores along the road include the Ray B. Wimberly General Merchandise store and the Favorite Saloon. Awnings cover the sidewalk, and horses drive along the dirt road at center. A windmill stands behind the buildings.

Photograph of a school picture of young children along brick steps in Midland, with teacher Mollie McCormick standing in the back row at right. The picture is dated (dubiously) to 1890.

Photograph of the Vest Family, standing together next to a building outside on the grass as a horse stands behind them. Their names are listed on the back: from left to right, Bill Vest, Molly Vest McCormick, Ab Vest, John Vest, Mrs. Nancy Katherine Vest, Doc Vest, and Tom Vest.