Photograph of the underside of an airplane, piloted by René Simon, in flight over Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of the view from the stands looking at a race track, a pavilion, and buildings at an aviation meet in Dallas, Texas. Bystanders are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of René Simon's airplane taking off in Dallas, Texas. Spectators, stables, and the W. D. Foote Training Stables are visible in the background.

Photograph of men pushing airplanes into position on a race track. People are visible in the foreground, and stables and other buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a large group of men standing outside of a millinery and grocery store with a sign that says "Mesquite extends a welcome to one and all." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, some of the men are Mesquite businessmen.

Photograph of the 1901 Parkland Hospital Facility. Dr. John Hicks Florence, City of Dallas Health Officer, lived at the facility with his family. Dr. Florence is seen in the picture standing in front of a horse-drawn ambulance speaking to four nurses standing around a gurney. David Florence is sitting in the front of the ambulance, and Dr. Florence's family is standing on the porch. They are (left to right) Robert Best, Isabel Marie Best, Hughie Florence, unknown, John Florence, Louise Florence, and Kitty Florence.

Photograph of a group of students from a Mesquite school, with a sign that says "Room 4, 1911."

Photograph of the 1911 ninth grade class of Mesquite High School standing outside of the school building. The third boy on the bottom row is identified as Eddie Lawrence.

Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.

City plan for viaducts across the bottoms of the Trinity River.

City plan of grade eliminations in Dallas, Texas.

City plan for the development of Turtle Creek Partway.

Photograph of Lee Turney driving an automobile, being apart of the Davis-Turney Auto Co., with S. G. Davis sitting in the front seat. Nelle Turney and Mrs. Wallace Marshall are both sitting in the back seat with a third unidentified woman.

William Haley and his family moved to the area during the late 1850s. They settled northwest of the future town site of Irving in what became known as the Estelle community. Tom Haley, William's son, farmed a large piece of land his father had given him as a wedding gift. When his children became of school age, he decided that it would be more convenient for his wife and kids to stay in Irving during the school year. This is a photo of the home the family rented in town. At the fence on the left is Vera Haley (Anderson) and one of her sisters Bertha Haley (Gleghorn), c. 1911.

Essie and Joe Keeling were from two early Irving families. They married in 1910. The couple had three children. Here the couple is pictured with two of their children, Helen on the right and Weldon on the left, c. 1911-1912.

Portrait of Florence Winnella Florence at 21 months old, sitting in a wooden chair. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, Florence was born October 22, 1909.

Photograph of Perle Curtis Florence with her daughter, Florence Florence, sitting on the porch of their house at the Florence Ranch.