Photograph of the north and east sides of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story house that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim. Part of the yard is also visible, a fountain in the front.

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story house, located at 416 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has a long, wrap-around porch with Ionic columns and brick around the lower level of the house.

Photograph of the south side of a two-story house located at 501 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. The house is brick on the first floor with wooden siding on the front and upper floor, painted light brown or beige with dark brown shutters.

Photograph of the front of a white, two-story, brick house located at 519 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has Victorian Italianate architectural embellishments, including the segmental-arched hoodmolds, bracketed eaves, and main entrance with its round-arched portal and hoodmold. Additionally, there are Queen Anne-style aspects, such as the fish-scaled, patterned shingles in the front-facing gable and the complex roof plan. There is snow on the ground and rooftops.

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story frame house located in 717 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Queen Anne-style details on the porch woodwoork and gable ends with Italianate-style influences (including round-arched upper sashes on the second floor windows, and pedimented architraves).

Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship. There are trees and bushes around the house, obscuring the porch and first floor.

Close-up of the southeast corner of the "Bailey-Summers House," a two-story, Classical Revival-style house located at 921 N. Cedar St. in Palestine, Texas. The dominant architectural feature is the front portico with two-story Ionic columns.

Photograph taken during the construction of a new section of the First Presbyterian Church, located at 410 Avenue A in Palestine, Texas. There are two men doing brickwork on a corner, around a stone plaque that says "First Presbyterian Church, Educational Building Erected 1972, Rev. W. S. Blanton Pastor."

Photograph of a two-story house in Palestine, Texas. There is a sign in the front yard that says "Yard of the Month."

Photograph of the original and newer Pilgrim Churches, located near Elkhart, Texas. There is a small, log building in the foreground and a larger, brick building with a series of windows in the background. Handwritten text on the back of the photo says "Replica of original Pilgrim Church and present bldg. now in use. Oliver McReynolds Photo."

Photograph of a replica of the original Pilgrim Church, built near the later brick church just outside of Elkhart, Texas. It is a one-story log building and the wooden front door is open. A Texas Historical Commission plaque is posted on a stone to the right of the building; the Pilgrim Cemetery is partially visible in the background.

Photo of a parade in Palestine.

Photo of kids from a local school walking down the street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; the band is marching in the background.

Photograph of a marching band from Palestine High School walking down a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas.

Photograph of the Palestine High School drill team marching through a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas.

Photo of a man riding a horse through a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; more men on horseback can be seen entering the far right of the photograph.

Photo of an unknown parade in Palestine, Texas.

Photo of a parade in Palestine, Texas.

Photo of a man riding in a horse-drawn carriage down a street in Palestine, Texas during a parade; there is a group of cheerleaders walking on the right behind the carriage.

Photo of a parade in Palestine, Texas.

Photograph of a large tractor pulling a float down a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; the float has an advertisement for the Southern Heritage Retirement Home.

Photograph of a covered wagon traveling down a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas; the cover has an advertisement for 1st National Bank hanging on the side.

Photograph of an old, yellow car being driven by a man through a street during a parade taking place in Palestine, Texas.

Photo of a woman dressed in a bright blue dress with a sash across her body, riding in a car through a street during a parade in Palestine, Texas.