Photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt being greeted by a local group of Girl Scouts from El Paso, Texas. This photograph was taken at the Union Depot train station in El Paso.

Photograph of Katie Traweek, Roy Gilreath, Kittie Belle Kirkpatrick, and other individuals identified as May, Mildred, Winnie, and June posing outside with a dog.

Postcard of a woman wearing a large hat with a veil, posing for the photographer. She wears a voluminous light-colored shirt tucked into a belted skirt. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Sam Weil. Partially illegible text on the front of the card reads: "Larrie, How is this for a cartoon come 'up'"

Photograph of Dr. Malnassy and several Lamar University students on a botany field trip in Big Thicket. The students look toward a man in the middle that is holding a piece of a plant. Two of the men hold plastic bags containing vegetation.

Photograph of Geraldine Watson posing with her mother, her husband, Earl Watson, her daughter, Regina Watson, and Maxine Johnston, a Lamar University librarian, at the Big Thicket Association Museum at Saratoga, Texas.

Photograph of Jack Lewis and his friend, identified only as "Shorty" midstride as they leave work at Eldridge Electrical on 4th Street in Beaumont, Texas. Both men wear patterned, collared button-downs tucked into slacks. The men both smile slightly.

Photograph of two unidentified students playing chess at a table in the Setzer Center at Lamar University. Both students clasp their hands in concentration, looking down at the board. A potted palm is visible in the background on the right side of the frame. An empty, round table surrounded by rolling chairs occupies the background on the left side of the frame.

Photograph of derricks at an oil field in Orangefield, Texas photographed from a boat on a body of water. Several trees line the banks of the body of water.

Photograph of dozens of large Dwarf Palmettos (Sabal minor) located along Little Pine Island Bayou. There is a road bridge visible on the right side of the frame. Many of the lower leaves on the palmettos have died off. There are several trees that have lost their leaves distributed among the palmettos and in the background.

Photograph of an unidentified librarian at Lamar University. She wears a knitted shawl with fringe at the bottom and leans over a table with three books and a bag on it. She stands in a room with walls lined by bookshelves. She stands with her hands loosely clasped around a pencil.

Photograph of Evelyn Barrilleaux looking down at a photo album. She wears glasses with round frames and a patterned, collared button-down. A rotary phone hangs on the wall in the background.

Photograph of Shorty Powers, a spokesperson for NASA, speaking at Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology).

Photograph of a stuffed dog embroidered with "LU" for sale in the Lamar University bookstore in the Setzer Center.

Photograph of wall art in the Setzer Center at Lamar University. The art features a series of wavy, multicolored lines running diagonally across several individual canvases placed next to each other. The decoration is placed on the walls of a long hallway ending in a set of double doors.

Text of general orders issued by the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station in Miami Beach, Florida, authorized by Brigadier General Walker, listing 46 enlisted men who have been awarded the "Good Conduct Medal." The list is ordered by grade and also includes the name, ASN (Army Service Number) and company for each awardee. This copy includes "Gaby" handwritten at the top and a check-mark next to his name on the list. A rectangular red ribbon with three vertical white stripes at either end is pinned to the upper-left corner of the page.

Postcard of workers in the quarries used to build Medina Dam. Text on the back of the card reads "Showing Quarries from which rock is taken for making concrete for the dam More than 2500 laborers are at work in this project. Dam is located in left of picture in Distance." The card is addressed to Mr & Mrs. Harry Morland.

Photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Waco, taken from across the street. Several cars are parked in front of the building. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalks and in front of the main doors.

Photograph of an unknown World War II soldier posing in uniform in front of a fountain in the rose garden at Cameron Park in Waco.