Photograph of an elderly man and woman, who are identified as Uncle Georgius and Aunt Lucy according to a handwritten note on the back. They are seated on the porch steps of an unidentified house. Behind them is a screen door.

Photograph of the Helen Hall Library exterior as viewed from its parking lot. The exterior is characterized by its numerous pillars and segmented arches. Young trees and small bushes have been planted in grassy areas on the parking lot.

Photograph of the Helen Hall Library exterior as viewed from its parking lot. The exterior is characterized by its split levels, numerous pillars and segmented arches. A few young trees and shrubs have been planted in a grassy area on the parking lot.

Photograph of three staff members at the Helen Hall Library circulation desk wearing their Halloween costumes, complete with make-up. Halloween decorations are visible behind them on the wall and hanging from the ceiling.

Photograph of a trio of fire engine trucks parked in front of city hall at League City, Texas. Steve Bauer, Jesse Garcia and Flo Chasteen are each standing in front of a fire truck.

Photograph of the ground floor interior of Helen Hall Library. There is a seating area near two shelves of periodicals and a book carousel. Ceiling-to-floor windows provide light.

Photograph of the children's section within Helen Hall Library. Low bookshelves line the wall, which is covered in yellow pieces of paper and a Texas-shaped mural made up of more pieces of paper and numerous photographs. Nearby the shelves are a round table with chairs and a beanbag chair.

Photograph of the children's section within Helen Hall Library. Low bookshelves line the wall, which is covered in yellow pieces of paper and a Texas-shaped mural made up of more pieces of paper and numerous photographs. Nearby the shelves are a round table with chairs and a few beanbag chairs set on the floor. To the left are more books on a rotating shelf and an office desk.

Photograph of the circulation desk, located in the lobby at the Helen Hall Library. The desk features stone-insets on its exterior and a tiled stone wall behind it. The floor of the lobby is made of the same stone tile.

Photograph of the site where the Helen Hall Library is being reconstructed. The foundation of the new building section has been cemented. There is an area sectioned off by wood on top of the foundation.

Photograph of orange-colored scaffolds set up near pillars that have been erected as part of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The landscape is visible beyond the pillars.

Photograph of the staircase under construction inside the new addition to the Helen Hall Library. It features a mezzanine area between the two floors.

Photograph of an unidentified man standing on the mezzanine of the unfinished staircase in Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. Only the building's frame has been established; the walls have not yet been built.

Photograph of the exterior of Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The exterior features segmental arches and pillars.

Photograph of the exterior walls of Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. Its exterior features tall segmental arches and pillars. A blue truck is parked near the construction site.

Photograph of the view through the exterior wall of the Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The wall is characterized by tall segmental arches.

Photograph of a dimly lit Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. Pictured are the pillars of the exterior wall and the tension cables that support them.

Photograph of a pile of metal building materials stacked outside Helen Hall Library during its period of reconstruction. The outer walls of the pre-existing library building, characterized by its segmental arches and pillars, are visible to the left.

Photograph of the courtyard garden at Helen Hall Library, at the center of which is a two-tiered fountain. The building's exterior pillars surround the garden.

Photograph of the back area of Helen Hall Library in League City, Texas, as seen from the courtyard garden where there is also a two-tiered fountain. The top of the fountain features the figure of a nude woman. A car and a house are visible in the background.

Photograph of the rear of Helen Hall Library in League City, Texas. The exterior of the building features numerous segmented arches that are part of the walkway that surrounds the library garden. At the center of the garden is a two-tiered fountain.

Photograph of the rear of Helen Hall Library in League City, Texas. The exterior of the building features segmented arches and a walkway that surround the library garden. At the center of the garden is a two-tiered fountain.

Photograph of the exterior of the Helen Hall Library building addition. The exterior's facade features segmented arches.

Photograph of a group of orange-colored scaffolds set up by the exterior of the Helen Hall Library. The building's exterior features tall segmental arches, one of which is unfinished.