Photograph of two men wearing suits and hats on horseback in the middle of an empty pasture. A small house, grove of trees, and row of power lines are in the distance behind the men.

Photograph of two people, a man sitting on a rocking chair and a woman watering plants, near a small house. The house has several bushes and young trees nearby while a large number of vine plants are growing on the front of the covered porch.

Photograph of two small girls holding flowers. Both are wearing frilly white dresses. The girl on the left side of the photo has long brown curly hair. The girl on the right has short blond hair. They are standing in front of a rose bush that is in front of the porch of a house.

Photograph of a two-story house with a wraparound porch and a large, landscaped yard underneath several powerlines. The house has a tall, dark roof with four antennas.

Photograph of a two-story house with an ornate roof, a chimney, a balcony, and a long picket fence. The enclosed yard and the area in front of the fence are filled with multiple trees, shrubs, and other plants.

Photograph of a single-story house surrounded by trees and a windmill in a large, empty lot spanned by powerlines. A single woman in a dress is standing near the trees in front of the porch.

Photograph of an ornate, two-story house with a large spire on the side and numerous windows along all sides on both stories. A fence lines the entire length of the dirt street.

Photograph of two women standing in front of the base of a windmill. The woman on the left side of the frame is holding on to the ladder of the windmill and her collar is blown up so that it covers part of her face. The other woman is holding up a cup. They both wear white dresses with white stockings and headbands. The woman on the left wears black shoes and the other wears white shoes. There is a barrel in the background on the right side of the frame.

Photograph of two young girls, wearing white dresses, seated next to each other in front of a white-sided wall with a single window.

Photograph of two young girls, wearing white dresses and girdles, standing in front of an ivy-covered wall and reading a letter.

Photograph of two young men, wearing hats, shirts and ties, standing in front of a wall covered in ivy and other vine plants.

Photograph of a smiling Verda Laubhan Harper. She is sitting on a leather and metal couch holding a framed painting. The painting depicts a country home and wagon with a young girl feeding ducks and chickens. Ms. Harper wears a white blouse and hair is short. Behind her are bookshelves with books and magazines on them. There is a framed painting in the upper right-hand corner of the frame.

Photograph of a street view in Higgins, Texas. Several wooden buildings line both sides of the street. There are people and horse-drawn wagons on the street and along the street. Text on the bottom-left of the photograph says "Higgins, Tex 1905."

Photograph of a view of Higgins, Texas. Several wooden buildings surrounded by yards and fences are spread throughout the town. Two dirt roads run perpendicular to each other. In the foreground, there is a set of railroad tracks. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Higgins, Texas 1905."

Photograph of a view of Higgins, Texas. Several wooden buildings surrounded by yards and fences are spread throughout the town. Two dirt roads run perpendicular to each other. In the foreground, there is a set of rail tracks with rail cars on one of the tracks. Two people are standing to the left of a car. A wooden tank is sitting in between two tracks. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Higgins, Texas 1905."

Photograph of a view of Higgins, Texas. Several wooden buildings surrounded by yards and fences are spread throughout the town. Two dirt roads run perpendicular to one another. In the foreground, there is a set of rail tracks with a train on one. To the right of the photograph, a wooden tank and a building sit in between two sets of tracks. Text at the bottom-left of the photograph says "Higgins, Tex 1905."

Photograph of a cowboy walking on the right side of the frame. He is wearing a jacket and cowboy hat. He may be planting something. In the background behind him is a corral. In the foreground is dirt with cow manure.

Photograph of wheat thresher in foreground and pile of cut wheat in background with workers and young boy in-between. Photo is cut from magazine and taped onto cardboard backing.

Photograph of threshing crew, horse drawn wagons, workers, and smoke coming from the thresher all in a cut field of wheat.

Photograph of a woman wearing American Indian garb, including a feather headdress, bead necklaces, ornate belts, and leather frill on the clothing. She is standing next to a wire chair in front of a painted backdrop of windows and drapes.

Studio photograph of a young woman in a dark dress with puffy sleeves. She has short, dark, curly hair and is wearing a military hat. She is also wearing a crystal necklace and dark lipstick.

Photograph of a young smiling woman standing in front of a porch. She is wearing a light colored dress with an ornament hanging from the waist, a pearl necklace and a headband.

Photograph of a woman, wearing a dark bonnet, seated on a dark rug by a black and white dog. The two are seated in front of a backdrop of draping fabric over a wall with paintings and a flowerpot.

Photograph of two women, wearing dresses, standing next to a creek with a very forested creek bed.