The Reeves County Courthouse, built in 1937.

Dedication plaque: REEVES COUNTY COURT HOUSE. ERECTED 1937

Photograph of a memorial plaque for George Reeves on Reeves County Courthouse grounds. It reads: "County named for Texas Confederate George R. Reeves (1826 - 1882). Organized, captained company in 11th Texas Cavalry start Civil War. Served in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kentucky. Invasion of 1862 assigned to Wheeler's Cavalry in Tennessee. Promoted Colonel and command of 11th Cavalry 1863. Led regiment Chickamauga in 1864, fought in 100-day Atlanta campaign, guerilla warfare against Sherman's march to the sea. In battle at Savannah in 1865. Participated Carolinas campaign. A memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy. Erected by the State of Texas, 1963."

Memorial says: "Dedicated to the eternal memory of the men of Reeves County and Barstow. Who gave their lives Korean Conflict Reeves County Ruben J. Gomez MIA 11-2-50 Thomas R. Russell 11-4-51 Walter L. Hood MIA -51 Viet Nam Conflict Reeves County Larry A. Bradley 1-7-70 William M. Harrison 2-6-69 Otha Weldon Exum 2-8-68 Richard L. Henry 6-24-69 Manuel M. Gonzales 12-10-67 Joe M. Juarez 12-10-68 Ernesto S. Perea 3-26-68 Barstow Jose Renteria Diaz 4-12-69 Emilio Gamboa Garcia 1-23-68 John F. Hummel MIA 3-6-71 "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends."

DEDICATED TO THE ETERNAL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF REEVES COUNTY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1941-1945. ACOSTA, PASOUAL E KEHOE, GEORGE F. ALEXANDER, ROBERT LEE LARA, JUAN BAKER, ROBERT ORA MORA, BERNARDIAO D. BERKSTRESSER, GEORGE B. OLGUIN, FRANCISCO A. CHAVEZ, FRUTOSA R. ORTEGA FRANCISCO C. COPE, HORACE LEE POWERS, JIM CURTIS, HENRY HARDIN, JR. ROMERO, JOSE C. DIAZ, BONAFACIO SCOTT, C.W. DIAZ, JOSE SUBIA, FERNANDO M. DURDIN, M.A. URTADO, FRANK F. FLOYD, ANGUS PAUL VALENCIA, SANCHEZ R. HLREDIA, CATARINO M. VILLALOBOS, ROGELIO B. HILL, JOE DELBERT WILLIAMS, CHARLES, JR. THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD: AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

DEDICATED TO [THE] MEMORY OF THE DECEASED VETERANS OF REEVES COUNTY TEXAS

Photograph of a large crowd in Pecos. There are multiple horse-drawn carriages. Some of the people are sitting on horses and in carriages or standing. There is a dog sitting on the ground on right.

Photograph of the Orient Hotel. There is a group of people and a vehicle in front of the Hotel. R.S. Johnson, owner of the hotel, is shown standing on the right of the vehicle. There are two men standing on top of a wagon on the left.

Photograph of three cowboys on horseback holding down a cow with lassos while two more men work on taking of the animal's horns. The men wear button-up shirts and cowboy hats. In the background is a large herd of cattle.

Copy negative of a picture near a gas well explosion in Pecos, Texas. The picture shows a smoky field and sky with a car in the background.

Copy negative of a picture of an unidentified man standing at a water cannon that is spraying water at an area between two hills. The man appears to be taking a photograph of the water spray as it exits the cannon.

Copy negative of a picture of a standing gas well with a worker standing at its base.

Copy negative of a gas well after an explosion. This gas well is located in Pecos. Red Adair is listed as having been present to fight the fire but is not pictured.

Copy negative of a picture of a gas well falling to the ground from an explosion at its base.

Copy negative of a picture of an unidentified man looking at smoke rising from a hill while standing in the debris of a gas well explosion.

Copy negative of a picture of workers performing their duties at the base of a gas well.

Copy negative of a picture of a gas well in Pecos, Texas that exploded. The base of the rig, a pipeline, and other equipment are visible.

Copy negative of a gas well after an explosion. There are remains of the well scattered in piles surrounding persistent burning gas. This gas well is located in Pecos, Texas. Red Adair is listed as having been present to fight the fire but is not pictured.

Copy negative of a cattle roundup. There are men on horses and a herd of cattle in a fenced field.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Copy negative of Robert E. Lyles seated in a chair. He has greying hair and a beard.

Black and white photograph of Lidia Lerma Lyles and Delila Matta at Balmorhea State Park, Toyahvale, Texas. The photo was taken in the late 1930s. Lidia later married Delila's first cousin Manuel N. Matta in Balmorhea, Texas, in 1941.

Copy negative of siblings Pauline Lyles Lerma and Robert F. Lyles standing together. Pauline is wearing a striped dress and a broad brimmed black hat. Robert wears a dark suit.

Copy negative of Lerma and Lyles family members posing for a photograph at the Lyles' home, "La Loma." They are identified from left to right, back row: Pauline Lyles, John "Pantaleón" Lerma, Enriqueta Lyles, Bob F. Lyles, Joe Lyles and his wife Manuela Lerma Lyles with their infant daughter Aurora. Front row: Herculana Lyles with Hilario Vasquez, Jr., Pedro Vasquez, and Robert E. Lyles.