Photograph of a group of individuals from the Evangelical Lutheran College in Brenham, gathered together in five rows on the steps of a wooden building. Children are lined up along the center and the very back of the group, and young students stand along the middle rows. A man in a vest stands in the rightmost front row.

Photograph of the 1896 classes of the third and fourth grade in the Midland school. They are arranged in eight rows along the front steps of the school building, and a young girl holds up a small chalkboard reading "Grade 3rd-4th".

Photograph of a Masonic gathering at Dr. Curtis' home, seated in three rows along the front porch of the single-story wooden home on 117 W Wall Street. A band is gathered along the left, holding drums and brass instruments. Other men, seated, hold implements placed on white cloths in their lap. Dr. Curtis stands on the porch, close to the door in the back row.

Photograph of a 2nd grade class standing on the steps of a brick school building, arranged in around five rows. Mrs. Mamie Stokes stands at the top right, while a child at center holds up a blackboard reading "GRADE 2nd."

Photograph of the "D. Harrington Outfit", gathered together south of Midland. They are mostly seated on the grass, some mounted on their horses, some standing next to their horses, and a few seated in the carriages. Several people are identified by number: 1, Jas Harrington (mounted on the horse, facing the photographer); 2, Andrew Allen (standing up with a hat, looking down); 3, E. Divi Harrington; 4, Irene Harrington; 5,Dot Twinning (cousin); 6, Pearl Harrington (all seated).

Photograph of a group of people gathered behind Midland Mercantile, holding rifles and rabbit carcasses. They stand on a wooden wagon driven by a standing horse, facing forward in front of a stable and a long two-storied wooden building.

Photograph of Mattie Wier, a young woman in a light-colored gown with a ribbon attached to her lapel. She sits in a chair and has her right arm on an armrest.

Photograph of an unidentified woman, aged 16, depicted from the side on a white background. She wears a brooch on the back of her hair.

Photograph of an unidentified couple standing side by side. A man sporting a mustache with a tie and coat is at left, while a woman in a white dress is at right.

Photograph of Charles Edward Williamson, wearing a top had, a coat, and a cloak. His left arm is placed behind his back.

Photograph of Leslie Spindler (1892-1986) as a baby. He wears a white dress and rests on a cushion with a flower print. A note on the back states he was a veteran of World War I in his later life.

Photograph of a historic property located at West Side of Town in Fort Worth, Texas.

Photograph of students, faculty, and others posed along the south side of the Normal Building, North Texas Normal College, Spring 1896. The 69 men and women are seated or standing outside, while 11(?) are hanging out of or looking out of windows in the background. Photographic print mounted on card backing. Handwritten notes on reverse: "Mrs. Will M. Smith Frisco Tex. Spring of 1896", "312" and "Class 1896". The group is posed against the Normal Building, constructed in 1891 as the first permanent building on the NT campus. It stood until being struck by lightning in 1907, when it burned to the ground.

Baby portrait of Marguerite Cavett Hammack in a white dress.

Portrait of Adolf Schubert wearing a suit and Rosie Schubert standing with him wearing a wedding dress with a long veil.

Portrait of Florian Orsak wearing a suit with his hand resting on a table, and Anna Orsak standing with him wearing a wedding dress with a long veil.

Photograph of a group of people posing together for a country sporting event. Older girls and women stand to the left and older boys and men stand to the right behind a fence. Many of them are carrying farming implements. A mixed group of younger children sits by an open gate on the left. A small livestock pen has a boy seated beside it to the right. The heads of two reined horses are visible in the foreground at the bottom of the photo.

Photograph of people standing on Main Street in Eastland, Texas. The center of the photo features the street filled with people and livestock. Shops, banks, and utility poles line the dirt road.

Photograph of a group of men standing at the edge of water, for the completion of the Port Arthur Canal. One man is waving an American flag over the water, and a boat can be seen in the distance.

Photograph of the unveiling of the Firefighter's memorial at the Texas State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas. There is a large crowd of people and horse-drawn buggies surrounding the monument.

Portrait of Eloise Young Briam in 1896. She holds a bouquet of roses.

Photograph of seven women underneath three umbrellas. The seventh woman on the right is reaching out and touching a deer that is standing on its rear legs. The other women have their arms entwined.

Photograph of some oxen sold by G.R. Mace in 1896 to Albert Pair of Harben in exchange for Pair's breaking 25 acres of new ground on Mace's farm near Stephenville. Four of the steers were natives, the rest part Durhams.

Photograph of John Chester in Sierra Blanca, Texas while traveling with the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. John Chester is pictured next to a wagon sponsored by Copenhagen, Skoal, and Billy Bob's Texas.