Photograph of students situated in front of the Mesquite school circa 1900-1910. Anson Holley is second from the left in the back row.

Photograph of students situated in front of the Mesquite school circa 1900-1910.

Photograph of students situated in front of a blackboard in their classroom. Most students are standing, while a few are kneeling in the front of the group.

Photograph of the Mesquite High School football team situated in a field. The fifteen boys wear striped uniforms. One individual wears a leather helmet, while another holds a football.

Photograph of men standing in front of horse drawn carts which are piled high with bales of cotton.

Photograph of the loading area of Ellis & Allen Dry Food and Goods in Mesquite, Texas. Two men and two girls are standing on the dock, next to a shipment of shoes.

Photograph of four individuals in front of an old home. Two women, a man, and a small child are situated in the foreground. The women are seated in wooden chairs.

Photograph of people standing outside of a wooden building that has "Mineral Water Well No. 1. Bath House" written along its overhang. The crowd is mostly comprised of men wearing suits and hats, though five women can be seen on the porch to the left. Horse-drawn carts flank the structure. "Carbon Mineral Water Co." is written in script on a sign that is suspended from one of the building's gables.

Photograph of a group of men on- and in front of the porch of the Carbon Mineral Water Company and Bath House. Twelve men wearing dark suits, white aprons, and ornate collars bearing Freemason imagery. The men standing on the ground below the porch are wearing suits and white aprons. A door labeled "Office" is visible behind the men on the porch. Someone is standing within the doorway. The man standing on the ground a hat over his chest is identified as Custer Cox. The man on the top right with the sash is identified as William "Bill" Gilbert.

Photograph of elderly Anna Maria Penn Ireland. She wears her grey hair in a bun. She is wearing wire-rim glasses and a dark overcoat.

Photograph of a group of men sitting atop hay bales that are stacked on wagons drawn by pairs of mules. A line of storefronts and onlookers are visible in the background.

Photograph of a woman standing to the side of a river. She is wearing a bathing cap and bathing suit. A small slope covered with vegetation rises on the other side of the photo.

Photograph of a portion of Palo Pinto Creek referred to as Blue Hole. Vegetation and a tree line the edge of the creek.

Photograph of three buildings and a wooden coal shaft structure at the Number 2 Shaft in Lyra, Texas. Two of the one-story buildings sit on the ground besides a chimney and a cylindrical metal container. The other building is elevated on wooden supports with the coal shaft extending out of its roof. Piles of lumber trail from the buildings off toward the right. A small pile of pipes rests on the ground in the foreground to the left.

Photograph of a group of men building a truss bridge over the Brazos River. Many of the bridge's vertical and crossed beams are already in place. A crane on the right rests on a rail track that extends onto the bridge. Men stand idle to the left with barrels, tools, and a pile of rope at their feet.

Photograph of the interior of Charles Turner's pharmacy in Mineral Wells, Texas. Bottles and boxes line the walls of the store. A woman wearing a dress and a hat, a man wearing a vest, and a teenage boy are standing in the background.

Photograph of a group of people posing in front of a music school in Indian Creek, Texas. They are arranged three vague rows behind a piano. Most are holding booklets. A woman and five young girls are sitting on the ground to the right.

Photograph of the Bowen family riding horses in front of a wooden cabin. A small group of cattle stands in an earthen lot in front of the family. A young girl riding sidesaddle atop a horse on the left is Grace Bowen. Two women riding sidesaddle appear beside Adolphus Bowen.

Photograph of the supports of a bridge being built over the Brazos River. A cylindrical metal support appears at the center of several wooden supports. The shore and trees can be seen on the left.

Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Indian Creek School for music in Palo Pinto County, Texas. They are arranged in four vague rows behind a piano. Most are holding booklets. Most of the group members are men but for three women positioned beside and in front of the piano.

Photograph of a horse-drawn buggy crossing a bridge over the Brazos River. The river's edge is covered with vegetation in the background.

Photograph of a brass band standing with their instruments in front of citizens of Mingus, Texas. The band members are wearing white caps and uniforms. A group of men and women stand behind them to the left. Buildings are visible in the background, including an unfinished brick building in the center.

Photograph of a group of women and seated on the lawn outside of Charles Turner's home. The women are mostly wearing white dresses and broad hats. The group is arranged around a picnic blanket that is partially covered with food.

Photograph of members of a brass band standing in front of the courthouse in Palo Pinto, Texas. The twelve men are holding a variety of instruments, though a man on the top right of the group holds a drum.