Photograph of northwest view of Hallettsville square from the courthouse. View includes the Meyerhoff building, Mitchel building, and Kahn & Stanzel building.

Photograph of a large group of children gathered around an early model airplane in a field. There are several adults gathered behind the airplane's wings.

Photograph of a young Thomas Oren Prater holding a cap and wearing knee socks, knickers and a waist-suit coat. He is standing next to a table with a vase of flowers on it. A handwritten note on the back of the photo identifies the boy as Oren Prater. Oren was born 26 October 1909 to William Erb Prater and Mary "Mollie" Francis Stone. According to the 1920 census, the Prater family was living in Garden Valley, Texas. Mr. Prater had previously been a farmer, but made a living by working as a rural mail carrier. Oren was also the grandson of Richard Wesley Prater and Margaret Almeda Harpole (see photos of the Prater family in our collection).

Photograph of an aerial view of buildings in El Paso, Texas. The Anson Mills Building can be seen to the left of San Jacinto Plaza in the upper right portion. The Anson Mills Building was designed by Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost. Also visible mid left is the Paso del Norte Hotel; The White House Department Store; and Pioneer Plaza

Photograph of an aerial view of El Paso, Texas. City streets and buildings can be seen laid out in a grid pattern.

Photograph of men sitting in and standing around a fire truck from the Orange Fire Department. Several of the men are identified as George Rexes, Jessie Rexes, W. L. Adams, Caldwell, Spaul, E. P. Nies, Calvin Stakes, Shorty Gants, A. W. Barron, Wright Roan, George Caldwell, Jack Depew, Joe Crager, Jeff Guill, and Dave Moskier. Trees are visible in the background.