Photograph of early Midland leaders standing together on a grassy plain, holding rifles and wearing hats. From left to right, the men are identified as E. J. Mumford, C. A. Taylor, J. Arthur Johnson, and T. B. Wadley.

Photograph of cattle branding at the Five Wells Ranch. Several cattle are laid on their side , their limbs held, and smoke billowing from the cattle in the middle. Men look at and pose for the camera, some kneeling to hold the cattle down, while others stand or sit along the wooden fences. Several names are identified from a note on the back: Eb Dickson, Wilber Wadley, Ed Rountree, and Millard Eidson.