Photograph of the LeTourneau Tournalayer, a massive machine that was designed by Robert G. LeTourneau. The machine was used to create monolithic homes in basic units of 784 square feet, and it could turn out as many as eight homes in one day.

Handwritten minutes for the Ahavath Sholom Congregation in Fort Worth, Texas. The minutes are written in Yiddish, the native tongue of the members. The document discusses the Sabbath morning services for the congregation.

Photostat of a telegram from the United States Secretary of War to Mrs. Rose H. Gilbert, expressing his condolences for the death of her son, Private Harold Gilbert.

Photograph of Grissom Landfill on Lookout Drive near the Sherrill Park Golf Course. There are piles of dirt and a puddle of water.

Photograph of the entrance road leading to Grissom Landfill on Lookout Drive, near Sherrill Park Golf Course. A sign on a gate says "Entrance Sanitary Landfill City of Richardson[,] Open 8:00 to 5:00 Sat. 8:00 to 12:00."

Photograph of baby James Hunten McDaniel wearing a large white garment and sitting in a chair with a blanket over it.

Photograph of a barred window in the ruins of an old bank building in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Photograph of the Cibolo River in Sutherland Springs, Texas. There are plants and trees on both sides of the river.

Photograph of the ruins of an old bank building surrounded by bare trees in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Gene Maeckel stands to the right.

Photograph of a group of people standing around a bouquet of flowers on a carved chair during the sesquicentennial celebration in Wilson County, Texas. They are, from left to right, John Grammer, Judge Marvin Quinney, Maurine Liles in pioneer dress, LaJuana Leus, and Alene Quinney.

Photograph of the outdoors bathing pool at the Sutherland Springs Hotel near Sutherland Springs, Texas.

Photograph of the Cibolo River near Sutherland Springs, Texas. Plants are visible on both river banks.

Photograph of John Grammer, Shirley Grammer, Maurine Liles, who wears a pioneer outfit, LaJuana Leus, and Allene Quinney, standing by a flower bouquet on a wooden chair, for the sesquicentennial of Wilson County, Texas.

Photograph of a rusty open vault door at the old bank building in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A person is partially visible to the left.

Photograph of the Mueller Bridge at the McAlister Crossing in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Trees are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of the Mueller Bridge at McAlister Crossing in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Trees are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of Grissom Landfill on Lookout Drive, near Sherrill Park Golf Course. Two trucks are in a dirt pit. One man is standing beside the truck on the right, and one man is standing on a pile of dirt above the truck.

Handwritten minutes for the Ladies Cemetery Society commenting on the death of Private Harold Gilbert, the son of the society's recording secretary, Rose Gilbert. The text notes: “The absence of the secretary ...who had the misfortune of losing her son, Harold, Dec. 25, 1944, in the European Theater of the war, made the meeting a sad one; each and every one of the members present were in tears.” On the second page of the minutes, the group’s long-time president Mrs. Becky Goldstein recalls how she and Mrs. Gilbert used to “go out to collect dues at 25 cents each. Mrs. Gilbert furnished the horse and buggy.”

Photograph of the 1916 wedding of Gertrude Fox and Archie Salsberg on the altar at Congregation Ahavath Sholom's synagogue in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The bride and groom stand in the center of the photograph, surrounded by men wearing tuxedos and top hats and women wearing silk and taffeta dresses. Above the bridal party is a wedding canopy (called a Chuppah in Hebrew). It takes the shape of an arbor covered with flowers and crepe paper resembling wedding bells. Above the arbor there is a ledge containing two tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, written in Hebrew, with a potted plant and sculpted lion on either side. A large portion of the lower-right corner of the photograph is missing.

Aerial photograph of the California Dam.

Photograph of the Lavaca River Bridge after the wreck of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass "Don Milo" freight train. There are pieces of the wreck still in the water, and there are men on what is left of the bridge, on the bank, and in the water. A train engine is on the tracks just before the bridge. There are cows in the background. According to the accompanying article, the wreck happened on Saturday, January 5, 1890 at 5:30 P.M. after heavy rainfall, and three people were killed. On the back is written "Property of Lillie Ahrens Hallettsville, Texas" and there is an explanation of the photograph.

Photograph of a long line of students waiting to register for their Fall classes in the Campus Center

Student Ora Lee Williams registering along with a group of students for her Fall classes in the Bowden Building SPC Mr.Grover Hodges is helping Ms. Williams to register.

Photograph of women from St. Philip's College being honored during the 1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, led by Mayor William Thorton. There is handwritten text on the back of the photograph; at the top: "Ltor: Terri Hoffman, Director of Public Safety, ACCD; Alicia Reyes, Research Specialist, Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; Dr. Ruth Burgos-Sasscer, President of San Antonio College; Mayme Bailey Williams, Coordinator of Public Funding and Contract Administration, ACCD; unknown; Dr. Patricia 'Patti' Candia, Director of Student Activities; Catherine Colvin, Laboratory Technician, SPC; Rose Thomas, Vice-President of Academic Affairs, SPC" and at the bottom: "1996 Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women, Mayor William Thornton, was established 1970. Spectrum, Feb, 1998 & Campus News, Jan, 1996."