Photograph of a float made to look like an airplane. There are four people sitting in the float, and they are parked on the street in front of a house. Written under the float is "Mai-Fest 1925."

Photograph of the stage for the Maifest play or pageant. There are four children on the stage in costume. Two of them are dressed as a king and a queen. There are flowers all over the stage. Written at the bottom of the photograph is "May 18, 1928."

Photograph of the La Grange float in the Maifest parade in 1922. The float is a convertible car with flowers all over it and a sign that says "La Grange." A man and a woman are sitting in the car, and they are parked in front of some unknown houses. There is another car in the background.

Photograph of a car decorated for the Maifest. The car is covered in streamers, and there are baskets of flowers on it. Riding inside the car are four children and a driver. Behind the car is another float that says "Astor." The photograph is dated May 18, 1928.

Photograph of the Tom Felder Dodge Brothers Motor Car building. It is a large three-story building on the corner of a city block. There are five cars parked around the building .

Portrait of a group of unidentified children. The children are posing in front of an unidentified building. They are in costume for the Mai-Fest. The photograph is dated May 10, 1929.

Photograph of the coronation stage for the Mai-Fest in 1930. The stage is decorated with sets and flowers and has a long catwalk coming out from the front. There are chairs in front. There is a piano to the right below the stage. The photograph is dated May 28, 1930.

Photograph of a decorated car for the Maifest. The car is covered in streamers, and there is large group of people inside. The photograph is dated May 17, 1928.

Portrait of the Junior Royalty of the Maifest. There are five children in costume. Two of them are dressed as the king and queen. The photograph is dated May 18, 1928.

Portrait of Mary Sommer as May Queen. Mary is seated wearing a long train and a crown and holding a scepter.

Photograph of a crowd at Maifest. Several wooden tables with cups on them are set up. A group of six men are gathered around one table in the foreground. A large group of people are gathered behind a row of tables in the background.

Photograph of a crowd at Maifest. Men and women are gathered around a covered patio.

Photograph of a Maifest parade float. Several children are posing on the back. The front is decorated with a swan sculpture. The sides are decorated with vines. Text at the bottom-right of the image says "May 30, 1931" and "26."

Photograph of an unidentified ceremony at Maifest. Several men and women are lined up on a stage wearing formal attire; the women are holding bouquets. On a lower row, children are wearing metallic costumes and wings. Towards the center of the stage, a man and woman are sitting on a shell-shaped bench. The woman is wearing a crown and cape. Text at the bottom-right of the image says "May 18, 1933" and "1."

Photograph of the Gannt-Jones House (located at Union Hill) in Washington County, Texas.

Photograph of the Gannt-Jones House (located at Union Hill) in Washington County, Texas.

Photograph of the Gannt-Jones House (located at Union Hill) in Washington County, Texas.

Photograph of the Gannt-Jones House (located at Union Hill) in Washington County, Texas.

Photograph of the Blanton Hotel (located at Highway 390) in Independence, Texas.

Photograph of the Blanton Hotel (located at Highway 390) in Independence, Texas.

Photograph of the Blanton Hotel (located at Highway 390) in Independence, Texas.

Photograph of the Blanton Hotel (located at Highway 390) in Independence, Texas.

Photograph of the Blanton Hotel (located at Highway 390) in Independence, Texas.

Photograph of the Asa Hoxey House in Independence, Texas.