Photograph of a large sign with the text "Texas Wagon Train Headquarters" hanging in front of a brick building in Irving, Texas. There are logos on either side of the name; a "Texas Sesquicentennial" logo on the left, and an image of a covered wagon on the right.

Photograph of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Headquarters in Irving, Texas. The photo shows the front of the building that housed the headquarters for the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. The headquarters were located in a shopping center, next to Glen's Sporting Goods.

Photograph of a billboard announcing various events in Fort Worth associated with the 150th anniversary of Texas independence, including the culmination of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train Trail in July.

Photograph of a man on horseback participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The photo shows two horses pulling a wagon, as well as a man riding a horse on the opposite side.

Photograph of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The photo shows men and women on horseback.

Photograph of a horse-drawn wagon participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The covered wagon of the First Cavalry Division Horse Platoon from Fort Hood is pictured. The photo shows a side view of the First Cavalry's wagon.

Photograph of a covered wagon participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. A wagon with a flag celebrating the Texas Sesquicentennial from Nocona, Texas is pictured. The wagon has eight people riding in it.

Photograph of people on horses participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The photo shows a man, child, and woman on horseback riding through the Fort Worth Stockyards. The White Elephant Saloon is visible in the background.

Photograph of men riding horses while participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The Cavalry from Fort Hood are pictured on horseback in a parade through the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Photograph of wagons participating in the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train in Fort Worth, Texas. The photo shows wagons participating in a parade through the Fort Worth Stockyards. The two wagons shown in the front of the photo have rubber wheels, rather than wooden or fiberglass wheels seen on most wagons in the wagon train. Fincher's White Front Western Wear is visible in the background.

Photograph of the back and one side of a covered wagon parked near Abilene as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. There is a wooden barrel strapped to the side and a metal basin on the back of the wagon.

Close-up photograph of the back of a wooden wagon, that was part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train while it was parked in Abilene, Texas. The wooden door at the back of the wagon is folded down and has wooden stairs to get into the bed and the canvas covering over the back is partially rolled up. A small sign on the side says, "This 'Prairie Schooner' or Conastoga Wagon was also in this Bicentennial Wagon Train of 1976."

Photograph of the Texas Wagon Train School trailer traveling with the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train parked in Abilene, Texas. The sign on the trailer says, "Texas Wagon Train School: A Special Sesquicentennial Project of Cook County College, Gainesville, Texas."

Photograph of "Official Texas Wagon Train Souvenirs" trailer as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Wagon Train, parked in Abilene, Texas. The photo shows a parking lot with cars and the souvenirs trailer.

Weaver family standing in front of Behrens Store in Colleyville

Photograph of seven astronomers -- Leonard Waldo, R.W. Wilson, J.K. Rees, W.H. Pulsifer, F.E. Seagrave, Alfred Freeman, and A.M. Britton -- with various telescopes set up out-of-doors near a large wooden barn or other structure. According to accompanying information they are on the S.W. Lomax farm, waiting to observe the total solar eclipse that happened on July 29, 1878.