Photograph showing 10 men standing in front of a Trans-Texas Airways plane around a cart with mailbags. A woman and a man are looking on through the cabin door, and the cargo door is open. This is a photograph taken by the newspaper's photographer to cover the initial flight of the first air mail route through Marshall, Texas. The dignitaries are wearing hats and suits, and a few are wearing overcoats. The airline crew members are wearing uniforms, but no jackets. "News Messenger" is printed at the lower right corner of the photo.