Photograph of hundreds of blackbirds sitting on the branches of a pecan tree.

Photograph of a man standing in a cotton field.

Photograph of a derrick at a sugar mill that was built in 1910, at Victoria, Texas.

Photograph of a sugar mill, built in 1910, at Victoria, Texas. A derrick is on the left.

Photograph of a street scene in Olney, Texas. Many horses and buggies stand on the dirt street as if waiting. No people are visible. Some buildings are scattered in the background. On the roof of one building is an advertisement: "Land Office Norman & Stovall". The photographer's caption identifies the occasion as "Trade days".

Photograph of a street scene in Olney, Texas. Men standing or on horses and/or buggies crowd the unpaved downtown street. Brick and wooden buildings are in the background. The photographer's caption identifies the occasion as Trade day.

Photograph of a street scene in Olney, Texas. Men on horses and/or buggies crowd the unpaved downtown street. Wooden buildings are in the background. An electric utility pole stands in the distance.

Photograph of a crowd of people watching two circus performers on high wires in Olney, Texas.

Photograph of cotton plants growing in a field.

Photograph of a man standing in a field of cotton plants. Behind him is a small wooden building in the field.

Photograph of a crowd of people watching two circus performers on high wires in Olney, Texas.

Photograph of a live oak tree.

Photograph of a large herd of goats inside a pen at Keeran Ranch in Victoria County.

Photograph of construction of a building for a new business in downtown Port Arthur, Texas. Two men are standing on a wooden platform and are hammering a board. Another man is standing inside the structure. Text below the photograph says "11/25/11."

Photograph of an exterior view of a wooden building identified as the first city jail of Port Arthur, Texas. There are two narrow windows with bars over them, and several shingles are missing from the roof. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "First Port Arthur Jail 11-28-30." Text below the photograph says "First City Jail - originally located on corner of Fourth Street and Waco Avenue (where Port Arthur News is now. About 1913 it was moved to back of #2 First Station at Thomas Boulevard and Houston Avenue."

Photograph of a wooden building identified as the first Port Arthur City Hall on Lakeshore Drive and Dallas Avenue. On the front of the building, there are stairs leading to a door. To the right of the door, there is a larger set of double doors. Pieces of wood are falling off of the building. In the foreground, there is a set of train tracks and debris. Text on the top left of the photograph says "City Hall - 1930," and text on the bottom right says "First Port Arthur City Hall 11-28-30."

Photograph of an exterior view of a wooden building identified as the first city jail of Port Arthur, Texas. There are two narrow windows with bars over them, and several shingles are missing from the roof. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "First Port Arthur Jail 11-28-30."

Photograph of a group of men at the Armistice Day celebration at Pleasure Island. The men are standing in a row, and some are wearing military uniforms, and some men are holding American flags. In the background, there is a metal structure. Text at the bottom-right of the photograph says "'Armistice Day' November 11, 1921."

Letter from Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover to Dallas Chief of Police C. W. Trammell informing him of Harvey Bailey's arrest and imprisonment in Oklahoma.

Letter from Department of Justice Division of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover to Dallas Chief of Police C. W. Trammell requesting a reply with more information regarding the arrest in Leadville, Texas of a man named Albert Lawrence.

Letter from Harry T. Riddell to Bureau of Investigation Director John Edgar Hoover replying to his request of more information regarding Albert Lawrence Bates' Leadville arrest.

Voluntary statement by W. D. Jones on November 18, 1933 while under arrest in Dallas, Texas, in which he relates the circumstances of how he met Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker and the time-line of several incidents while he was in their company.

Voluntary statement by W. D. Jones on November 18, 1933 while under arrest in Dallas, Texas, in which he relates the circumstances of how he met Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker and the time-line of several incidents while he was in their company.

Letter from Walter A. Hogan, Sergeant of Police of the City of Spokane Police Department to D. E. Walsh, Superintendent of the Identification Bureau in Dallas, Texas, requesting a photograph and the criminal record of Harvey Bailey.