Photograph of the Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. Cows are fenced-in in the foreground.

Photograph of the cattle belonging to George Washington Butler at Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. The cows are grazing on the grass in front of the ranch house.

Photograph of the cattle belonging to George Washington Butler at Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. The cows are grazing on the grass in front of the ranch house.

Postcard photograph of five children in front of a building with multiple signs on Main Street (now Second Street) in League City. A note on the back of the postcard states that they are looking west toward the railroad station and that this is a Halloween prank.

Photograph of the Dismuke House, which was located on the west side of South Kansas Street near the League City School in League City, Texas. Billy Dismuke worked for the Butlers. Three young children are posed with two dogs in front of the wooden house.

Photograph of George Washington Butler (far right) and friends at Butler Ranch Headquarters in League City, Texas. The ranch bordered what are now FM 518, Kansas Street and Walker Street. The men are on horseback in front of the ranch buildings.

Photograph of the Methodist Church in League City, Texas. The church has a tall steeple and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Photograph of the historic League City Railroad Shop, a warehouse building with a wide entrance. The shop workers are gathered together in front of the warehouse. According to a handwritten note on the back, the man at the center wearing the vest is O.V. King and to his right is R.H. Scholes, the superintendent or foreman.

Photograph of a few men on horseback at the League City Rodeo. A few spectators standing near their parked antique cars are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a few men on horseback at the League City Rodeo; only their silhouettes are visible. The silhouettes of a few spectators standing near their parked antique cars are visible in the distance.

Photograph of a man on horseback at the League City Rodeo, although his figure is blurry. A group of spectators in cowboy attire are standing near the rider.

Photograph of a crowd of people in cowboy attire, gathered in a field at the League City Rodeo.

Photograph of three men on horseback, riding in a field at the League City Rodeo.

Photograph of the Perry McFaddin Home on 920 Third Street, League City, Texas. The house faces the Methodist Church. A man is standing on the porch, and a wooden fence is in the foreground.

Postcard that features a scene at the League City railroad station. A scattered group of men are loading a railroad car with boxes of produce that have been brought on site in wagons.

Postcard photograph of "The Brick Building," also known as the Butler Building. The large brick building, which houses the Citizens State Bank, has three horse-drawn carriages parked in front. Two men are posed in front of the building. One man is standing off to the right side, and above him another man is sitting in the window.

Photograph of the interior of the League City Railroad Shop, where several of the working men are gathered to pose for a picture. A narrative on the back, written by someone named Caroline in 1971, identifies a few men in the photograph: O.V. King, K.H. Scholes (who was the superintendent or foreman), Perry Johnson, and Percy H. Yoeland.

Photograph of a large group of American Red Cross nurses seated together in front of a bandstand in League City. They are arranged in three rows with the first two sitting and the last row standing. Each Red Cross member is wearing a nurse's cap with the emblem on the front. An American flag is hanging behind them. According to handwritten notes on the back, two of the women on the right with the Red Cross flag draped over their laps are identified as Mrs. O.V. King and Mrs. John P. Atkinson.

Photograph of three unidentified children on Kansas Street looking south from the corner of Lewis Street toward "The Big School" or the League City School. Butler Pasture is on the right with a line of trees next to the road. The child on the left is seated and two younger children are standing on his right. They are wearing coats and hats.

Photograph of three women, each wearing Victorian-style attire, sitting together in a small row boat at Clear Creek Bridge which once stood at the end of Kansas Street in League City. The bridge, part of which is visible in the background, was the main road between Houston and Galveston until its demolition before Highway 3 was built.

Photograph of the side of the League City Masonic Lodge and the large tree next to it. A note on the back of the photograph states that the tree was cut down in 1939 or 1940.

Photograph of the side of the League City Masonic Lodge and the large tree next to it. A note on the back of the photograph states that the tree was cut down in 1939 or 1940.

Photograph of Flora Atkinson standing in front of the R. L. Parke home on Christmas in 1924. A note on the back of the photograph says that the telephone pole in the background is located on the corner of Kansas and Lewis Street in League City. Snow has fallen and the woman is wearing a coat over a dress and a hat.

Photograph of a building in League City known as the Little Green School. A layer of snow covers the ground and the roof. A tree branch jutting out from the right is partially visible.