Photograph of men pushing airplanes into position on a race track. People are visible in the foreground, and stables and other buildings are visible in the background.

Report of the Park Board in Dallas, Texas, including the text of the proposed city plan, called the "Kessler Plan." The plan describes suggested changes to the city including building levees; creating a belt railroad; building a union station; creating freight terminals; organizing a civic center; eliminating railroad grade crossings in downtown districts; extending roads in downtown areas; building parks, parkways, and boulevards; and adding playgrounds throughout the city. The text includes accompanying drawings and illustrations. The fiscal report of the Park Board is included at the end of the book.

City plan for the development of Turtle Creek Partway.

City plan for viaducts across the bottoms of the Trinity River.

City plan of grade eliminations in Dallas, Texas.

Essie and Joe Keeling were from two early Irving families. They married in 1910. The couple had three children. Here the couple is pictured with two of their children, Helen on the right and Weldon on the left, c. 1911-1912.

Map displaying existing and proposed parks and boulevards (colored green) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.

Map displaying proposed changes to railroads and transportation infrastructure (colored green and red) in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Kessler Plan. The main part of Dallas and Oak Cliff are represented, with some streets, railroads, and bodies of water.

Postcard image of Grace Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. In the image the church is built with early Gothic styles with spires, stained glass windows, and pointed archways. The church was designed by William A. Cann of St. Louis.

Catalog of the art exhibition held at the State Fair of Texas, October 14-29, 1911, organized by the Art Department. Includes: artists and artworks in the exhibition, some entries with brief artist biography.

Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.

Photograph of Perle Curtis Florence with her daughter, Florence Florence, sitting on the porch of their house at the Florence Ranch.

Photograph of Lee Turney driving an automobile, being apart of the Davis-Turney Auto Co., with S. G. Davis sitting in the front seat. Nelle Turney and Mrs. Wallace Marshall are both sitting in the back seat with a third unidentified woman.

Photograph of the 1911 ninth grade class of Mesquite High School standing outside of the school building. The third boy on the bottom row is identified as Eddie Lawrence.

Photograph of a group of students from a Mesquite school, with a sign that says "Room 4, 1911."

Photograph of a large group of men standing outside of a millinery and grocery store with a sign that says "Mesquite extends a welcome to one and all." According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, some of the men are Mesquite businessmen.

Photograph of the 1901 Parkland Hospital Facility. Dr. John Hicks Florence, City of Dallas Health Officer, lived at the facility with his family. Dr. Florence is seen in the picture standing in front of a horse-drawn ambulance speaking to four nurses standing around a gurney. David Florence is sitting in the front of the ambulance, and Dr. Florence's family is standing on the porch. They are (left to right) Robert Best, Isabel Marie Best, Hughie Florence, unknown, John Florence, Louise Florence, and Kitty Florence.

Photograph of René Simon's airplane taking off in Dallas, Texas. Spectators, stables, and the W. D. Foote Training Stables are visible in the background.

Portrait of Florence Winnella Florence at 21 months old, sitting in a wooden chair. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, Florence was born October 22, 1909.

Red silk cheongsam style skirt - ankle length taper off skirt fully lined with silk crepe. Hand embroidered silk design motifs - Vertical gold rickrack creates the illusion of the traditional aproned skirt popular in the Qing Dynasty. This is probably a transitional garment going from the ancient style to the more contemporary garments of the 1920's and 1930's. There is a Neiman Marcus and a People’s Republic of China label inside.

William Haley and his family moved to the area during the late 1850s. They settled northwest of the future town site of Irving in what became known as the Estelle community. Tom Haley, William's son, farmed a large piece of land his father had given him as a wedding gift. When his children became of school age, he decided that it would be more convenient for his wife and kids to stay in Irving during the school year. This is a photo of the home the family rented in town. At the fence on the left is Vera Haley (Anderson) and one of her sisters Bertha Haley (Gleghorn), c. 1911.

Chinese Wedding Skirt for a Member of the Court. Mid-calf length wrap-style skirt comprised of two panels of red brocade silk with chrysanthemum pattern attached to 2.25" waistband of green wool; panels connect with interior button of green wool and skirt is secured with ties of green wool that wrap around the waistband. Panels are unadorned where wrap overlaps and finely pleated where panel is visible. On pleated sections are long strips of dark blue silk piped and backed in light blue silk; strips are decorated with silk and metallic embroidery with floral, dragon, and geometric designs, and at the bottom each strip has a modified fleur-de-lis shape and two silk tassels, one of lavender and the other turquoise. Inset into each side section of skirt are rectangular bands of floral embroidery in silk threads on white silk cloth. The bottom of the skirt has a bands of white and blue silk with embroidery, which are also pleated where visible. Primary background cloth of skirt is red silk. Side panels are lined with turquoise silk fabric. Inside labels from Neiman Marcus and The People’s Republic of China indicate the skirt was probably bought during an Asian Fortnight in 1962 or …

Patent for a combined railway tie and rail clamp, which is made of metal rather than wood.

Patent for a copy holder for use while typewriting. Illustrations included.