Aerial photograph of Midland, Texas, in 1927, north facing up. The Midland County Courthouse is visible at center left, with the county jail along the east side of Loraine Street. A large water tower is placed on the city block northeast of the courthouse. In the bottom right corner, Front Street and the railroad is visible.

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge, viewed from the banks of the Red River. Prominently at center is one of the bridge's suspension towers, atop which fly two American flags. Below on the deck, pedestrians and a single car move along the bridge and over the river, while some people stand along the sandy edges of the river among pieces of wood debris and small bushes.

Photograph of a sign hanging at the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on the bridge's opening day, depicting two hat-wearing caricatures representing Texas and Oklahoma shaking hands with the text "HOWDY" written above. Two American flags fly from poles on both ends of the sign.

Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.

Photograph of pedestrians walking along the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The pedestrians walk over the river while spectators look on from below.

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on its opening day, with a wooden platform built along the wooden guardrails along the side of the bridge. People are standing on the platform and looking out alongside a metal sign with an American flag flying above and the banks of the Red River visible below. The ceremony here may be the inauguration of the bridge. Written on the back of the photograph: "ISABEL MOOR WHEELER, Breaking Beech."