Photograph of the Thomas Building, a six-story brick building, on Lorraine Street in Midland. Patterson's Pharmacy occupies the ground floor of the building with large display windows, a sign above the door, and an awning over the sidewalk, along which are parked cars. The structure, built by Dr. John B. Thomas in 1926, included floors for medical offices, an operating theater, and a hospital, with remaining space available for oil company offices.

Photograph of the third Midland County Courthouse, a five-story Art Deco building with stone relief decorations, a lower-ground floor, and a flat roof, built in 1929 and viewed from the southeast. The Petroleum Building and the Neo-Gothic spires along its roof are visible in the background.

Photograph of Elliot Cowden in his covered 1928 Buick, parked in front of his home on C Street and Texas Avenue. The house he is parked with is a brick, two-story building with two chimneys, a curved brick wall in front of the entrance, and trees in the yard.

Photograph of Midland's third County Courthouse, the image includes a United States flag on top of the courthouse as well as several dead trees in front.