Mildred and Bob Blackshear - Christmas 1942 - Charleston, S.C. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) Alf and Mrs. Morris, his mother, as he was on his way to officers training school - Jan 1943. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Engraved portrait of of Stephen F. Austin. The image is round, in the center of a larger page, and Austin is visible from the chest up.

Elementary Football Team, Fort Hood School, 1950. First row L to R: Irvin Goode, Don Armstrong, Clark Roberts, Bucky Dyer, James Gross, M.F. Hardin; Second row L to R: Coach Lockhart, Clark Chandler, Tommy Vance, Lamar Davis, Jerel Love, Jimmy Crosby James Putzier, Joe Gilbreath, Luther Austin; third row L to R: Walter Schneider, Lloyd Jolly, Don Messner, Jimmy Watts, Gene McMahan, Hilton Watts, Jere Durham, Paul Burpo.

Photograph of boys' athletic team in gymnasium. Photograph of seventh to eleventh grade boys from the Lydia Patterson Institute of El Paso, TX. December 3, 1928

Photographer of Indians: S. J. Mankins. Photo taken in 1894: Marlow Indian Territory.

Citrus orchard showing healthy and prosperous trees

Unidentified women sit at desks and type on typewriters while three unidentified men speak with three of the women in an unknown room at IBM.

Cars in lot next to Slaughters Supermarket.

Head and shoulders portrait of Homer Thornberry, wearing a suit.

A photo of an employee of Presley Service Department. The man is wearing a white Presley shirt with a tie. There are automobiles outside the window to the right of the photo.

Night view of fire at State Hospital. Fire engine in front of building. Two men standing by fire truck. Several people at right of image.

Night view of fire at State Hospital. Fire engine in front of building. 2 streams of water directed at fire. Two men standing by fire truck. 1 fireman in front of building.

A man using a trowel to lay the cornerstone at St. David's Community Hospital. There are other men in suits standing around the stone. The stone states: "St. David's Community Hospital, Erected 1954, Board of Trustees, 1951-1954, Hulon W. Black, Pres., Joseph Cocke, Vice Pres., Ronald W. Byram, Sec., Ben H. Parrish, Treas., R.C. (Bob) Armstrong, John A. Barclay, Fred W. Catterall Jr., Edward Clark, Ed P. Cravens, John E. Harrison, E. W. Jackson, Gatewood Newberry, A. Bryan Spires, Max Starcke, Charles A. Sumners, Claude W. Voyles, Robert B. Lloyd, Administrator, 'And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick' Luke 9:2"

An aerial view across Interstate 35 of Lutheran Concordia College. The campus is in the middle of a large residential area. North and center of the main campus building is the St. Paul's School and further left center is Lee School. On the far center right is the golf course.

African-American Boy scout leading a group of men in a pledge.

3 men with instruments - guitar, bass, accordion - with KTBC TV camera at the left side of the image. The man on the left holding the guitar is Chester Ayers of Austin, TX.

Exterior of the Bradford's Paint Company building on a city block with other unknown buildings and a number of parked cars. The building was located at 4th and Guadalupe. Missouri Pacific railroad tracks are visible in the foreground.

Couple posing in front of Christmas tree.

The Obie Jones Quintet performing at the Southern Union Gas Christmas Party. Holiday decorations on the stage.

Photograph of the front and north side of the First United Methodist Church, located at 422 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. The two-story church is made of brick with stone accents and has Gothic Revival-style architecture, including pointed, arched openings and corner towers; the tower on the southwest corner is taller than the rest of the building. To the left of the building, there is a stone wall with arches that match the building's windows, and a decorative wooden gate.

Photograph of the front and south side of a two-story house, located at 416 S. Royall in Palestine, Texas. It has a long, wrap-around porch with Ionic columns and brick around the lower level of the house.

Photograph of the front and south sides of the "Lucas-Davey House," a two-story Queen Anne-style home located at 722 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. Distinctive features include the asymmetrical massing, a richness in details and materials and superb craftsmanship.

Photograph of the front and north side of the "Maier House," a two-story house with brick veneer, located at 601 S. Sycamore in Palestine, Texas. It has Spanish Colonial Revival-style architectural details.