Panoramic photograph of an excursion party posing in front of the Shary house.

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party posing in front of Charles Volz's brick home.

Close-up photograph of several clusters of grapes or berries hanging from vines that are propped up with wooden sticks.

Copy negative of an unidentified man standing in a row of cabbage, in a large field of plants. The man is wearing a light-colored shirt with a tie, dark-colored pants, and a hat, and he is looking at a head of cabbage that he is holding. Several buildings are visible in the background on the left side of the image. The original print is pinned to a background with push-pins.

Photograph of adult and baby pigs in a pen. A wooden fence and wooden structures are visible in the background.

Photograph of a yard or park including a bench under a tree in the foreground, a number of trees, and an unidentified building that is partially visible in the background on the right side of the image. A person is standing near the building in the center of the image.

Copy negative of a portrait of John H. Shary, visible from the chest up. He is wearing a dark-colored suit and light shirt.

Photograph of a commercial beehive with honeybees.

Copy negative of a small herd of cows grazing in a field with low brush. Trees are visible in the background. The original print is pinned to a background with push-pins.

Photograph of a large concrete canal with two men standing on the middle section.

Panoramic photograph of the Shary house and boat house by the Shary Lake in Mission, Texas. Text on the photo says, "Shary Lake Club, Oct. 7, 1917."

Copy negative of a field full of growing broom corn. The original print is pinned to a background with push-pins.

Panoramic photograph of a large dirt canal with two men in a car on the right, a man with horse and plow in the center, and fields and farm buildings in the background.

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party posing in front of the Casa de Palmas hotel in McAllen, Texas

Panoramic photograph of a group of people posing out-of-doors. Part of a white house and a fence covered with climbing vines is visible in the background. Text at the bottom of the image says: "Shary Land Co's Excursion Party Near Sharyland, May 19th, 1917."

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party posing in front of the William Jennings Bryan home. John Shary is labeled.

Panoramic photograph of an excursion party in front of the William Jennings Bryan house in Mission, Texas. John Shary and Peter Bentsen are labeled in the image. The same man is at both ends.

Panoramic photograph of a large group of people posing in front of the Sharyland train station on the Missouri Pacific Railroad; the train station later burned down. John Shary is labeled (third from the right). Also shows a dog with 10 legs - a product of the panoramic photo processing. Text at the bottom of the image says, "Excursion Party of the John H. Shary Land Co., Feb. 10, 1920." A label on the back of the photo says "Sharyland Mo Pac RR Station (later burned)"

Panoramic photograph of a field ready for farming in Mission, Texas. There are surveyors standing on the left, farm house and cars shown on the right.