Bellevue 4th of July Parade. Photo taken in 1918: Bellevue, Texas.

Excursion party posing in front of corn field

Excursion party posing in front of old office building

Excursion party posing to the side of the old office.

Excursion party posing to the side of the old office.

County Clerk: Duley B. Davis Sr.. Photo taken in 1918: Henrietta, Texas.

The citizens of Petrolia standing in front of the miovie house in 1918.

13th Cavalry posing in swim gear in river channel along the Rio Grande River. John Shary is standing with the officers.

Photograph of ranch buildings. Photograph of two ranch buildings on Jim Bean's Ranch of Van Horn, Tx 1918.

Photograph of ranch land with windmill and fence. Photograph of Jim Bean's Van Horn, TX ranch land with windmill and fence, 1918.

Photograph of cattle on mountainous ranch land. Photograph of cattle in front of mountains on Jim Bean's Van Horn, TX ranch, 1918

Photograph of cowboy and cattle in front of mountains on Jim Bean's Van Horn, Texas ranch.

Photographic reproduction of a hand-drawn map that identifies towns where Cavalry units were stationed on the border from El Paso to Del Rio in 1918 and 1919. An inset shows locations of the three U. S. Military District headquarters (Rockwell Field, California; Fort Bliss, Texas; and Kelly Field, Texas) for the pilots patrolling the border from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico.

Photograph of an Bermuda onion harvest at the Espejo farm in Laredo, Texas. A letter on the back is addressed to Mrs. N. L. Green about the author's visit (to place unknown) and plans to leave again.

Postcard of streetcars and cars on Flores Street in front of City Hall. The Strand Theater building is on the leftmost side. On the back of the postcard, there is a letter addressed to Mrs. F. MacArthur (Blanche) from Annie Lane asking her to send a photograph of the two of them together.

Stairway and winding lanes on approach from the bay in downtown Corpus Christi.

Oxen carts in front of a pawn shop, Laredo, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to Mr. Wilfred Hellser from "H. W."

Photograph of a woman. Photograph of a woman, Mary Daugherty, of Van Horn, TX and member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Teen rural route carriers Joe Norman and Fred Kepley, with the postmaster J.T. Dunn (Joseph Tarpley Dunn) and Bertha Dunn in the Byers Post Office.

The England family brothers and sisters, (L to R) Claude England, Lawrence England, Eva England Robertson, Ethel England Robertson, Sobe Love England, and mother Nancy Caroline England. Sobe Love England was born November 1890 and died September 1922, he served with the U.S. Army in World War I from June 1917 through April 1919. Sobe was the son of William Benton and Caroline England of Bluegrove, TX.

From back of photo, "The Bellevue News, August 12, 1971. Taken 51 years ago, these men owned, or operated businesses in Bellevue following the reconstruction of the city after a tornado completely destroyed the city on April 26, 1906. They are, front row: M.J. White, druggist; Alva Weeks, county employee; Fate Walters, barber; a Mr. Hood, druggist; W.C. Boner, newspaper editor; Bill Spradling, taylor [sic]; Blake Powers, rancher; L.S. Wright, merchant; Dave Williams, shoe repairman; and Sam Johnson, blacksmith. Second row: unidentified; John Hannon, barber; Presbyterian minister; Baptist pastor; Frank Manning, merchant; a Mr. Cadenhead, retired; W.F. Wright, merchant; John Hampton, lumber yard; Silvester Karsteter, insurance agent; a Mr. Ayres, dry goods; J. A. Spradling, grocer; Marvin Wright, rancher; Joe Johnson, delivery man; and Elmer Gaught, furniture dealer. Third row: O.J. Owens, farmer; Murray Johnson, delivery man; W.A. Johnson, blacksmith; A.W. Melton, hardware dealer; Jess Gowan, farmer; Joe Ford, farmer; L.S. Spivey, hardware dealer; George Wright, merchant; Van Dishman, owner of a flour mill; Scott McConnell, grocer; L.B. Moore, banker; N.T. Gaines, banker; Dr. L.F. Crook; Joe White, dairyman; Walter Mount (living), banker; a Mr. Bass, hotel owner; George Welch (living), banker; and J.A. Phelps, farmer. (photo courtesy of Mrs. …

(back of photo) 1st Lt. William S. Blackshear (Port Exchg. Officer at time) and new recruit to U.S.A. Force. Camp Travis 1918 Feb. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) W.S.B. (White shirted) fixing flat here to Mrs. Jas. Kapp's Franklin Auto at Camp Travis, Tex. (San Antonio) 1918. Mrs. K. standing by the door - Mrs. Miller of Kansas City Mo in car. Two of my men helping me. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) William S. Blackshear, Mrs. James Kapp of San Antonio, TX, and Mrs. Miller of Kansas City, MO, Summer 1918 - Mrs. Kapps Franklin Car. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.