Photograph of street scene. Photograph of Broadway Street in Van Horn, TX, 1940

Charlie Methodist Church built in 1900. Photo circa 1940: Charlie, Texas.

Photograph of two men. Photograph of Charlie Toolen and Albert Anderson, of Van Horn, TX 1940.

Photograph of two men. Photograph of Charlie Toolin and A.A. Anderson, standing in a park-like setting, Van Horn, TX 1940.

City Drug and Jewelry Store. Beckham Guthrie (drugist) and Jess Cunningham (jeweler). Photo circa 1940: Henrietta, Texas.

Col. Hugh B. Moore stands between Ray Miller and Congressman Clark Thompson outside a governmental building in Washington D.C. The Capitol Building is in the background. All three men are dressed in business suits and hats. At the bottom of the picture is written: "To Col. H. B. Moore with [gap: illegible] and warm regards".

An unidentified two-story commercial building stands on the northwest corner of Texas Avenue and Third Street in Texas City. Line markers for parking places are visible in the foreground, so the building is in the business district, although the building on the left was a residence. Three identical signs are posted on the floor-to-ceiling ground floor windows on the left end of the building. To the left of the building, pipes and other materials lie on the ground near another two-story building. To the far right of the picture a sign reading "Frank's Taxi Service" hangs on the side of another building that was once a pawn shop. A car is driving down the street.

First and second grade school children sitting. Photo taken in 1940: Dean, Texas.

Doctor's Greer's Office: Dr. Albert Greer. Photo circa 1940: Henrietta, Texas.

Early Clay County Settlers: Graner Brothers. Photo circa 1940: Henrietta, Texas.

Cowboys corralling cattle into a cattle car of a train.

The Edwards House in Henrietta, TX around 1940

Exterior of the First Christian Church in Henrietta, TX in the 1940s.

Photograph of Fred Clark, a man of Van Horn, TX 1940

Photograph of man with cactus garden. Photograph of Fred Clark of Van Horn,TX and cactus garden. c. 1940s

Friday night at the Service Club at Camp Wallace. Two servicemen in full dress and three women in evening wear are sitting. They are smoking and drinking.

Henrietta Country Club. Photo circa 1940: Henrietta, Texas.

Henrietta HS. Photo taken in 1940: Henrietta, Texas.

Postcard featuring a photograph of the front of Hotel Iturbide on Calle Zaragoza in Monterrey, Mexico with mountains in the background as well as people and automobiles in the street. It was sent to Rochester, Minnesota with this handwritten text: "Sun. P. M. Dear Matt: arrived here yesterday (Saty.) leaving right now, the weather has been unusually cold. Laredo, on the border, had 2" snow the Mexican kids sure were having fun with it. So long, Mel"

Hurnville String Band. Photo circa 1940: Hurnville, Texas.

Hurnville String Band: Teacher, Morris Gilbert. Photo circa 1940: Hurnville, Texas.

J. B. Hamblen sits at a table in an office looking at paperwork. On a table behind him sits a telephone. On the back of the photograph is written in cursive: "J. B. Hamblen, Pan American Refinery Corp., Texas City, Texas, 1940's".

Johnson Rock House. One of the earliest settlers, built circa 1880. Photo circa 1940: Cambridge, Texas.

Joy School faculty. Photo taken in 1940: Joy, Texas.