Portrait of a young man, possibly one of Sam Rayburn's brothers, wearing a suit and bow tie.

Portrait of a man and woman, possible Kate Rayburn and her husband William Thomas.

Portrait of Abner Rayburn as a young boy wearing a dark coat.

Portrait of a young woman wearing a dress and standing in front of a loop of rope with a painted backdrop behind it.

Portrait of a young child, possibly Joyce Rayburn, wearing a long white dress.

Portrait of Kate Rayburn with her hair curled and wearing a dress with flowers on the collar.

Portrait of two young children, both wearing large bow ties, posing with their heads close together.

Portrait of Charles Rayburn as a baby sitting on a chair covered in a cloth, with his sister Joyce Rayburn as a young child standing next to him.

Portrait of two young children, both boys, wearing outfits with large lace collars and posing with their heads together.

Portrait of a man with short hair wearing a black suit and holding a hat in his left hand.

Letter from Jane Bartley to Medibel (Meddie) Bartley, dated March 23, 1960, in which she writes about her disappointment with her grades and her upcoming participation in the Cherry Blossom Parade. It includes an envelope, postmarked March 24, 1960.

Portrait of a woman, possibly Medibel Rayburn, wearing a black and white dress.

Portrait of a woman wearing a striped dress and a large feathered hat.

Portrait of a baby, possibly Joyce Rayburn, wearing a long white dress.

Portrait of sisters Lucinda, Kate, and Medibel Rayburn wearing dresses with high, lace collars.

Postcard of the Pueblo Golf and Country Club in Pueblo, Colorado. A printed note below the picture says "Pueblo, a Thriving City With a Lasting Prosperity." A handwritten note on the back of the postcard, addressed to Mrs. Edward Bartley and Miss Lou Rayburn says, "I met Mr. and Mrs. Chapman at a big party given in their honor. They asked to be remembered to you. I have had so many lonely mt. trips - it is beautiful here and so cool. Lois Meade."

Overview of the north Texas region encompassing Collin, Denton, Fannin, and Grayson Counties for potential visitors, including information about the landscape and climate, the farming and ranching industries, notable persons and businesses, and other information about the area. A description appeared in The Sunday Gazetteer [Denison, TX, Dec. 19, 1886, p.3] which described it: "This book is a quarto volume handsomely gotten up in pamphlet form, and elaborately illustrated with wood engravings. It gives short biographical sketches of prominent men of North Texas, and also pen and pencil pictures of various stock farms, business houses and private residences of the cities and surrounding country of Denison, Sherman Gainesville, Denton, Honey Grove, McKinney, etc., as well as the more important ones of the Indian Nation." Another article that appeared in the Denton Record-Chronicle on Feb. 19, 1927, section 9, p.1, hints to the provenance of the library's copy. It states that, the C. C. Bell household had a copy because "Bell is one of the land-owners who paid at the rate of about $30 per photo to be represented in the 40-page bulletin." The C. C. Bell homestead was, "east of what is now Bell Avenue...was later destroyed by fire." A …