Photograph of cattle spread-out grazing on a hillside in front of a watering tank at Muleshoe Ranch with trees on the hill in the background.

Narrative history of the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line with biographical information about James E. Birch including transcriptions of newspaper clippings and documents, with supplementary photos and images. Index starts on page 166.

Photograph of six unidentified cattlemen wearing hats and boots sitting on curb outside a gift shop with shop windows in the background.

Photograph from behind of cowhands gathered around a chuckwagon preparing to eat in the early morning with trees and hills in the background.

Postcard of the southwest corner of the Eddy County Courthouse in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The court house is partially obscured by multiple trees and there is a street with cars parked in front.

Postcard of a busy street lined with storefronts. The street is crowded with early model automobiles and the caption on the image reads "Hobbs, N. M. By Waffle Studio." On the back of the postcard, "Will drop you afue lines. Things sure are tough here. Are you going to Ara or not. Think I will go there as soon as possible can't get work here. Jack & Willie said - hello - rite me Hobbs New Mexico Love Fred."

Photograph of two horses (one named Bonnie Bird) in stock pens with a farm house and telephone poles in the background.

Photograph of a cowhand on horseback and horses closely-grouped on a meadow. with a covered wagon, other people, and hills in the background.

Photograph of five cowhands brandingat Muleshoe Ranch with visible smoke and cattle, trees, and a fence in the background.

Postcard of the front (south) of a multi-story courthouse built in southwest-style architecture in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The print on the top left side reads: "Eddie County Courthouse Calsbad, New Mexico. This building is in the traditional style of the Southwest Indian -Spanish Pueblo, more commonly called 'Santa Fe' style."

Photograph of five cowhands branding a calf in a field at Muleshoe Ranch with smoke visible and cattle and hills in the background.

Photograph of a street scene in Hobbs, New Mexico. The street is lined with storefronts with two rows of automobiles in front. Several people are seen in the street.

Postcard of a well site on a ranch homestead. A derrick dominated the left side of the image and a windmill stands to the right next to a small building. The caption on the image reads "Sunset in the oil fields at Hobbs New Mexico C - 124."

Photograph of processing equipment next to the El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant. Caption on the image reads, "El Paso Natural Gas Co. Plant at Jal, N. Mex."

Page from a scrapbook album containing an itinerary for events during an extended hiking expedition at the Philmont Camp on one side and a map of the area on the back.

Photo album of descendants of James Robert Scruggs (1860-1937) and Mary "Molly" Thomas Brown Scruggs (1856-1933) of Baxter, Texas. The album includes photos of a parade at the University of Texas, Austin, The Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, and various scenes from the 1930s-1940s.

Photograph of a street scene at the intersection of two roads in Hobbs, New Mexico. Numerous automobiles crowd the streets with many people milling about.

Photograph of Thad Cobb and five young cowhands on horses with other horses, a wall, and hills in the background.