Blue line print of survey map of Gregg County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the addition of Cherokee Crossing and to highlight Cherokee Trail. Scale [1:118,518] (4000 varas to 1 1/8 of an inch).

Patent for "car-couplers of the class known as 'link-and-pin' couplers, and has for its object the provision of means whereby the coupling is effected automatically and whereby the coupling-pin is made to actuate the brake-shaft" (lines 14-19).

Patent for "a super bath-tub of that class in which the small portable or foot tub is provided with a removable shield and seat capable of enlarging the size of the tub and of furnishing a rest for the person using the tub." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.

Patent for "a churn dasher to which a rotary movement shall be imparted by the resistance offered by the fluid to the dasher when the latter is given a vertical reciprocating movement in the ordinary manner, the rotary movement being constantly in one direction, irrespective of the direction of the vertical reciprocating movement" (lines 13-21).

Patent for a new and improved awning. This design consists in "[t]he awning frame, consisting of the pivoted curved rods, pivoted sectional braces pivotally connected to said rods, and the holding or suspending bars pivoted to said rods and having series of adjusting-apertures engaging pins or studs of said braces" (lines 74-79).

Photograph of Judge John Tyson Smith, Sr. of Longview, Texas. Judge Smith served the city of Longview as City Tax Assessor and Justice of the Peace before serving as the Gregg County Judge from 1888 through 1898.

Photograph of Nancy Melvina Skaggs Smith of Longview, Texas. Mrs. Smith was the wife of Judge John Tyson Smith. She and Mr. Smith had five children; they were Ruby Ione, Lilla May, Nancy Skaggs, John Tyson Jr., and Earl Davis Smith.

Photograph of the Chaney family of Longview, Texas. Mr. Robert R. Chaney and Mrs. Mary Ellen Johnson Chaney are pictured with three of their unidentified children. The family moved from Longview to Lometa, Texas some time between 1900-1910, but later moved their family of nine children back to Longview.

Photograph of the Gregg County Courthouse, in Longview, Texas. There are several horse-drawn carriages parked outside the courthouse.

Photograph of Lorraine Calvin of Longview, Texas. Lorraine is sitting down, holding a violin. She is wearing a lace dress and a pearl necklace. She was a prominent musician in Longview.

Photographic postcard of the first Longview High School in Longview, Texas.

Photograph of five young women of Longview, Texas. The women pictured are Annie Castleberry, Bertie Fisher, Fanny Echols, Ada Fisher and Lolly Lord, as noted on the back of the photograph. The photograph is mounted on white cardboard.

Photograph of Robbie and Minnie Bass of Longview, Texas. Robbie later became Mrs. Pat Rembert, and Minnie later became Mrs. Earnest Hagler. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard.

Photograph of six young men of Longview, Texas. The young men are wearing suits and ties. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard, and there is an illustrated, decorative border around the photograph. From left to right, top to bottom, the members of the photograph are: Top row: Brewer Smith, unidentified boy, Lawrence Chaney. Bottom row: Ray Sparkman, John Morrow, Harry Scott.

Photograph of the interior of the Longview Sawmill in Longview, Texas. The sawmill was located at South Mobberly Avenue before it was later moved to a different location. There are several workers pictured inside the sawmill. The photograph is mounted on tan cardboard.

Photographic postcard of the family home of Dave Gans of Longview, Texas. There are six unidentified individuals sitting on the large, wrap-around porch, and there is an African American woman standing in the yard.

Photograph of Jim Bennett, a member of the Dalton Gang. Bennett was involved in the 1894 Dalton Gang bank robbery. He was shot and captured when he attempted to escape, and he was later hung. In the photo, Bennett is leaning against a wooden barrel. He has a gunshot wound near his heart.

Photograph of the family home of Dr. C. W. Lawrence in Longview, Texas. The home was built in 1874 on the corner of Cotton and Fredonia streets. It was built using Queen Anne Victorian style architecture.

Photograph of Martha and Joseph Schley sitting on the front steps of their family home in Kilgore, Texas. The photograph is mounted on grey cardboard, and there is a decorative border surrounding the exterior of the photo.

Photograph of many unidentified Longview, Texas veterans that fought in the Spanish American war.

Photograph of Jim Howard and Matt Muckleroy, two city law enforcers from Longview, Texas. Howard was the Sheriff of Longview, and Muckleroy was the City Marshal. Muckleroy was injured during the Dalton Gang Robbery on May 23rd, 1894.

Photographic postcard of the inside of First National Bank in Longview, Texas. The teller's cage is pictured in the photograph, along with two men. From left to right, they are W. K. Eckman and Gilbert Campbell.

Photographic postcard of the First National Bank in Longview, Texas. The bank was located on Tyler Street. There are two signs with the name of the bank on either side of the door. From left to right, the men pictured are W. K. Eckman, Elbert Morgan, Crawford Morgan and Rogers Rainey, as noted on the back of the postcard.

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Longview in Gregg County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.