Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, rock outcrops, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.

Text describes the Waco area lying in McLennan and Bosque Counties in Texas. Included are location and boundaries of the area, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, agricultural methods, and agricultural conditions.

City directory for Waco, 1902-3. Embracing a complete alphabetical list of business firms and private citizens; a directory of city and county officials, churches, public and private schools, banks, asylums, hospitals, commercial bodies, secret societies, street and avenue guide, etc.

Color postcard depicting the new bridge that spans the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. A park is on the bank with landscaping and sidewalks. The city of Waco is in the background. Description on the back of the card reads, " New Bridge over Brazos River. The longest arch bridge in the country around Waco is this steel arch bridge erected across the Brazos River. It is 550 feet in length, 24 feet in width, and cost $110,000. It was christened in 1901 by Miss Katie Ross, a sister of the Ex-Governor Ross of Texas, and who, in 1870, had christened the bridge located a few hundred feet further up the river." Correspondence on the back of the card reads, "Dear Dillie, Lyle has had typhoid fever for five weeks been in bed three right sick today. Yours, M.L.H." It is addressed to Mrs. E.A. Dill, Box 838, Oklahoma City, Okla. It is postmarked Waco, Texas on Sep 5, 1908.

Journal proceedings of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, formal minutes of the proceedings, appointments, reports of boards and committees, memoirs, statistical tables, and advertisements.

Photograph of John Sleeper, a middle-aged man with a bushy mustache, clad in a suit and bowtie. According to handwritten notes on the back, the photo was a gift "for Little Mary Sleeper from Uncle John." Additionally, John Sleeper was the brother of Jeremiah Sleeper, who was the father of the aforementioned Mary Sleeper. Both Jeremiah and John were the sons of Fabius Hoyt Sleeper.

Photograph of the Crow Family. The two standing are Frederick and Mary Crow. He wears a suit and tie, and she wears a blouse and pearls. The young woman sitting down is Mrs. Jack Crow, and her baby is Oscar Crow. The old man sitting next to her is Mr. Davidson, who wears a three-piece suit. The baby wears a white gown.

Photograph of the Crow family. They are all men, except for the woman who stands in the middle of the second row. Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow sits second from the right in the first row, with an X under him.

Photograph of Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow in a suit and tie.

Photograph of a woman wearing a light-colored dress and hat, holding a bag bearing the Waco Steam Laundry-Crow Brothers logo.

Photograph of the home of John P. Bahl at 409 S. 8th Street, Waco, TX. It is a one-story wooden building. Blondina V. Bahl on the left and Leda Bahl on the right, one next to a post, and one leaning on the railing. A dog sits at the top of the stairs leading up to the front door.

Photograph of the home of John P. Bahl at 409 S. 8th Street, Waco, TX. It is a one-story wooden building. The porch and front window are decked out with patriotic decorations. Josephine (Josie) at 22 years old stands on the left side of the porch with another, unidentified, woman. Below from left to right are Blondina (18 years old), Leda (12 years old), Katharine and John Philip Bahl, and in the front is John Philip Herlin (10 years old). A dog lies at the feet of the little boy. The house next door can be seen in the background.

Photograph of the Bahl family. From left to right, they are Josephine, Blond, Leda and Harry Bahl. The women wear high-necked dark dresses and ribbons in their hair. Harry Bahl wears a suit and tie, with a medal in his lapel.

Photograph of the family of John P. Bahl. The Bahls in the back row, from left to right, are Blondina, Harry, Leda, and Josephine. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bahl sit in chairs in front of their children.

Photograph of Josephine and Elmer Wheatly at their wedding. A bridesmaid stands next to Josephine, and a groomsman next to Wheatly. A little girl wearing white and holding a small plate stands in front of the groomsman.

Photograph of Daniel H. Attaway, right, and a friend. Attaway wears a suit and a white bow tie, while his friend wears a lighter suit jacket and a large tie.

Photograph of school children in front of the 6th District School in McLennan County, Texas. Several boys sit on the ground in front of a bench, which is occupied by girls. There are both boys and girls in the back row, as well as an African American man at the far left.

Photograph of school children in front of a wooden building. The youngest children kneel on the ground, and the rest of them stand in rows. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.

Photograph of school children in front of a wooden building. The youngest children kneel on the ground, and the rest of them stand in rows. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.

Photograph of a group of children and adults. Six boys sit on the ground, the girls stand behind the boys, and the adults stand behind the girls. Several women in the back row wear large hats, and a woman on the far left holds an infant. A barbed wire fence separates the photographer from his subjects. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.

Photograph of a group of children. Five boys wearing flat caps sit on the ground in front of a picnic table covered in the remnants of a meal. The rest of the children stand around the table. This photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000

Full-length portrait of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson, wearing matching light-colored shirts, long-sleeved jackets, and shorts and dark tights and lace-up boots. The boys are sitting together in a wicker chair with their heads tilted toward one another. A hand written note on the back reads, "Helen E. Cashin from Walker Ronaldson, age 7 yrs., and Gorden Ronaldson, age 6 yrs. Summer of 1902."