Photograph of a Tom Thumb wedding under the First Methodist Church in Midland, held on the steps of the Midland County Courthouse. A boy in a tuxedo and a girl in a bridal gown stand on the courtyard steps, flocked by "bridesmaids" holding bouquets of flowers. Tom Thumb weddings were held as fundraisers for churches, imitating the famed dwarf performer General Tom Thumb's wedding and party in the 19th century.

Photograph of Marie J. Riggs, an important cattle ranch owner based in Midland. She wears an ornate and highly decorated dress while standing and looking forward. A note on the back gives her nickname as the "cattle queen of the West."

Postcard from Midland addressed to Miss Eddie Handy[?] in Maverick, Texas. The front of the postcard depicts a Fourth of July parade in downtown Midland, going down Main Street with the Llano Hotel at left and several pedestrians and parked carriages watching horse-drawn parade floats and decorated cars.

Photograph of the residence of Lem Baker, a small one-story residential home with a porch, large trees planted in the front pawn, and a picket fence around the property. A wagon pulled by two horses is parked near the front gate, where a man and a woman stand. A windmill is visible in the background.

Photograph of a school group in 1902 or possibly earlier. The teacher, unidentified, is seated at center with two young girls resting their heads on her shoulder. Children are seated in the middle row, two additional girls resting their heads on the teacher's lab. The boys are seated on the floor in the front row. A list of students, with positions unspecified, is written on the back of the photograph.

Photograph of the Herman Garrett family from their family house at 611 N Big Spring Street, arranged in three rows on the house's porch. In the back row, from left to right: Lillian Garrett Reiger, Dora Garrett Rankin, Al H. Garrett, Elizabeth Garrett, Neta Garrett Wilson, and H. M. Garrett (came to Midland in 1882). Middle row (both seated on chairs, from left): Neta Wilson's mother-in-law and Mrs. Herman (Lucy Ann) Garrett. Front row (both seated on porch): Luther Wilson, Bess Garrett Holmes, and Mike Garrett.

Photograph of a grape arbor in Midland, Texas. Grape vines, producing fruit, hang over a wooden pergola and its roof-shaped crossbeams, densely leafed. Under the pergola is a small wooden shelf on which are placed three melons. The pergola opens up to other portions of the arbor, where more plants grow with enough density to provide shade inside the pergola.

Photograph of a vine of grapes and peaches from the Midland area. The produce, swarmed with leaves, is placed next to a measuring tape, and the bundles of grapes measure in total around 14 inches.

Photograph of members of the Woodmen of the World with their wives in front of the Midland County Courthouse. The members are arranged in a "V" configuration, kneeling besides their standing wives with axes in their hands. Behind the kneeling members are a group of men standing on the steps of the courthouse with ribbons hanging from their lapels.

Photograph of Frank Sholte, aged 13, standing on a telegram pole with another friend in 1902. The telegram pole is in front of several storefronts along a dirt road (207 S Main Street, facing north), and the telegram lines hang above the two climbers in five crossbeams.

Photograph of the Midland baseball team, seated together on the front steps of the old Midland County Courthouse. The players sit in three rows, with three men from the team's front office seated on stone apertures within the courthouse's facade. Three more men in hats and neckties are seated in the top row, and a child is held by a player in the bottom row. Three baseballs are arranged together in front of the players.

Photograph of Charles Anderson, pitcher for the Midland baseball team. He poses as if to pitch a ball towards the photographer, standing in a field of trees.

Photograph of the interior of J. H. Barron's Everybody Mercantile (100 S Main Street, Midland). The general store has a long glass display cabinet with items displayed within and an employee working behind the counter. Shelves of merchandise are along the left wall, atop which are plied suitcases and blankets and near which stands Mollie McCormick (far left, white dress) and several other women. On the right wall are cabinets with rolls of paper above, as well as denser shelves in the back and a mannequin closer to the front of the store (far right). Next to the mannequin stands Mr. Barron among various other workers. Along the back is a mezzanine with additional shelves and items.

Photograph of a street scene on Abilene (later Main) Street, looking north in the aftermath of a fire. The dirt road, lined with shops and storefronts along the side, is filled with furniture scattered across the span of the road. Cabinets, rocking chairs, dressers, and other boxes are haphazardly placed at center, in front of the post office and a store advertised by a giant boot above the awning (left) and both "The Stag" (unknown establishment) and the Legal Tender Saloon (right). A handful of people stand in the distance, around the furniture. A note on the back explains that the furniture was placed on the street due to the fire.

Photograph of Tom Roberts' display of produce in front of the Llano Hotel in Midland. The produce, sourced from Roberts' farm west of Midland, has been brought in front of the hotel on a wagon pulled by two horses and a cow, and the display bears tall sheaths of grain, watermelons, vegetables, small fruits, and other large produces placed within the wagon and adjacent to its wheels. Tom Roberts, who owned the first herd of registered Jersey cattle in the county, leans against his wagon (marked as 7). Several people in the display are numbered below: 1. Mr. Dell Dublin; 2. Mr. Bob Slaughter; 3. Spence Jowell (these three men standing at left); 4. Holly Roberts (behind cow, in front of horse); 5. Jack Carter; 6. W. B. Elkins; 6a. Carl Roberts (in wagon, behind Elkins) 7. T. B. (Tom) Roberts; 7a. Charles McClintic (inside wagon, between grains); 8. Miss Ozello Roberts; 9. Gene McKinzie (hand on wagon wheel); 10. Mr. George McGonagill. A reproduction of the photograph included in a newspaper clipping is attached.

Postcard from Julia Estes Rankin in Midland to Velma Snelson in Stone Mountain, Georgia, discussing a parade held in May 1908 where she was crowned "queen" of the May parade. The front of the postcard shows a parade in procession, with cars and small parade floats riding down a dirt road lined with storefronts, with pedestrians, horseback riders, and parked horse-drawn wagons along the sides of the road.

Postcard of Finis Ewing Rankin, kneeling next to a rattlesnake with a small knife in his hand outside a pen.

Postcard of Eliza Rankin (wife of Finis Ewing Rankin) holding a rifle, aiming it straight at a rattlesnake outside a pen.

Headshot photograph of Samuel Isaacks, 70th Judicial District Judge for Midland County between 1909 and 1917. Isaack faces forward with combed hair, wearing a suit and tie with a lapel pin.

Photograph of the Horace Hardin Ranch in February 1902. The ranch and stable (center right) are covered in snow and ice, with a chicken wire fence in front of the buildings.

Photograph of the Cross Tie Cowboys, seated together in a clearing in the grasslands with a chuckwagon. Two men are seated next to or behind the chuckwagon, which carries supplies. Several horses stand in the back, behind several bushes. The cross tie brand was registered on April 29, 1902, originally owned by Newnie Ellie.

Photograph of a group of people parked with their cars in front of the Midland County Courthouse and the county jail (right). Several men lean on their cars, while other face forward on the paved road. A water tower to the left of the jail, a tower to the left of the courthouse supporting a bell, and power lines are visible around the courthouse square.

Photograph of the old Midland County Courthouse, a two-story cross-shaped sandstone building with arched entrances in each corner, dormers extending outwards from the hip roof, and a short tower at the center of the building. Storefronts are visible behind the square, and a lamp is placed on the corner of the courthouse block, next to a fire hydrant and a street sign.

Photograph of the old Midland County Courthouse and a pond built next to it. The courthouse is a two-story sandstone building with dormers, a short belfry-like tower in its center, and balconies in each four corners. Three people look into the reflective pond, next to a windmill. By notes written on the back, they are identified as "Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Bentley / (pharmacist for T. A. Fannin) / E. A. [?] / (b[ookeeper] for Everybody's)".