Two children sit in a wooden boat near the edge of the bay. In the background, around the bay inlet are other boats pulled up onshore, an open-air, but covered pavilion, some smaller wooden buildings, and a pier.

Photograph of students in a classroom at League City School. While some students are seated at desks, several students are standing in a line at the front of the classroom. Behind the students who are standing is a chalkboard with some text on it. One of the students is Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris, née Ross.

Photograph of a young girl, Elizabeth "Betsy" Harris, née Ross, posing for a portrait in a short-sleeved white ensemble. Her hair is styled in a short, blonde bob. The year "1928" is written just below her portrait.

Photograph of a small family group standing on the porch steps of a house. According to accompanying information, the man in the center is James Hayden Ross and the girl to his right is Elizabeth Harris, née Ross. The girl on the left of James is unidentified. Each individual is wearing 1920s attire.

Photograph of a small family group standing on the porch steps of a house. According to accompanying information, the woman in the center is Nell Megown Ross and the girl to her right is Elizabeth Harris, née Ross. The girl on the left of Nell is unidentified. Each individual is wearing 1920s attire.

Photograph of a large group of people at the State Meeting of the W. H. and F. M. Society at the Shiloh A. M. E. Church in Galveston, including Mrs. M. A. Carr, Mrs. L. M. Sewell, L. M. Sanders, and Rev. W. D. Johnson. The people are sitting and standing in several rows in front of the side of the church with stained glass windows in the background. Written on the front of the photograph: "State Meeting of the W. H. and F. M. Society. Mrs. M. A. Carr. Pres. Mrs. L. M. Sewell, sec. at Shiloh A. M. E. Church, Galveston, Texas. Rev. L. M. Sanders Pastor, Rev. W. D. Johnson, Bishop."

Hitchcock's Main Business street in 1926, old fashioned cars line the streets.

Photograph of Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas. In the image visitors can be seen in the water and along the beach. To the right side a pier is visible with a sign on it that reads "Sunset Coffee". In the foreground a rocky edge leads onto the beach.

Photograph of the Galvez Hotel in Galveston, Texas. In the foreground multiple automobiles are on the roadway outside the hotel. Galvez Hotel is visible in the background with a wooded area in front of the hotel entrance.

Photograph of a wagon filled with a load of watermelons at Moss Bluff, where the Kilgore family spent some of their time. Brothers Joseph and Ullmann Kilgore are sitting in the front of the wagon and steering.

Photograph of Flora Atkinson standing in front of the R. L. Parke home on Christmas in 1924. A note on the back of the photograph says that the telephone pole in the background is located on the corner of Kansas and Lewis Street in League City. Snow has fallen and the woman is wearing a coat over a dress and a hat.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large structure with people walking along the street. Building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures and building materials are placed a long the construction barrier with established buildings in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures are placed a long the construction barrier and established buildings fill in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in the large lot with a steel beam structure with people walking along the street. Wood structures are placed a long the construction barrier and established buildings fill in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. Construction workers work in a large steel beam structure with people walking and riding bicycles along the street. Wood structures are placed a long the construction barrier and established buildings fill in the background.

Photograph of the construction phase for the United States National Bank Building. A large steel beam structure fills the construction lot with a man standing on a gravel pile.