Book outlining the early history of Bonham, Texas, including information about people, businesses, development of municipal services and government, and other related topics, organized into four main sections: Early Pioneer Days (1836-1861), War Period (1861-1865), Period of Reconstruction (1865-1875), and Later Development (1875-1929).

Photograph of the Wesley Baraca Sunday School Class of 1920 at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Numerous men are on the steps of a frame, bungalow-style structure located behind the church. They are all dressed in dark coats and neckties.

Photograph of the Parkers during the first funeral held at the First Presbyterian Church in Abilene, Texas. They stand on the threshold of the uncompleted south entrance to the church, with temporary wooden planks installed between short brick walls. Sallie Ann Parker Willis stands with two of her children at left. Her mother, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, stands second from right, and Margaret Parker Cox stands at far right, seated against the right short brick all. All face forward.

Photograph of four generations of the Parker family posing for a photograph together. From left to right is Sallie Ann Clarke Parker holding a fan, Sallie Ann Parker Willis holding a book, Neva Willis Hudson, and Margaret Ann Hudson, held in Neva's lap.

Photograph of the Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel brick home at 774 Butternut, Abilene, Texas. The house is a brick two-story building, with a raised covered porch extending from the main structure with steps. The upper floor windows are lined with shutters. A pile of dirt is at center, next to bare trees and shrubs. A man in a top hat holds a baby at center, to the left of the covered porch. The McDaniel house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. A group of women pose for a photograph along an aisle of merchandise. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." On the left displays are jewelry and flat papers, and on the right aisles are rolls of material and a cash register. There are eight women standing together, facing the photographer; two watch from across an aisle on the left.

Yearbook of the Alphin Art and Charity Club including brief information about the group, a list of activities from the club meetings, membership for club committees, and a member directory. There is a handwritten list of financial transactions after the last page for 1929 and a page inserted at the front lists phone numbers for the members of the Sick Committee.

Quarterly publication of the Masonic Temple in Fort Worth discussing various topics of interest to members and related to the activities of the organization. This issue focuses on relief funds, including fundraising from members and a tally of money paid out to Texas lodges for relief during the previous year.

Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth discussing his day, how much he misses her, and his plans for Thursday.

Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth regarding a chemistry exam he has to take.

Photograph of Charles W. Norris (left), a tailor in Fort Worth, standing in a barbershop with a tape measure around his neck and a clipboard in his left hand. At right, there are three barbers each standing behind a chair, two with customers. The chairs are placed in front of mirrors with desks and have lightbulbs hanging above. Handwritten on back: "Charles W. Norris, tailor, Fort Worth circa 1924-1925."

Photograph of the charter members of the North East Texas Senior Golf Association at their initial meeting of the group in May 1925. The men are arranged in two rows with their golf bags and clubs scattered in front of them, while others watch from the back of a wooden building behind the group. Only some names are provided: along the front row, A. B. Scarborough, S. B. Hindman, Charles Halsell, C. A. Kingston, J. B. Clayton, C. L. Wood, L. M. Rideout, S. C. Knaur, and G. A. Summer; along the back row, Felis Edwards, J. F. Hendrix, Sam Dial, J. L. Warren, and J. E. Osburn.

Photograph of the interior of the F. W. Woolworth store on the south side of the courthouse square in Bonham. Employees and customers are scattered around the aisles of the store. Fans hang from the ceiling, as well as signs that read: "nothing on this counter over 15 cents." At center is another sign reading "Jewelry Department", with two women standing behind a register. A handful of customers are gathered along the left aisle, including a woman and a young girl facing away from the photographer, and two women facing forward. A man in a suit and a woman to the left of him stand behind the women working the jewelry section.

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on its opening day, with a wooden platform built along the wooden guardrails along the side of the bridge. People are standing on the platform and looking out alongside a metal sign with an American flag flying above and the banks of the Red River visible below. The ceremony here may be the inauguration of the bridge. Written on the back of the photograph: "ISABEL MOOR WHEELER, Breaking Beech."

Photograph of the inauguration of the Sowell's Bluff Bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The bridge is located above, with people standing in it and a sign hanging over the span of the bridge, depicting caricatures of Oklahoma and Texas shaking hands. Spectators watch the bridge's opening from below, most wearing hats and looking upwards.

Photograph of pedestrians walking along the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge as viewed from the banks of the Red River. The pedestrians walk over the river while spectators look on from below.

Photograph of the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge, viewed from the banks of the Red River. Prominently at center is one of the bridge's suspension towers, atop which fly two American flags. Below on the deck, pedestrians and a single car move along the bridge and over the river, while some people stand along the sandy edges of the river among pieces of wood debris and small bushes.

Photograph of a sign hanging at the Sowell's Bluff suspension bridge over the Red River on the bridge's opening day, depicting two hat-wearing caricatures representing Texas and Oklahoma shaking hands with the text "HOWDY" written above. Two American flags fly from poles on both ends of the sign.

Photograph of Lady and Mann Rankin, two children, seated in a wagon led by a small goat. The wagon, the words "MIDLAND / 1928" painted on the front, is parked on a sidewalk in front of a brick building.

Photograph of the 1922 senior class of Midland High School, posing on the front steps of the school building together in three rows. A paper accompanying the photograph identifies the students present on the photograph, describing the merits of the graduating class. Two students were not present for the class photograph: Frank Boyd and Curtis Nance.

Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth with the text: "Saturday afternoon. April's Fool!"

Photograph of W. B. Preston with his children during Easter. They stand on the front steps of their house, which are covered with snow and ice. Preston looks forward while his children, Martha Jane and Bob, Jr. look at the snow.

Letter from Dr. Butte to Elizabeth discussing his anatomy class and how much he misses her.