Photograph of a young man in a Navy sailor uniform standing inside of a large open tube with a fan at the bottom. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "C.E.N. on inside of ventilator. Crane in upper left hand corner. Main decks in background."

Photograph of hundreds of bales of cotton, bound in burlap sacks, between the train and the depot on a loading platform.

Photograph of hundreds of bushels of cotton, stacked seven by ten. A train is stopped on a rail track nearby for loading and unloading.

Photograph of attendees of Cliff Temple Baptist Church standing together on the steps of a brick building. The group is composed of men wearing suits and women wearing coats and hats.

Photograph of four men among several stacks of cotton, examining a large portion in their hands to determine the quality of the cotton.

Photograph of a two story brick building with a covered porch supported by wooden beams on the first floor. A group of shoppers stand under the shelter of the covered porch.

Photograph of a one story white school house with a large group of students lined up outside.

Photograph of a flooded road by Harlam, where two mules pull a car with a young couple and baby inside through the muck. A guard and convicts with mules would be stationed at this road to pull cars through. One of the men pictured is Herman Engel, husband of Mrs. Herman Engel.

Photograph of an elderly couple on a porch with a hanging flower pot between them. The man, Pastor Hald, was the pastor at Danevang Lutheran Church during the years of 1928 through 1934.

Photograph of Mesquite middle and high school students standing outside of the school building. On the back of the photo is written all of the names of students and teachers. Top row, left to right: Walter Greye, Lee Cunningham, Ray Paschall, Cleborne Allen, Otis Dodger, Twyman Starks, Odell Davis, Palmer Lawrence, Arthur Harris, Gayle Kimble, Ragsdill Lewis, Jack Palmer. Second row: Miss Lallah Childress, Bill Moon, Winnie Humphreys, Karin Grubb, Hyla Chapman, Myrtle Glynn, Lida Mai Galloway, Bertha Shelton, Evelyn McCullough, Leroy Robertson, O. D. Calhoun. Third row: Reva Brisendine, Dona Henderson, Nellie Greye Paschall, Alpha Baird, Hazel Paschall, Loftus Gassett, Inez Cole, Ona May Dean, Freddy New, Mr. C. H. Goggans. Fourth row: Mr. W. H. Galloway, Otha Fay Crane, Garnet Lawrence, Irene Grubb, Sallie Berry, Onyx Lawrence, Leona Edgar, Mary Lawrence, Pauline Thompson, Mamie Lee Bobbitt, Ila May Humphreys, Lillian Bost, Arlie Thompson. Bottom row: Sam Jacobs, J. C. Calhoun, Virgil Potter, Erwin Starks, Rex Range, J. B. Galloway, Edwin Greye.

Photograph of a tractor pulling a plow in a large field.

Photograph of several airplanes and cars in front of Hangar 9 at Brooks Field in San Antonio, Texas.

Photograph of a young woman with short, bobbed hair wearing a dark sailor suit. She was born January 27th, 1901.

Portrait of Louis Waller Smith and his wife, Ethel Smith.

Postcard of dead ducks hanging from a wooden pole in front of the window of "Chris's Cafe." A sign above the ducks says, "These ducks killed with Peter's High Velocity Shells (The Shell With A Wallop). Peter's Shells for Sale by the W. A. Holt Co. Inc., 407 Franklin St."

Photograph of a group of people standing at the corner of of a white two story house that was built by Pete Rasmussen, who then sold it to Hans Frederick Hansen. The people pictured are Mrs. Hansen's company for her birthday. This house now belongs to Walter Bram.

Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof and attached porch supported by 4 x 4's with two entry doors. This building was built during the agricultural boom in the Simonton area in the early 20th century for black students as part of the segregated school system.

Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof and attached porch supported by 4 x 4's with two entry doors. This building was built during the agricultural boom in the Simonton area in the early 20th century for black students as part of the segregated school system.

Photograph of a group of adults, children, and a dog standing in a cotton patch. The reverse side of the photo identifies the people as Mr. Sultzer, Mack Roberson, Mrs. and Mr. Hawkins, and the Sultzer boys.

Photograph of hundreds of bushels of cotton stacked on open train cars.