Photograph of a street scene on 200 Main Street in Midland, facing the southeast with several storefronts lining the sidewalks and an intersection in the foreground with a street light hanging above. The Basil Supply Co., a Firestone mechanic shop, the U&1 Cafe, and the Montgomery and Ward Order Office (from left to right) are several of the stores along South Main Street, and at the end of the street (far right) is the railroad depot. Cars are parked along the curb of Main Street, and three people cross the street.

Photograph of Bill Collyns (left), editor of the Midland Reporter-Telegram, an unidentified reporter (second from left), and LaDoyce Lambert (rightmost), managing editor, viewing an Associated Press photofax machine in the Reporter-Telegram office. Collyns points to the Photofax as it prints out an image of a newspaper clipping onto a roll of paper.

Photograph of Art Cole (left), executive director of the Midland Community Theater from 1946 to 1980, presented with Man of the Year awards by John Perkins (right) in 1949. Both men stand in front of a raised stage, behind a dinner table upon which are plates and papers.

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Turner and Dingee for $25.10 and signed by William McDonald.

Personal check from the Fraternal Bank & Trust Co. of Fort Worth, made out to Ure Drug Store for $4.25 and signed by William McDonald for the purchase of cigars. McDonald was a cigar aficionado.

Photograph of the dedication of the Bonham Veterans' Hospital and Domiciliary on July 9, 1948. Dignitaries, including Representative Sam Rayburn, are seated on the platform with flags positioned behind them with a band of musicians dressed in white uniforms are seated in front of the platform. Spectators are visible around the front of the stage, most standing and many wearing hats.

Photograph of a truck from Fannin County Electric Cooperative, Inc. The letters "REA" are written on the side of the truck. One worker stands behind the truck and assists with the construction of a power pole for an electric line.

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held in a Colorado and Southern Railway building. Seven Black men are seated in a windowless glazed concrete brick room, looking forward with three white men standing behind them.

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held in a Colorado and Southern Railway building. Six Black men are seated in a windowless glazed concrete brick room, looking forward with three white men standing behind them.

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company dining car. Several Black men are seated along all the seats within the dining car, turning to face the photographer. Four white men stand in the back of the car.

Photograph of the "First School of Instructions," held on a Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company passenger car. Several Black men are seated along the seats of the passenger car, with two rows of chairs with a center aisle and lunette windows on the car's sides. Four white men stand in the back of the car.

Yearbook for James E. Guinn Junior High School in Fort Worth, Texas, including photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and local clubs.

Directory of the men and women from Hardeman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. Also includes advertisements for local businesses and war bonds.

Photograph of a Japanese submarine, carried by a truck captured at Oahu on December 8, 1941, on display in front of the Midland County Courthouse. Raised walkways have been placed along the submarine, where people stand in lines, inspecting the rounded sides of the narrow submarine. Other people watch in groups from a distance, around the submarine and on the county courthouse block.

Photograph of the eastern portion of the Lower Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At left is a rectangular reflecting pond with small flower beds containing pink bushes and round shrubs on each corner surrounded by a concrete footpath. On the corners of the garden, displayed at right, are arrangements of grass paths both containing several curved metal arches arranged in squares with drooping rose bushes. Multiple beds of roses are arranged throughout this portion of the garden, which is bordered with a latticed wooden barrier sitting on a short wall of stone bricks and rectangular hedges. Multiple observers are visible walking around the garden.

Photograph of the Lower Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At center is the "rose ramp", a wide rectangular set rose arrangements bordered with short hedges and lined with concrete steps along both sides. Above the "rose ramp" are a set of stairs leading to a raised platform containing a wide pavilion containing square colonnades on both ends of the structure and a trapezoidal roof. Below the "rose ramp" is the lower portion of the rose garden, partially obscured by bushes. Along the bottom of the image is the rose garden's small lake, lined with grass and trees and covered in lily pads and leaves. The pavilion and the rose ramp are visible in the water's reflection.

Photograph of construction work on the Western United Life (McClintic) Building, with construction vehicles, barriers, and scaffolding along the building's south facade and onto the street below. Some automobiles are parked along the construction site, while others drive alongside it. The Petroleum Building lies behind the McClintic Building.

Directory of the men and women from Brown County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.

Directory of the men and women from Ellis County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.

Directory of the men and women from Gregg County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.

Directory of the men and women from Hopkins County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.

Directory of the men and women from Jones County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served. 6

Directory of the men and women from Kaufman County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.

Directory of the men and women from Lamar County, Texas who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Each person's entry contains their photo, a short biography, and where they served.