Photograph of an unidentified man and woman holding a box of Cook Book Cakes Donuts in front of a Cook Book Cakes display. The woman is wearing clear, square glasses and a black, sleeveless, button front dress belted over a white, printed collared shirt . The man has his left arm behind his back and is wearing a light colored button up with the sleeves rolled up and has a pocket protector with pens in his front pocket. In the middle of the display is a sign that reads "Lander Mercantile New Hope Texas" and on the bottom shelf is a display box that says "Cook Book Coconut Rounds". To the left of the image is a rack of belts and to the right is a stack of Maxwell House coffee cans with Cook Book Danish Twists on top of them. In the background of the picture are more shelves with various item on them.

Photograph of an unidentified, laughing man and a smiling woman holding a box of Cook Book Cakes Donuts in front of a Cook Book Cakes display. The woman is wearing clear, square glasses and a black, sleeveless, button front dress belted over a white, printed collared shirt . The man has his left arm behind his back and is wearing a light colored button up with the sleeves rolled up and has a pocket protector with pens in his front pocket. In the middle of the display is a sign that reads "Lander Mercantile New Hope Texas" and on the bottom shelf is a display box that says "Cook Book Coconut Rounds". To the left of the image is a rack of belts and to the right is a stack of Maxwell House coffee cans with Cook Book Danish Twists on top of them. In the background of the picture are more shelves with various item on them.

Photograph of the front of the Lee and Nelle Turney home located on FM 544 in Murphy, Texas.

Photograph of the backyard of the Lee and Nelle Turney House located on FM 544 in Murphy, Texas; the backyard has a few bushes, one tree and a makeshift fence.

Haystacks Calhoun, wrestler, publicity photo, Country Boy Haystacks Calhoun. Calhoun was raised and died in McKinney, Texas. Popular in the 1950-1970s.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station, Renner, Texas [now a part of Dallas, annexed in the 1970s]. B. D. Blakely, Head Agronomist, Washington D.C. and D. G. Craig, Southern Great Plains Agronomist, Fort Worth, Texas, in an oat field on the Renner Research Station. TX-307-2.

Photograph of the seeding of native pasture. A group of southern Great Plains agronomists on a tour of the Renner Research Station, reviewing results of a seeding of native pasture of El Reno Sideoats Grama and King Ranch Bluestem. Cost of fertilizer, seed and planting was $30.00 per acre. This pasture was two-years old at the time of the photo. TX-306-8.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker; Jack Laird; fred Shaw; Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.

Photograph of a Bermuda grass waterway sodded in the spring of 1952 with an almost solid cover near the end of the second growing season. The waterway is 200 feet wide and will carry the water from terraced fields on either side of the waterway. The waterway strip is 200 feet wide and will be used for pasture after the terraces have been constructed. Soil Unit 2, Class III BL. TX-48-831.

Photograph of James carter, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician on the left and Ray Haun, operator on the right try to determine how a solid cover of Bermuda grass was obtained on this waterway during one of the most severe droughts in the history of Texas. The waterway was sodded on February 26, 1952, and was later planted to cotton. The cotton was plowed three times but was later mowed to cut down on moisture competition. The waterway is 100 feet wide and will accommodate the drainage from 100 acres of terraced land. Fields on the right and left will be terraced. TX-48-311

Photograph of a coastal Bermuda grass waterway. Coastal Bermuda grass waterway on the Renner Station. The coastal Bermuda grass makes for a good waterway in this area. TX-307-3.

Photograph of Dorothy Murphy King playing with their pet dog named "Tippy."

Photograph of Achenbach Brome grass seeded in three foot rows in October 1950 for seed production and grazing. The grass was side dressed in April, 1952, with 400 pounds per acre of 0-20-0 and 200 pounds of 32-0-0 fertilizers. Tanner Smith, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], appears in the photo. TX-48-114.

Photograph of Tanner Smith (SCS technician), WUC, McKinney, TX, inspecting a field of Suiter Fescue.

Photograph of a Mr. McLaughlin, work Unit Conservationist [WUC] for the Soil Conservation Service [SCS] at Farmerville, Texas, inspecting Indiangrass planted in 3 foot rows in April, 1950 for seed production. The grass was side-dressed with 100 pounds of ammonium nitrate per acre in August, 1950. TX-47, 357.

Photograph of a King Ranch bluestem waterway which was seeded in April, 1951. It is 80 feet wide and will take the drainage from the fields on the right and left when they are terraced. Soil Unit 2. TX-48-285.

Photograph of a new Bermuda grass waterway which was sodded using Bermuda roots on February 25, 1953, and planted to corn on March 25, 1953. Cultivation of corn stimulated the growth and spread of the grass which was almost a solid cover when the photo was taken. A fair yield of corn was made. S. E. Jones, Soil Conservation Service [SCS] technician, holds one of the Bermuda grass runners which is around 18 inches long. Class III, Soil Unit 2 BL. See TX-48-593-A. TX-48-593-B

Photograph of a waterway planted to Bermuda grass sprigs in April, 1949 and then cotton was planted in the same bed with sprig. In the cultivation of cotton a good cover of grass resulted. The waterway was overseeded to King Ranch bluestem in April, 1950. The waterway is 100 feet wide. TX-47, 510.

Photograph of the Renner Research Station personnel. A few of the personnel who operate the Renner Research Station. From left to right: Dr. Tom Longnecker, Jack Laird, Fred Shaw, Huey Whitehurst and Dr. Derby Laws. TX-306-3.

Aerial photograph of an area of land in Denton County, Texas surveyed by the Texas Highway Department. Major roads include: FM720. Major land features include: Stewart Creek.

Photograph of Franz T. Blackert, SCS Engineer, Inspecting Riser Section of Drawdown Structure at Site 10, Pilot and Sister Grove Creek. The back of the photograph proclaims, "Franz T. Blackert, SCS engineer, inspects riser section of drawdown structure at site 10, Pilot and Sister Grove Creek watershed. Anti-seep collars are spaced along outlet pipe."

Photograph of Tanner Smith, right, and S. E. Jones, Left, SCS technicians, inspect stand of grass in a nine-acre waterway, which was planted to Bermudagrass roots in April 1949 in three foot rows. A home, barn, and a few other buildings are in the background. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. S. E. Jones, 2. Tanner Smith. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Tanner Smith on right and S. E. Jones on left, SCS technicians inspect stand of grass in a 9 acre waterway which was planted to Bermudagrass roots in April 1949 in 3 ft. rows. This waterway is 150 ft. wide and water from 45 acres will enter the waterway when adjacent cultivated field has been terraced.”

Photograph of D.F. Bandy and son, a tenant, and Tamar Smith, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], inspect a crop of second year Madrid clover which has been cut and windrowed for bailing. This is Soil Unit 2, Class 1 land. TX. 48-118.

Photograph of Suitor’s Fescue planted in three foot rows in October, 1950, for grazing and seed production. The grass was side dressed in April, 1952, with 100 pounds of a 33% ammonium nitrate mixture per acre. The grass yielded more than 250 pounds of seed per acre. Class II Soil Unit 2. Tanner Smith, Work Unit Conservationist (WUC), appears in this photo. TX-48-113.