Invitation to the wedding of Shirley Jeannine Townsend to Murray Courtney Howell. (Handwriting on the front of the invitation) Courtney was my godson. I baptised his elder Bro while Vicar of Escondido, California. in 1924-25 - Wm. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Postcard of a streetcar drawn by a mule or donkey. The streetcar is being pulled along a track in the center of a street that is bordered by buildings. The picture shows Matamoros, Mexico across the border from Brownsville, Texas. There is a letter on the back of the postcard addressed to "Miss Maria Sanchy" from "E. M." that reads, "Ni la ausencia y la distancia, ni el tiempo de no [v]erte; por ningunas sircustancias he de dejar de quererte, yours for ever." (Loosely: "Neither the absence and the distance, nor the time since I have seen you; under no circumstances have I stopped loving you.")

Photograph of children. Photograph of eight children from the Van Horn Presbyterian Church of Van Horn, TX on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1963. Front row-Biff Bell, ? Wychel, Ann Sourmore, Mildred Noron. Back row-Betty McMorris, ? McMorris, Barbara Noron, Kim Bell.

Photograph of children. Photograph of Presbyterian children in Van Horn, Texas on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1963. Written on back, "Ann Sammons, April 14, 1963, Presbyterian"

Excursion party posing in front of the Shary Yacht club

Unidentified men and women of the South Austin Civic Club meet for an unknown event.

2 men wearing track uniforms - California and U.S.A. - 1 man wearing street clothes. Night shot. The athlete on the left is Leamon King and the athlete on the right is Ira Murchison. This was taken at the NCAA championships in Austin.

Man shaking hands with Greg Bell. Standing to the right is Bob Gutowski. This photo shows 1956 Olympic Long Jump champion Greg Bell being congratulated after his NCAA win in Austin on June 14, 1957 (where he produced the then second longest jump ever - 26'7"). To the right (standing) is Bob Gutowski, 5th in the event. Next day Gutowski broke the World record in the pole vault with 15'9 3/4." Other athletes and track stands in background.

Four people wearing formal wear at an airport. There are three men dressed in suits and one woman wearing a dress. A man and a woman in the group are conversing about an object that they are both holding. There is a plane in the background labeled "Braniff Internation Airways." A woman and a young boy are leaning against a railing in the background.

Photo of Lauritz Melchior signing autograph. Austin, Texas.

Portrait of Ben White. Austin, Texas.

Photo of Governor Allan Shivers and others standing in front of airplane. Austin, Texas.

A view from across a street of Joe's Quick Car Wash. There are two men washing a car to the left. A bus is approaching on the right. A man is waiting at the bus stop.

Photo of Ma Ferguson with others. . The back row, from left, is George Nalle, Jr., Anne Byrd Nalle, Dorrace Ferguson Watt, Ouida Ferguson Nalle, and George Nalle, Sr. Seated are Miriam Amanda Ferguson between her two great-grandsons (Nalle is their last name), and grandson James "Jimmie" Watt is on the right. This was on the occasion of Ma Ferguson's 75th Birthday.

Photo of men working on T.V. Tower. Austin, Texas.

A view from across the road of Lone Star Courts motel. The sign advertisment states: "Lone Star Air Conditioned Courts."

Photo of the First Methodist Church youth building. Austin, Texas.

Street view of an American Legion Building. Austin, Texas.

Unknown students congregate to play cards at tables or sit on couches and chairs to chat in an unknown building at St. Edwards University.

Unidentified students sit in desks looking at a man, presumably a lecturer, who is standing behind a wooden podium and speaking in an unknown room at St. Edwards University.

Unidentified students work in a science laboratory in an unknown room at St. Edwards University.

Color group photo of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority; individuals are unidentified.

Portrait of Herman Jones, a lawyer and eventually a judge, behind his desk. A view of the city is available through the open windows in the background.

Photo of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldiers of WWII, and others. Austin, Texas.