Photograph of a peacock. The peacock is walking in a field. A wood and wire fence is visible in the distant background.

Photograph of a peacock walking in a yard. Behind the peacock is a metal fence. In the background is a house. The building has white wood siding and a porch made of red brick.

Photograph of a group of boys at a picnic at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. Blankets and food are spread on the ground. The boys are sitting in the foreground. Behind them, other children and adults are eating as well. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "Boys enjoy it too."

Photograph of a group of children outdoors in a wooded area. The children are standing in two rows and are dressed casually. Reverend C.C. Acevedo is standing on the right side of the group. Trees surround the area. They are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The image is out of focus.

Photograph of children standing outdoors in a wooded area. The children are lined up in two rows and are dressed casually. Trees surround the area. They are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The image is out of focus, and a finger over the lens is visible in the bottom left corner.

Photograph of a group of people singing at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of women and men dressed casually and holding sheets of paper. On the right, a man is sitting at a portable piano. Behind the group, automobiles are parked. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "A special hymn."

Photograph of one man offering another a cookie. The cookies have green icing and are in a basket. The man on the left is holding a bottle of soda. In the background, people are gathered on blankets and in front of parked automobiles. The people are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The caption on the slide reads "Have one!"

Photograph of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The people are gathered in the middle of a clearing. Automobiles are parked in a circle around the area. On the left are wooden benches and lawn chairs. Trees surround the area. This gathering is described as a meeting in commemoration of old camp meetings.

Photograph of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The people are gathered in the center of a clearing. Automobiles are parked in a circle around the area. On the left are wooden benches, lawn chairs, and blankets. Children are playing in the foreground. Trees surround the area.

Photograph of a group of people at Pecan Groves Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Most are sitting on wooden benches and in lawn chairs. Some are standing. A blue truck is parked behind the group. Trees surround the area. Beyond the trees, a building is visible in the background. The caption on the slide reads "Well, why not just take it easy? It's a holliday [sic], is it not?"

Photograph of a group of people at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Most are sitting on a wooden bench. Others are standing behind the bench. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "A contended group."

Photograph of a group of people at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children. They are leaning against an automobile eating sandwiches and drinking bottled sodas. Trees surround the area.

Photograph of group of people at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. They are standing in a circle. In the middle, blankets are spread on the ground. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "At 'amen' of closing prayer."

Photograph of people outdoors in a clearing of a wooded area. In the foreground, men, women, and a child are sitting on wooden benches and in lawn chairs. In the background, a group of people are standing. Trees surround the area. The people are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River.

Photograph of a group of people having a picnic at Pecan Groves Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Blankets and food are spread out on the ground with people sitting or standing on either side. Trees surround the area. The caption of the slide reads "Is everybody happy?"

Photograph of a group of people having a picnic at Pecan Grove Campground near San Marcos River. The group consists of men, women, and children dressed casually. Blankets and food are spread on the ground with people either sitting or standing around them. Trees surround the area. The caption on the slide reads "Picnic dinner."

Photograph of Reverend C.C. Acevedo and his wife. Rev. Acevedo is dressed in a gray suit and black bow tie. Mrs. Acevedo is wearing a summer dress. The two are standing outdoors in the woods in front of a tree. Behind them, automobiles are parked and a few people are looking on. They are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River.

Photograph of two men outdoors in a wooded area. One man is dressed in suit and tie, and the other is dressed in slacks and a short-sleeved, button-down shirt. Behind them, children and adults are mingling. Trees surround the area. They are at a gathering at Pecan Grove Campgrounds near San Marcos River.

Photograph of the backs of nine women sitting in a grassy clearing. On the left-hand side of the image, there are four women sitting on a long bench, and on the right there are five more seated on a platform on the ground. The women are facing three men, who are standing, and a woman who is sitting behind a large trunk. More people are sitting to the side and watching. The background is made up of trees, shrubs, and woodland. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 1950".

Photograph of a crowd of people gathered around the entrance of a small brick church. The building has an ornately-shaped roof, two windows, and a dark, open double entrance at the front. There are several cars parked around the building. A sign that translates to read "Presbyterian Church" stands in the front. A neighborhood is visible in the background. There are power lines spanning the entire image in several different directions. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".

Photograph of three young boys playing in a creek. The creek makes up the entire foreground of the image, wraps around the right-hand side of the image, and disappears in the background. There are trees, shrubs, and woodland surrounding the entire area. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 7-4-50".

Photograph of a large congregation of people gathered around the trunk of a tall bushy tree. The group is facing the right-hand side of the image. There is a cluster of mostly men standing on the left-hand side of the image around the trunk of the tree and looking down at the open books in their hands. Another cluster of mostly women are sitting on various wooden chairs in front of the group of men. There is a bench and more chairs forming a circle that is cut off on the right-hand side of the image. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos 7-4-50".

Photograph of a portrait of an elderly man wearing a pinstripe jacket with one button done up, a tie, and a light collared shirt. The man, who is looking directly at the camera, has a light goatee and mustache and a large mole on his forehead. The photograph has a dark mat with a circular window around the image. There is decorative embossing around the circular frame, and a sticker label underneath the image with a handwritten note that reads, "José María Botello who began our Work at S. Marcos in 1883". There are various stamps on the back as well as typed note that reads, "J.M. Botello, Who as a simple Ruling Elder began our Work among the Mexicans in Texas 1883. Still living near Tampico, Mexico". "Still living near Tampico, Mexico" is scribbled out with pen.

Photograph of the front entrance of a small, brick Presbyterian church. There are steps leading up to a closed, double-door entrance with windows on both sides and an ornamental-shaped roof. There is a sign in Spanish on the far left-hand side of the image that translates to read, "Order of Services, Sunday, School 10-11, Sermon 11-, Sermon 8:00 p.m., Wednesday Service 8:00, Monday, Youth 7:30, Reverend C.C. Acevedo". There is a large tree cut off on the right-hand side of the image that is casting a shadow on the building. Power lines span the image in several different directions. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Marcos".