Photograph of the view of Taylor from Thorndale Road.

Photograph of Taylor Fire Department Fire Wagon decorated for a city parade.

Photograph of two Taylor Fire Department fire wagons decorated for a parade. Note some children near the bay to the right.

Photograph of two Taylor Fire Department fire wagons decoraded for a parade.

Photograph of horse drawn carriages and wagons assembled at Porter and Washburn Streets to celebrate the Fourth of July, 1913.

Photograph of a hot air balloon. Part of the Fourth of July festivities at Porter and Washburn Streets, Taylor, Texas, in 1913.

Postcard of Foster's Steam Laundry, located at 301 E. Third Street, Taylor. No correspondence on the back. Laundry employees are lined up on the boardwalk in front of the business.

Postcard of Troy Laundry, located at 201 East Third Street, Taylor. No correspondence on the back. Employees stand in front of the business.

Photograph of a decorated wagon with two women aboard. A man stands at the front, holding the horse's bridle. Note the muddy roads.

Photograph of an early parade, view from the corner of Second Street, looking north on Main Street. Spectators stand at the edge of the muddy street.

Photograph of parade participants in horse drawn carts or riding horses, assembling for the parade.

Photograph of the City Bakery's parade float, constructed on a wagon pulled by four horses. Note the muddy unpaved street. Exact event or holiday being honored is unknown.

Photograph of decorated carts and wagons ready for an unspecified parade. A young girl is in the first petite cart, pulled by a single pony with an African American man holding the bridle. Behind this cart is a woman on a wagon. All vehicles are decorated for the parade. Note the muddy unpaved streets.

Photograph of a cart decorated in patriotic regalia for a parade. The cart contains a young boy and an older girl, both in costume. The cart is pulled by two white horses, with two African American men holding the bridles. Note the unpaved and muddy streets, and the Christian Church in the background, located at the corner of 6th Street and Talbot, Taylor.

Photograph of Matthew Kasperik's thrashing crew posing for a photograph. This farm was located one mile NE of Walburg. In the background you can see the steam tractor and the thrasher.

Photograph of horse-drawn ice wagon with H. N. "Farmer" Egger and Curtis Parker in the picture.

Photograph of automobiles and people on Main Street in Thrall. There is writing in white at the very bottom of the photograph describing the scene.