Photograph of the text on a historic marker about Bankhead Highway, America's first transcontinental highway, which spans from Washington, D.C. to San Diego, California and passes through Texas. This image was taken in Mount Vernon, Texas, where Bankhead Highway serves as Main Street.

Photograph of a Magnolia mobilgas station, circa 1930s. There is a newer automobile parked in the mobilubrication station. Cans of motor oil are placed on the display in front of the station's front door. Three gas pumps feature the Magnolia Red Flying Horse (Pegasus).

Document containing an educational panel for Bankhead Highway, titled, "No More Horsing Around by 1928," with a historic photograph and a related fact and trivia question. Each part of the panel has been labeled (clockwise from top left): Large humorous title, short narrative, historic photo, Bankhead sign, question, fun graphic, QR code, and "trompe l'oeil" frame.

Photograph of the text on a marker for Historic Roadside Park, an early roadside park built in Mount Vernon, Texas from 1939-1940.

Photograph of a Gulf Refining Co. filling station in Mount Vernon, Texas, taken from a right-side angle. The building is visible in the central and right portions of the image, surrounded by a dirt lot. A sign that reads, "That Good Gulf Gasoline," can be seen to the left.

Document containing an educational panel for Bankhead Highway, titled, "Lighting the Way for Change," with a historic photograph and a related fact and trivia question. Each part of the panel has been labeled (clockwise from top left): Bankhead sign, large humorous title, short narrative, historic photo, question, fun graphic, and "newsprint."

Photograph of West Main Street in Mount Vernon, Texas. Four individuals are walking side-by-side through the snow on the left side of the photograph, between a Mobilgas sign in the center of the image and the gas station building to the left. Other Main Street businesses can be seen on either side of a snow-covered road in the background. A car is driving past the camera to the right.