Letter from R. Lee Kempner to D. W. Kempner discussing occurrences in Galveston while D. W. Kempner is in Europe, including the good weather for cotton, the delivery of newspaper clippings, how the $25,000 from Jacquel was divided, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the American Cancer Society who might fill a vacant space in one of their buildings, and his plan to join family at Lake Tahoe.

A photograph print showing the Nevada County (NCNGRR) 9, 2-8-2, narrow gauge, Colfax, CA.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The "Will Rogers tree" a little pine on the western shore of Lake Tahoe, near Tahoe City, Calif. was draped in black."

A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 2381, 4-6-0, class T-32, Roseville, CA.

A photograph print showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 2774, 2-8-0 (BLW), Roseville, CA.

A photograph postcard showing the Southern Pacific (SP) 4249, 4-8-8-2, cab forward, on passenger Train No. 27, "San Francisco Ltd.", coming down grade in the Sierra Mountains at Towle, CA, 12 cars, 35 mph. Note heavy brakeshoe smoke.