Photograph of a Crowd at the Commerce train during the 1941 Homecoming. People and cars crowd the street. Cropped text appears at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of the 1941 Homecoming bonfire. A pile of wood burns in the center of the image. Spectators watch in the distance.

Photograph of the 1941 Homecoming bonfire. A pile of wood burns at nighttime in the left of the image.

Photograph of students onstage for the 1941 Homecoming Stage Show. A man stands at a microphone, addressing four women who stand to the left. Other students can be seen on the stage behind them.

Address against the entry of the United States into World War II.

An advertising agreement for Carl Compton from the publication of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.

An advertising agreement for Carl Compton from the publication of the Associated Art Instructors of Texas for the Texas Art Teacher magazine.

An advertising agreement for the magazine, "The Texas Art Teacher", sent from Carl B. Compton to Lawson Long at the Practical Drawing Company in Dallas. This agreement is for eight issues for the 1941 - 1942 school year.

An invoice for Carl Compton from the Practical Drawing Company in Dallas.

An invoice for Carl Compton from the Texas Technological College in Lubbock.

The top portion of the Sargent Colors catalog sent by Walter Bray to Carl B. Compton about advertising in The Texas Art Teacher magazine.

Photograph of Alan Johnston working in the radio room. In 1941, he was voted Who's Who in Radio. Some distortion occurs on the image in the form of wispy white lines.

Photograph of Aunt China and Uncle Harv Sparks in their home living room. Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Narrative by Junebug Clark. China and Harv spent their lives together in this two room log cabin. No electricity. No Central Heat. No indoor plumbing, but all together they had a lot. Joe Clark’s wife, Bernice, would often tell the story of her first trip outside of Michigan, her honeymoon with Joe, and the day and night they spent with Aunt China and Uncle Harv. “It was getting late and Joe and I retired to the spare room,” Bernice would start. “Aunt Chinahanded me a coal oil lantern and a feather down quilt. As I started to close the door to their spare room, Aunt China, sensing that I fet a long way from home, bent toward me and whispered, “Now Bernice, if there is anything you need while you are here, do not hesitate to ask. Because Harv and I can show you how to get along without it.” Jb. Photo by: Joe Clark, HBSS. Signed by: Joe Clark, HBSS Clark PhotoFile: 7305-11p

Photograph of Aunt China and Uncle Harv Sparks sitting near a fireplace in their home living room. Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The text of a poem titled "Life Together" is pasted beneath the image.

Photograph of Aunt China and Uncle Harv Sparks sitting near a fireplace in their home living room. Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: "Photograph is of Aunt Tilda from 1941 taken in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Not an aunt related by blood, but one earned by age and respect." Aunt Tilda was 87 years old in this photograph. On the envelope containing the negative Russell T. Forte notes that in March of 1962 the photo was used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Photography Division Centennial photo exhibit.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: "Photograph is of Aunt Tilda from 1941 taken in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Not an aunt related by blood, but one earned by age and respect." Aunt Tilda was 87 years old in this photograph. On the envelope containing the negative Russell T. Forte notes that in March of 1962 the photo was used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Photography Division Centennial photo exhibit.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: "Photograph is of Aunt Tilda from 1941 taken in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Not an aunt related by blood, but one earned by age and respect." Aunt Tilda was 87 years old in this photograph. On the envelope containing the negative Russell T. Forte notes that in March of 1962 the photo was used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Photography Division Centennial photo exhibit.

Narrative by Junebug Clark: "Photograph is of Aunt Tilda from 1941 taken in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Not an aunt related by blood, but one earned by age and respect." Aunt Tilda was 87 years old in this photograph. On the envelope containing the negative Russell T. Forte notes that in March of 1962 the photo was used for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Photography Division Centennial photo exhibit.

Portrait of "Aunt Tilda" visible from the chest up, looking directly at the camera and smiling. Stacked teacups are visible behind her, on the right side of the image.

Quarterly literary journal of the North Texas State Teachers College including original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works submitted by students.

Quarterly literary journal of the North Texas State Teachers College including original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works submitted by students.

Quarterly literary journal of the North Texas State Teachers College including original short stories, essays, poetry, and other creative works submitted by students.

Photograph of several students holding a banner that reads "Beat 'Em Commerce." The students stand by a statue known as "The Student." Trees and a brick building can be seen in the distance.