Description: A collection of five newspaper clippings relating to the death of Jett (Johnny, Jetty) Falls. The leftmost clipping describes his enlistment in the armed forces and his subsequent assignment to the 359th Infantry division, during which he was killed in action. The middle two clippings feature a poem written "In Memorium" for Jett Falls and a "Card of Thanks" written by his parents to those who attended his funeral. The rightmost clippings describe Jett Falls and his funeral in detail. The bottom clipping was removed from "The Globe and Commercial Advertiser" of New York on Tuesday, December 17, 1918 and features a list of the names of Corporals who were recently killed. Jett Falls appears sixth from the top on the list, with a small black "x" drawn to the right of his name.

Description: Front cover of the Southern Literary Messenger (Vol. 10, No. 5) which includes the table of contents (prose articles and original poetry).

Description: Heralding Dawn, 45 pages. by [sic] selected and edited with a historical summary on the Texas Negroes' verse-making by J. Mason Brewer ; and with a preface by Henry Smith. Includes biographical sketches of the authors./ Includes bibliographical references (5th prelim. p. ).

Description: In 1957 Palo Pinto County celebrated 100 years of existence from its formation by the Texas legislature in 1856 and subsequent organization in 1857. As part of the year-long observance, a pageant noting significant events in the county's past was presented at the local football stadium. This is a picture of the cover of the official program of the pageant that commemorated this milestone in the county's history. The program itself contains 28 pages of tidbits of history about people, places and events in the county's rich heritage, along with a schedule of events organized by the official Centennial Committee.

Description: Photograph of a decorated cake for the Douglass Club 1906. The Douglass Club is an organization promoting the study of literature and philanthropy.