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[Photograph of a Woman Wearing an Uncle Sam Costume]

Description: Photograph of a woman standing in front of an open barn door. She is wearing pants and a jacket with stars and stripes, a top hat with stars on it, and a small fake beard. The top of a one-story house can be seen beyond a fence that is connected to the right side of the barn. On the back of the photo is a handwritten note reading, "Playing in Carlton, TX."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Man Standing Against Backdrop with Bicycle]

Description: Photograph of a man standing with a bicycle in front of a novelty Wild West backdrop. The man is wearing a hat, a button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up, loose slacks held up by a belt, and shoes with laces. He is holding an open book and has a long, straight tube under his arm. The bike is leaning against his right hip. On the back of the photograph are markings making the photo usable as a postcard, a photographer's stamp, and handwritten notes about the photo.
Date: 1936
Creator: Jones Photographic Co.
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of a Woman Playing a Violin]

Description: Photograph of a woman (Aara Desmond) playing a violin in front of a china cabinet and drawers, in a room with dark, floral wallpaper and wood features. The woman is wearing an old-fashioned, floor-length dress, and there is a music stand in front of her. A wooden chair is partially visible behind her. There is information about the photo on the back.
Date: 1911
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Fountain and Sculpture at Women's Museum]

Description: Photograph of a fountain display with a sculpture of a naked woman standing on a tall cactus. The fountain has several streams coming out of three pairs of concrete rectangles lined up on either side of the fountain pool, and is surrounded by small shrubs and several trees. Behind the sculpture is a light-colored building with a wall alcove, which has a Texan-themed mural. There is a woman wearing a calf-length, short-sleeve dress, a flower hat, and light-colored pump heels. There are handwritt… more
Date: 1936
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of H. L. Desmond with Colt and Dog]

Description: Photograph of a thin older man sitting on a bench next to an upturned wash tub, with his legs crossed, holding a shallow, dented pan for a small colt to put its head into. The man is wearing round glasses, a light-colored shirt with the sleeves rolled up, and light-colored pants. There is a light-colored, short-furred dog with floppy ears and dark spots sitting to the right of the man's legs. In the background, the corner of a wooden shed and thin, wood picket fence. There is a handwritten note… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of Harry Lloyd Desmond Standing Next to a Road Sign]

Description: Photograph of Harry Lloyd Desmond - an older man wearing a sports coat, polo, slacks, and a fedora hat - standing on the side of a road next to a wooden city sign that says "Point Blank." In the background are a gas station, a barb-wire fence, and people standing along the road. There is information about the photo on the back and the photo printer's stamps.
Date: February 1959
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of a Man in an Old Car]

Description: Photograph of a man sitting in an old car parked facing right in the street. The man is wearing a straw hat, a light-colored polo, and slacks. There are three houses, a large grassy area, and a wooded area in the residential area beyond the car. There is information about the car on the back.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Rosa Fleetwood]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The blue ticket bears the signature and photograph of Rosa Fleetwood. In the photo, Fleetwood wears a dark blouse and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from seven to twenty-two. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Old Woman in a Rocking Chair Beside a House]

Description: Photograph of an elderly woman, identified as Narcissus Keen Maxwell, wearing a black dress sitting in a rocking chair beside a wooden house. The house is raised from the ground via stacks of stones. A barbed wire fence covers the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Gibbs Dyke]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Gibbs Dyke. In the photo, Gibbs wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from six to twenty-one. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1950
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Lizzie Smith]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The light orange ticket bears the signature and photograph of Lizzie Smith. In the photo, Smith wears a dark dress and eyeglasses and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from eight to twenty-three, and the first three have been marked with a hole punch. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: October 10, 1949
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[State Fair of Texas Exhibitor's Ticket for Nora Maness]

Description: Exhibitor's ticket for the State Fair of Texas. The green ticket bears the signature and photograph of Nora Maness. In the photo, Maness wears a dark blouse and stands in front of a painted lake scene. Squares on the top of the ticket are filled with numbers from five to twenty. The letters "SFT" have been punched into the card and a red stamp pressed into its back.
Date: 1946
Creator: State Fair of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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