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[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Description: Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Munger Gin Remains After a Fire]

Description: Photographs of the remains of the Munger gin system after a fire in September 1911. Smoldering ruins are strewn across the background, with several workers standing nearby or sitting in front of the ashes. Twisted buildings and lumber lay behind the ruins.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Description: Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Lake Arbor Construction, Near Completion]

Description: Photograph of Lake Arbor, a pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wooden pavilion, topped with a gable roof, contains benches, thin wooden railings, and rests on concrete stilts projecting to an empty basin below. Lumber is strewn around the pavilion, and the empty pond is lined with dirt and rocks. Trees are scattered across the background.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Lake Arbor Frame Construction #1]

Description: Photograph of the lumber frame of the Lake Arbor pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Long wood planks rest diagonally on it, and stacks of planks, lumber sheets, and two saw horses are visible in front of the frame, which sits in front of a small hill dotted with trees.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Lake Arbor, Under Construction #1]

Description: Photograph of Lake Arbor, a pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wooden pavilion, topped with a low gable roof and containing the beginnings of a wooden barrier, rests on concrete stilts projecting to an empty basin below. Lumber and saw horses are scattered in and around the pavilion, and the empty pond is lined with dirt and rocks.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Lake Arbor Frame Construction #2]

Description: Photograph of the lumber frame of the Lake Arbor pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Long wood planks rest diagonally on it, and stacks of planks, lumber sheets, and two saw horses are visible around the frame, which is held up by two concrete stilts projecting to the empty basin below.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Lake Arbor Construction, Early Work]

Description: Photograph of the Lake Arbor pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The pavilion's base, built on four round concrete stilts projecting to the basin dug out below, is partially built, while only two vertical beams have been erected at left. Several planks of lumber rest on the vertical beams, while other pieces of wood, as well as two saw horses at right, sit in stacks around the pavilion. The site of the garden's pond is currently bare and scattere… more
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Japanese Garden Stream Construction #1]

Description: Photograph of an empty concrete stream under construction at the Fort Worth Japanese Garden, which comes down from a larger pond in tiers. The empty basin of the larger pond is visible in the background, as well as the pond's island and the stone waterfall behind it. Boulders and trees line the descending stream.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Lake Arbor, Under Construction #2]

Description: Photograph of Lake Arbor, a pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wooden pavilion, topped with a low gable roof, rests on concrete stilts projecting to an empty basin below. Two workers are visible constructing the pavilion's wooden fences, and another is on the roof with a stack of lumber. The empty pond is lined with dirt and rocks.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Japanese Garden, Work on Boulders #1]

Description: Photograph of workers overseeing a large boulder being placed onto a gravel spot in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. The boulder is attached by a rope to an unseen crane. A worker at left looks at the camera as the rock is lowered, and another at right directs its placement.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Japanese Garden, Work on Boulders #2]

Description: Photograph of workers overseeing a large boulder being placed onto a gravel spot in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. A rope is tied around the boulder, and a crane hook floats near it. Two workers seem to be untying the rope, while another at bottom right overlooks its placement.
Date: 1970-09~
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas

[Midland School Class, Room 1-A]

Description: Photograph of a school class in Midland, Room 1-A. Children stand in two rows on the steps of the entrance to a brick school building, with a woman in a black shirt standing behind. Each children is numbered with pen, though some are unidentified or unknown
Date: September 1915
Partner: Midland Historical Society

[Tom Roberts' Produce Display at the Llano Hotel]

Description: Photograph of Tom Roberts' display of produce in front of the Llano Hotel in Midland. The produce, sourced from Roberts' farm west of Midland, has been brought in front of the hotel on a wagon pulled by two horses and a cow, and the display bears tall sheaths of grain, watermelons, vegetables, small fruits, and other large produces placed within the wagon and adjacent to its wheels. Tom Roberts, who owned the first herd of registered Jersey cattle in the county, leans against his wagon (marked … more
Date: September 1906
Partner: Midland Historical Society
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