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- [News Script: Tumbleweed]
- Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the town of Colorado City being designated the "Tumbleweed Capital" of the United States and the subsequent festivities marking the occasion.
- Parade
- Copy photograph of the Hardin-Simmons University Six White Horses in a parade in Colorado City, Texas. The riders, all women, carry the six flags of Texas. There is a store behind called Landaus. A crowd watches from the side of the street.
- People on Picnic
- Copy negative of two images, the top image is of a a man an three women wearing nice clothes and hats. Behind them is a fence, bushes and a building. The bottom image is of a man and three women holding what seem to be vegetables out on a field. Behind them there is a fence leading down a road with a building at the end of it and a windmill in the distance.
- Child with Wagon
- Copy negative of an unknown child playing in a wagon. In the background there are trees that cover a partially visible house.
- Girl with Baby in Stroller
- Copy negative of a picture of a young girl pushing a baby in a stroller. The girl is wearing a dress with a belt, the baby is wearing a gown. In the background there is a fence door and trees.
- Woman in Yard
- Copy negative of an unknown woman holding what seems to be a kitten in her hands. She is wearing a long light dress out in a yard in front of a house.
- Woman in Garden
- Copy negative of Annie Gregg wearing a casual dress and a bandana with her arms crossed. In the background there is a big house with a picket fence around it.
- Children on Ladder
- Copy negative of a big group of children standing under a wooden ladder, with different ones poking through the steps. In the background there is a house with a small porch.
- Baby on Porch
- Copy photograph of a baby playing on the porch of a wooden house. The baby is playing with a teddy bear on a chair that's been tipped on its side.
- Women by Farmhouse in Field
- Copy photograph of two women and two small children by a farmhouse in a field. The women and children are wearing white dresses. There are two large trees behind the farmhouse.
- Portrait of Women
- Copy photograph of a portrait of the Gregg sisters. Three women are pictured, two sitting and one behind, standing. The are wearing large, decorative bonnets and light-colored dresses.
- Portrait of Women
- Copy photograph of a portrait of two women. One woman is seated and the other stands behind her. The woman in front is wearing a crucifix necklace. Both women are wearing decorative hats.
- Men With Horse Drawn Wagon
- Copy photograph of two men in a horse-drawn wagon. They are wearing shirts with ties. Behind them is a drug store, and next to it a dry goods store. The wagon is pulled by one horse.
- Children by School
- Copy photograph of a group of school children outside a school. The children are posed in three rows outside a wooden building. The smallest children sit on the ground while the older children stand behind. Some children do not have shoes.
- Children Playing
- Copy photograph of two children standing outside a wooden house. The boy is scowling and wearing a toy gun holster. The girl has a bow in her hair and is standing with her hands on her hips. Behind them is a window.
- People by River
- Copy negative of several people, one of whom is Marguerite Gregg, in formal dress on a hill next to the Colorado River. The river is visible behind the people.
- Group Outdoors
- Copy negative of a portrait of several people standing in a yard, including Nancy Naomi Gregg Perkins. The people are all dressed in suits and ties or dresses while they pose for a picture.
- Women by House
- Copy negative of a portrait of 4 women eating outdoors. One of the women is Annie Gregg, and a few houses can be seen in the background.
- Heart of West Texas Museum
- Photograph of the Heart of West Texas Museum. The view of the building is obscured by tall trees, and there is a white cannon to the left.
- Colorado Steam Laundry
- Photograph of the Colorado Steam Laundry, housed in a red brick building at the corner of an intersection in Colorado City.
- Mitchell County Courthouse, Colorado City
- MITCHELL COUNTY COURT HOUSE. Built 1924, architect David Castle.
- Historic plaque - Dr. Preston C. Coleman
- Photograph of a historic marker. It reads: "Physician and Leader Dr. Preston C. Coleman (1853 - 1932). Born in Tennessee. Graduated from University of Louisville (KY.). Coming in 1883 to Colorado City, rode horseback or by buggy to ranches in 100-mile radius, practicing here rest of his life. Religion, medicine, and education were his chief concerns. He was a Texas & Pacific Railroad surgeon; 1895-96 president, Texas Medical Association; a fellow, American College of Surgeons; an elder in his church; moderator, 1930, Texas Presbyterian Synod; trustee, 1906-31, Austin College (Sherman); Vice President for life, West Texas Chamber of Commerce; was called "Father of Texas Tech" University. (1972)"
- Heart of West Texas Museum
- Photograph of a sign outside the Heart of West Texas Museum. It reads: "City of Colorado City, Heart of West Texas Museum, Special Events: Chief Lone Wolf Exhibit."
- Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
- State Of Texas 1936. Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
- Mitchell County monument on courthouse grounds
- Mitchell County settled after Indians left Texas in 1875, one of 128 counties created (Aug. 21, 1876) from Bexar Territory covering west Texas to the panhandle and El Paso. Named for Mitchell brothers, Asa and Eli, Texas war for independence veterans. Organized Jan. 10, 1881, when the railroad came, making county seat Colorado City west Texas "mother city" and first boom town. Oil, sheep and cattle ranching center, historic sites include Comanche Indian Village, Seven Wells, Last Buffalo Watering Hole, annual events: Colorado City Frontier Roundup and Tumbleweed Festival. (1965)
- Historic plaque - Founding of Colorado City
- Photograph of a historic marker in Colorado City. It reads: "The Founding of Colorado City. Founded, 1880, at the crossing of the Colorado River and Texas & Pacific Railroad right-of-way: central shipping point and supply depot for the sprawling cattle ranches of west Texas and New Mexico. From 1880 (when A. W. Dunn opened his dirt-floor. Tent-roof General Store) to 1890. The boisterous cattle town garnered notoriety as well as fame. The largest community between Fort Worth and El Paso. Colorado City had more millionaires than any other Texas town and the most saloons in the west. Law and order was housed in a dugout at the edge of town. Where a company of Texas Rangers made all men check their guns. Modest, courageous Ranger Dick Ware was elected first sheriff in 1881. Population soared from 700 to 5,000 in the first two years. As cowboys, cattlemen, merchants, and (as a visitor said) "any number of bummers", vied for space. The first sermon was preached in a saloon and the town "jail" was a chain attached to a mesquite tree, but citizens could find beauty in the lantern-glow from dozens of tents in the center of town. Althought drought and the passing of the open range soon diminished Colorado City's glory, its first decade won for it the epithet, 'Mother City of West Texas.' (1968)"
- War memorial - Mitchell County
- HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
- George Herman Mahon monument
- Photograph of the George Herman Mahon monument. There is a bust of Mahon atop the monument. A plaque under the bust says "George Herman Mahon (1900-1985) reared in Mitchell County. First United States Congressman elected to 19th District (elected to 22 terms, 1934-1978). Chairman, appropriations committee (1964-1978). Mitchell County attorney (1926-1927). 32nd Judicial District Attorney (1927-1934). A Statesman."
- War memorial - Mitchell County
- center piece: HONORING ALL WHO SERVED FROM MITCHELL COUNTY AND DEDICATED TO THE EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM.
- War memorial - Mitchell County
- MAURIECE R MACKEY NAT. L. MANN JACK McDOWELL BOBBY C. MILLER WILLIAM A. MOHLER WYATT B. MOORE LYNN R. MORRISON ROBERT H. MOSER JAMES E. NUNN VIVIAN PHILLIPS EVERETT A. POND RAYMOND E. PRICE JACK A. REID OREN M. RICHARDSON ANDREW B. ROBERTSON, JR. VAN C. SAWYER CURTIC SCOTT CORKEY SHEPPARD DON K. SHEPPARD PAUL F. STEADMAN HOMER M. TILLER HIRAM W. VENUS WELDON W. WARE PERCY C. WHITLOCK WALTER W. WILSON, JR. LESLIE WOOD JACKSON H. WYATT WILSON WYATT KEREAN CONFLICT AUBREY LEE BENSON VIETNAM CONFLICT ROBERT W. COOPER ROBERT O. DAVIS RICHARD KAYSER GERALD H. MARTIN MANUEL G. MARTINEZ RALPH M. SMITH GLENN STANDEFER
- War memorial - Mitchell County
- WORLD WAR I TORRANCE A. ALLISON ALLEN G. BIRMINGHAM WILLIAM E. BOHANNON JOHN H. BROWN ARNETT DANIELS JOHN ESTES R.S.GARLAND OREN C. HOOKER JUNIUS MERRITT J.S.PETERS CONNER POSEY JESSE J. UZZLE BILL M. WILLIAMS SID WIMBERLEY ANDY WRIGHT WORLD WAR II FRANK P. BLASSINGAME JAMES BODINE JOEL W. BRADLEY R.H.BREITHAUPT REBECCA A. BRITTON ROY E. BROOKSHIRE LEON H. CALLAN LAWTON B. CALLISON HAROLD A. CAPELLUTO RAYMOND CASTILLO SIDNEY G. CHURCHILL WILLARD I. CRANEILL J.D. DODSON JOHN M. DOSS LEWIS E. DUKE J.C. FORBUS HARRELL W. FULLER ROBERT R. GOUGE GORDON R. GRANT TEDE HALE DONALD W. HALL VELTON C. HAMPTON WILLIAM E. HARDEGREE DANIEL W. HARDIN CLARENCE H. HARREL BURNHARD K. HART HENRY J. HENLEY JOHN W. HODGES, JR. ANTON H. HOHERTZ MANN JARNIGAN CLARENCE B. JENNINGS DICK L. JONES LOMAX W. JONES TOMAS LARES WILLIAM R. LONG JOSE C. LUERA
- [George Herman Mahon Monument]
- Photograph of a close-up of the plaque at the base of a monument, describing the life of George Herman Mahon, in Colorado City, Texas.
- Family Reunion
- Copy photograph of a group picture of the Wallace family. Nine members of the family - six women and three men - are posed in two rows in front of a wooden, one-storey house. Seated in the front row is an elderly couple and two young women. Standing in the back are three women and two men.
- Exterior House
- Copy photograph of the exterior of a house surrounded by trees and a white fence. The house is two storeys and made of wood and has a brick chimney.
- Girls on Lawn
- Copy negative of a group of girls all wearing similar light dresses in a yard. They are all standing in a circle, in the background there is a wooden fence and houses and a barn.
- Girls on a Tree
- Copy negative of a picture of a group of unknown women on a tree. They are all wearing dresses and hanging off different branches. In the background multiple houses are visible.
- Mitchell Co.
- Cadastral map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
- Map of Mitchell County, Texas
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, boundaries, railroads, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
- Big Springs
- Topographic quadrangle map of Big Spring, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads, bodies of water, landmarks, and borders, with relief shown by contours (interval 100 feet with supplementary contours at 50 foot intervals) and spot heights. A location diagram is included in the lower-right corner. Scale 1:250,000
- Mitchell County
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
- Map of Mitchell County, Texas
- Blue line print of survey map of Mitchell County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, boundaries, railroads, roads, and blocks of land. A diagram of a section is included in the upper-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
- Muddy Road in Colorado City
- Photograph of a road in Colorado City, Texas in winter. The dirt road is wet and muddy with several tire tracks visible.
- Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
- Photograph of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
- Church in Winter
- Photograph of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
- Icy Sidewalk in Colorado City
- Copy negative of a sidewalk in Colorado City, Texas during winter, 1923. Ice covered trees and an icy fence line the wet sidewalk.
- Church in Winter
- Copy negative of a winter scene in Colorado City, Texas during 1923. Ice covered trees are visible and part of the Methodist Church fills the left side of the picture.
- California Company Men Standing in Snow
- Photograph of members of the California Company (William Simpson, Leonard Orynski, and Earl Cramer) standing in the snow with Colorado City banker Maxwell Thomas. The men are standing next to their car, all wearing jackets and hats.
- Early Street Scene
- Photograph of the streets, all dirt roads, in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. The picture was shot in the street, and looks down through the town. Many buildings can be seen in the distance, and power lines run down the road into town.
- Colorado City Main Street
- Photograph of Main Street in 1922 Colorado City, Texas. The picture looks down the street. Drug stores are on both sides of the street. Cars are parked in front of shops, and power lines run between the buildings.
- West Texas Oil Refinery
- Photograph of the West Texas Refinery. The photograph is from the air and shows the railroad with tanker cars stopped next to the refinery.