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[Stone Slab Near Water]

Description: Color slide of a stone slab on a grassy hill, a short distance away from a body of water. The slab is center right, and bears an inscription just below a high relief wreath enclosing a five-pointed star. The inscription reads: "Site of A settlement made in 1851 by 20 Mormon families under the leadership of Lyman Wight 1796-1858 * * Here they built homes, lumber mills, and shops for the manufacture of furniture * Abandoned in 1853" A smaller line of text below reads: "Erected by the State of … more
Date: 1936/..
Partner: Burnet County Historical Commission

[Flooded Areas]

Description: Photograph of a large body of water. Near the center of the photograph, there is a partially-submerged post-and-wire fence and trees running the length of the image. Trees are visible in the background and a patch of grass is visible in the foreground, at the edge of the water. Text on the back of the photograph says: "May 5 - 1935 2:15 PM. Taken from same point as No. 17 but looking North West."
Date: May 5, 1935
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[People at Barton Springs]

Description: Photograph of people sitting and standing along the side of the pool at Barton springs. Some are in swimming suits and others are in street clothes.
Date: April 10, 1937
Creator: Bureau of Identification Photography Lab., Austin
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Sabine Pass Buildings]

Description: Photograph of a group of buildings along a shoreline at Sabine Pass, Texas. The buildings are identified as Doctor Adamson's home, a government life-saving station, a revenue cutter station, and a quarantine station. The United States Navy occupied the facilities after Pearl Harbor, and is still the site for a United States Coast Guard Station.
Date: 1935~
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Photograph of water under a bridge near the Tarrant County Courthouse]

Description: Photograph of rushing water and a small waterfall, taken from an overpass near the Tarrant County Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas. Rocks and debris are gathered by the water's shore and around a retaining wall made of concrete and wood bollards. An individual is visible walking around in the grass beyond the water.
Date: [1935..1940]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Lower Rose Garden with Pool #1]

Description: Photograph of the Lower Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. At center is the "rose ramp", a wide rectangular set rose arrangements bordered with short hedges and lined with concrete steps along both sides. Above the "rose ramp" are a set of stairs leading to a raised platform containing a wide pavilion containing square colonnades on both ends of the structure and a trapezoidal roof. Below the "rose ramp" is the lower portion of the rose garden, which contains polygonal beds of roses … more
Date: [1934..1940]
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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