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[Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, 1945]

Description: Photograph of the Midlothian High School Choral Club, a group of male and female teenagers and their older female teacher, arranged in four rows on a set of bleachers on the grassy lawn beside a building. The group is mostly comprised of girls in dresses, blouses and skirts, or uniforms, and 8 boys in wide-collared shirts. The building to their right is dark and has a few windows. The branches of a tree are visible at the top left of the photo (behind the students), partially covering a lighter… more
Date: 1945
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Photograph of a Class of Dallas School Children]

Description: Photograph of a class of Dallas school children wearing costumes and arranged in two rows in front of a brick building with three windows. The first row of children is sitting on the ground, and the second row is standing with their teacher. There is information about the photo on the back.
Date: 193X
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Graduating Class of Gatesville High School, 1929]

Description: Photograph of students from the Gatesville, Texas, graduating class of 1929. The group is arranged with two rows of young women wearing white dresses and standing on either side of young men wearing suits. A third row of young men and women sits below the rest of the group. A brick building stands behind the group, with an arched door appearing to the left and stained glass windows with Christian imagery to the right. The girl on the first row and fourth from the left is identified as Verda Fre… more
Date: 1929
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Custer Cox and Schoolchildren]

Description: Photograph of a group of boys and girls of various ages standing with Custer Cox in front of the door of a schoolhouse. The group is arranged in three rows, with younger children standing in the front and middle rows and older children standing on either side of Custer Cox in the back row. Cox is wearing a suit with a boutonniere and stiff white collar. The children in the front row are barefoot. A handwritten note on the reverse side of the mat says "Custer might be teacher."
Date: 1896~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[1899 Graduating Class of Gatesville, Texas]

Description: Photograph of several rows of people expanding outward from the doorway of the Coryell County courthouse. The young men and women are the graduating class of students from Gatesville, Texas, from 1899. The women primarily wear skirts and white blouses, while the men wear dark slacks and jackets.
Date: 1899~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Students of Purmela Circa 1920]

Description: Photograph of a group of young people from the Purmela School in Purmela, Texas. The students range in age from younger children to older teenagers. Three rows stand in front of five windows on a brick building, while a group of younger children sits below them. The fourth person on the first row is Homer Freeman and the seventh is Herman Maxwell. The second person the second row is Vella Freeman, the fifteenth is Joe Maxwell, and the nineteenth is Thurman Maxwell. The fourth girl on the foremo… more
Date: [1920..1924]
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Students of Ireland School, 1915]

Description: Photograph of a group of children of various ages that attend school in Ireland, Texas. Two chaotic rows of children stand behind a row of their sitting peers. A ball with "Ireland" painted on it rests against the legs of a girl on the lower left of the photo. The teacher, H. Hall, stands behind the group of children.
Date: December 1915
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[People Standing Outside of Rising Star School]

Description: Photograph of a group of people posing outside of the clapboard school building in Rising Star, Texas. Older girls and boys stand divided in the back of the group, a group of younger girls stands before them, and then a group of young boys sit in front of the group. An older man with a cane can be seen standing to the right.
Date: 1886~
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Costumed Men and Women Posing for Portrait]

Description: Photograph of a group of costumed men and women posing for a portrait. Four women stand behind two men and a woman sitting in chairs decorated with spirals. Two more men recline on the ground in the foreground. The men are wearing dark clothes with fringe and frills. The people are identified on the reverse side of the photo.
Date: [1845..1890]
Creator: W. J. Blair Portraits
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Ceremonies Held For Sunset Seniors

Description: Newspaper clipping regarding the graduation ceremony for the students of Sunset High School. The article lists the names of the students who received diplomas. The reverse sides of the clippings contain advertisements.
Date: June 4, 1966
Creator: Dallas Morning News
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Commencement Exercises

Description: Program containing the events of the 1966 commencement ceremony at Arlington State College. The names of degree recipients and class honorees are included.
Date: 1966
Creator: Arlington State College
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[Teacher with Students in Front of Purmela School]

Description: Photograph of the first grade class of Purmela School in Coryell County, Texas. The teacher, a bespectacled woman named Mrs. Carroll, stands above a small group of boys and girls. Some of the children are identified as Johnny Myers, Patsy Comer, Pam Adams, Billy Miller, and Webster Bundrant. Thurman Maxwell is the child wearing a satchel over his shoulder.
Date: September 1950
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

Vespers: Class of June, 1966

Description: Program containing the events of a Vespers ceremony held on May 29, 1966, for the Sunset High School class of 1966. This includes the names of class officers and faculty.
Date: 1966
Creator: Sunset High School
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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