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[USDA Cotton Export Committee 1953]

Description: Seven-man committee named by Secretary of Agriculture, Ezra Taft Benson to study cotton exports. Left to right, seated: Walter L. Randolph, President, alabama Farm Bureau Federation, Montgomery Ala.; John h. Davis, Assistant to the Secretary in charge of Commodity Marketing and Adjustment; Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture; D. W. Brooks, Georgia Cotton Producers Association, Atlanta, Georgia; Left to Right, standing: C.R. Sayre, President, Delta Pine and Land Co., Scott, Miss.; Willi… more
Date: February 1953
Creator: USDA Photo
Partner: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

[Aerial View of Orange, Texas]

Description: Aerial photograph of Orange, Texas. Many of the buildings in the photograph are now gone. Mrs. Lutcher Stark of Orange bought most of the downtown properties and built a performing arts theater and museum. The buildings that did survive are mostly occupied by Lamar University, Orange extension. The Sabine River is on the lower left.
Date: 1950
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Life and Adventures of Ben Thompson the Famous Texan.

Description: This book is a biography of Ben Thompson, "Including a detailed and authentic statement of his birth, history and adventures by one who has known him since a child" (from the title page). The original of this item includes an insert from The Steck Company giving a brief overview of the history of the book (number of copies published, prices, etc.).
Date: 1956
Creator: Walton, W. M.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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