Letter to his mother. Letter discusses family, how different this Christmas season was from the last, and the soldiers that are in town who are at every gambling hall gambling because they never had a chance to before.
Members of the Mesquite Club posing for a photo by a Christmas tree. Mrs. Spencer Butterfield is standing second from right. See the Mesquite Club Collection for identifications.
Large decorated tree is displayed in the center of Fremont Street. Beckley's clothing store can be seen behind the tree and to the left, while other businesses line the street. Inscription with image reads: "Annual Christmas tradition. Santa would give each child a bag of candy."