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[Portrait of Mary Frances Smith and Edward R. Barcus]

Description: Photograph of Mary Frances Smith Barcus and Rev. Edward R. Barcus, posed sitting, visible from the knees up. Mary Frances Smith Barcus wears a white dress with ruffle detailing along the bodice and sleeves, and Rev. Edward R. Barcus wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a cravat and popped collar. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Grandmama Barcus and Grandfather Barcus. Taken on their wedding day July 1, 1852. Mary Frances Smith (1832-1922) and Rev. Edward R. Barcus (1825-1896)."
Date: July 1, 1852
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Laura Mary Burgess Weyant Album]

Description: Album containing photographs of a mustached man wearing a suit and bow tie, a girl wearing a dark dress, a mustached man wearing a dark suit, and a woman with her hair in a bun. A folder labeled "The Presidents" is attached to the inner back cover. The album is made of brown leather with golden scroll-work and has two metal latches attached to its surface.
Date: 1883~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Image
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Dr. F. Fanning - Magnetic Healer]

Description: Photograph of Dr. Frank Fanning, magnetic healer, wearing an overcoat - the very beginning of a patterned necktie and tie tack can be seen. In his left hand he holds a hat, and in his right hand he holds a cane. Embossed below the photograph, on the mat, reads, "Dr. F. Fanning, Magnetic Healer." A handwritten note on the back reads, "With compliments of Frank Fanning, San Antonio, Tex. Feb. 14, 1888."
Date: February 14, 1888
Creator: Deane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of John and Lillian Langdon]

Description: Full-length portrait of John and Lillian Langdon. Lillian Langdon, sitting, wears a light-colored checkered dress with a matching jacket and a pearl necklace. John Landon, standing to the right of his sister, wears a dark jacket and knee-length shorts with dark tights and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "John Langdon & sister Lillian (Lillie). He was born 1887, about 4 yrs. old here, I suppose."
Date: 1891
Creator: Whittaker & Kennedy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]

Description: Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date: May 25, 1891
Creator: Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Katie E. Logan and Family]

Description: Portrait of Katie E. Logan and her family of three. It is unclear as to which woman is Katie E. Logan - the woman standing up or the woman sitting down. In addition to the women, two men are in the photograph, who in correspondence to the women both stand and sit. A written note on the back reads, "Katie E. Logan and Family, March 1, 1893."
Date: March 1, 1893
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp]

Description: Portrait of Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved dress with intricate thread work on the collar and kerchief. A hand-written note on the back reads, "Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp, 10 years, Jan. 21 - 94."
Date: February 21, 1894
Creator: Roberts
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Weisman]

Description: Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date: July 4, 1894
Creator: Bruce & Corti
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Anna Oliver]

Description: Portrait of Anna Oliver, seated on a patterned chair, wearing a white dress with lace detailing around the collar and hemline. A hand written note on the back reads, "Anna Oliver, born 1894, father B. W. Oliver, Waco, TX."
Date: 1895
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Pendleton King]

Description: Full-length photograph of Pendleton King, dressed in a sailor suit. The boy is standing behind a fence with a stone façade and a wooden gate. A hand written note on the back reads, "Pendleton King: Age 7 years, 1897.”
Date: 1897
Creator: Lindsey's Art Parlors
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Galveston Island Hurricane]

Description: Photograph of the Galveston Island hurricane. The Ursuline Convent and Ursuline School, built by Nicholas Clayton in Galveston, can be seen with wreckage in the foreground. It stood on the block bounded by 25th Street and 27th Streets, between Avenue's N and O.
Date: 1900
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson]

Description: Full-length portrait of Walker and Gorden Ronaldson, wearing matching light-colored shirts, long-sleeved jackets, and shorts and dark tights and lace-up boots. The boys are sitting together in a wicker chair with their heads tilted toward one another. A hand written note on the back reads, "Helen E. Cashin from Walker Ronaldson, age 7 yrs., and Gorden Ronaldson, age 6 yrs. Summer of 1902."
Date: 1902
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Ada Stagner Collins]

Description: Full-length photograph of Ada Stagner Collins, wearing a light-colored long sleeve button-up blouse, dark skirt and tights, and lace-up boots. The woman sits on a wicker photographer's chair with her right hand propped against her chin, and strung around her neck with a piece of ribbon and tied to her shirt is a pocket watch. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Ada Stagner Collins, Mineola, Texas @ 1904. Married Robert Collins."
Date: 1904
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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