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[Cover of the Parker Family Bible]

Description: Photograph of the cover of a leather-bound Holy Bible belonging to the Robert Henry Parker family. The initials R.H. and S.A. Parker are engraved underneath the title, which is set in a decorative typeface. An intricately engraved border surrounds the title.
Date: unknown
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Family Portrait at the Parker Home]

Description: Photograph of a group of women seated together for a portrait on the porch of Robert Henry Parker's home in Abilene, Texas. Sitting on the first row are Lavinia Parker McDaniel and Nellie Parker Davis Jack. On the second row are Hallie Parker Adams, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker (wife of Robert Henry Parker and matriarch of those around her), and Bettie Parker Kelly. On the top row are Sallie Ann Parker Willis (wife of Thomas Middlebrook Willis), Neva Parker Woodward, and Margaret "Mag" Parker Field… more
Date: 1922
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hotel Wooten]

Description: Postcard image of the front and east side of the Hotel Wooten in Abilene, Texas. The floor level of the hotel has large rounded windows facing the street. Pedestrians are outside the hotel on the sidewalk and there are automobiles in the street.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 32.451570 -99.734108
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Invitation to the Wedding of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of an invitation to the wedding of Sallie Ann Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. A note in the top left corner reads "To Ma & Pa." The invitation reads: "Mr. & Mrs. R. H. Parker Request your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Sallie, to Thos. M. Willis, Wednesday Evening, June 16th, at 8:30 o'clock. First Presbyterian Church. Reception at 9 o'clock. At home. Abilene, Texas. 1886."
Date: June 16, 1886
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[J. C. Russell's Farm]

Description: Postcard of John Todd Willis (2nd from left) and three other men standing in a corn field among the ears of corn with an empty field in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "J. C. Russell's Farm Abilene Tex."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Henry James, April 14, 1913]

Description: Letter from Henry James at The Farmers and Merchants National Bank in regards to John T. Willis, Sr., in which James explains to the reader that Willis has been raised in Abilene, and will do well by anyone who chooses to employ him.
Date: April 14, 1913
Creator: James, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Loose Page Covering Mineral Wells, and Buffalo Gap]

Description: Scrapbook page covering Mineral Wells and Buffalo Gap, Texas. The first page includes photos of two groups from Buffalo Gap the "Comanches" and the "Apaches". There is also a photo of the hill that a group climbed in Buffalo Gap. The second page includes 2 photos take from a hill in the back of Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells. The last two photos show the hill behind the hotel and entrance of the hotel itself.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Marriage Certificate of Robert and Sallie Parker]

Description: Photograph of a certificate certifying the marriage of Robert Henry Parker and Sallie Ann Clarke. The certificate features an ornamental, floral border with the image of a couple riding in a boat being led by a robed woman with a torch. According to the certificate, they were married on November 20, 1851. This marriage certificate was found in the R. H. & S. A. Parker Bible.
Date: 1980~/1989~
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Men at Epileptic Colony of Abilene]

Description: Photograph of a group of men at the Epileptic Colony of Abilene, Texas. Handwritten numbers written on the photo correspond with a note on the back of the photo identifying the men: 1. C. Walker (fireman), 2. T. Tapp (fireman), 3. Unidentified patient, 4. Mr. McGennis (blacksmith), 5. Mr. Hopkins (chief engineer), 6. Asa Akins (patient), 7. Harrie Green (patient), 8. George Hellman (patient), and 9. Robert Long (assistant engineer).
Date: January 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Description: Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."
Date: [1911,1912]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Sallie Parker and Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Photograph of Sallie Parker Willis and Thomas Middlebrook Willis. She stands behind a balustrade, wearing a polka dot dress and holding her hat in her left hand. He sits on the balustrade, and holds a bowler hat in his hand. The photograph has been ripped, and the bottom right corner is missing. There are several handwritten notes on the back.
Date: June 1886
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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