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

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: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Laura Mary Burgess Weyant Album]

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: Image

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Minnie Alice Nichols]

Portrait of young Minnie Alice Nichols in a light-colored dress. Appears to be about four years of age. Text on the back says: "...born May 21, 1879 Coryell Co. died Jan. 28, 1970 McLennan Co."

Date: October 1883

Creator: Academy of Art

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Machinery for Irrigating Purposes

Patent for a machine that irrigates with a water wheel. The water wheel is connected to a float and a rod connected that is connected to a crank on the shaft of the wheel.

Date: September 25, 1888

Creator: Owen, Benajah Dotte

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Marriage License of Charles Evans and Nannie C. Sleeper]

Marriage license of Charles Evans and Nannie C. Sleeper, McLennan County, Feb. 4, 1880, signed by Rev. Dr. Samuel A. King, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Waco.

Date: February 4, 1880

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Jemima Moore and Jim Welch]

Photograph of Jemima Moore Welch and James "Jim" Daniel Welch. They sit side by side in front of a painted backdrop.

Date: [1885..1890]

Creator: Smith, E. R.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Welch Children]

Photograph of Jessie Welch, Jim Welch, and Bill Welch. Jessie stands to the left, while Jim and Bill sit on a balustrade in front of a painted backdrop.

Date: [1885..1890]

Creator: Smith, E. R.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell, April 10, 1889]

Letter from the Texas Department of Education to Joshua Calhoun Howell on April 10, 1889. The letter renews Howell's teaching certification. Included are the envelope the letter came in and a paper detailing rules for conducting the examination of candidates for teacher's certificates.

Date: April 10, 1889

Creator: Texas. State Department of Education.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis