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[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 Fannie Goff and Katie E. Huse]

Description: Photograph of two women tentatively identified as Fannie Goff and Katie E. Huse. The seated woman, to the left, wears a light colored dress with a dark belt, and the standing woman, to the right, wears a dark-colored dress. There is a "2 cent U.S. Inter. Rev. Proprietary Stamp" on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wagner, J. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Description: Photograph of Melvin Dotson in an orange shirt standing next to R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco. It was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013. A red tag has been placed on the building's doors.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Mary Portfield Hickman]

Description: Portrait of Mary Portfield Hickman, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored top with buttons up the front, an upturned collar, and puffy sleeves. A hand written note on the back reads, "Mary Portfield Hickman, born June 30, 1846 - Nacogdoches, Tex. Her parents came from the state of Miss. Attended school in Austin, kept by B. J. Smith. Sept. 29, 1869 married N. F. Hickman. Died Liberty Hill, Tex. Oct. 8, 1926." Many descendants are listed on the back of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Unidentified Young Lady]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified young lady, posed standing with her hand on the back of an intricately designed chair. She wears a light-colored off-the-shoulder dress and stands on a carpet with a diamond shaped patterned. On the back of the photograph is a 3 cent U.S. inter. revenue stamp.
Date: unknown
Creator: Addleman, J. P.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Thomas Middlebrook Willis (June 27, 1859 - November 27, 1937)]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Thomas Middlebrook Willis (June 27, 1859 - November 27, 1937) in Abilene, Texas. Text: Born in Bainbridge, Georgia, Thomas Middlebrook Willis was an important early leader in Abilene. Willis moved to Waco, Texas with his parents, Dr. Thomas L. and Mrs. Letitia Willis, in 1866. T. M. Willis first came to this area in 1878 to investigate range possibilities. In 1883, after graduating from the law school of Cumberland University in Lebanon, … more
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Delia Milam]

Description: Photograph of Deallie (or Delia) Milam. She wears a bow around her collar and looks to the right. Writing on the back of the image indicates that she was born December 21, 1842.
Date: unknown
Creator: Harrington
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of St. John's Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of Saint John's Methodist Church, a brick building with six columns in front at 925 N. 18th Street in Waco. The congregation was organized in 1886 as the Morrow Avenue Methodist Church. The church edifice is now owned by the Greater New Light Missionary Baptist Church. A set of stairs with rails leads to the entrance. Bushes and trees are around the building.
Date: 2011
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Unidentified Girl with Hat]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified girl posed standing next to a chair, wearing a light-colored eyelet dress with a wide belt and long hair ribbon. In her left hand she holds the ribbons of a straw hat and supports her hand against the arm of the chair. The background is that of a decorative wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Rev. Samuel P. Wright]

Description: Portrait of Rev. Samuel P. Wright, a Methodist minister and president of Waco Female College in Waco, TX, visible from the chest up. He wears a dark-colored three-piece suit and a bow tie. A hand written note on the back reads, "Rev. Samuel Pascal Wright (1838-1911)."
Date: unknown
Creator: Ashman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Uncle Frank Vesey]

Description: Portrait of Frank Vesey, visible from the waist up, wearing a dark-colored three-piece suit with a bar accessory on his waistcoat. A handwritten note on the back identifies him as "Uncle Frank Vesey."
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson & Knight
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Three Men]

Description: Photograph of three men standing side by side in the middle of a barren, dry stretch of land, all wearing dark-colored suits and hats. The man in the middle has his right hand on the shoulder of the man on the left. In the background are several scraggly trees and stumps. A hand written note on the back reads, "Left to right: Harvey Pruitt, Stewart Foster, Terrell Foster."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Stained Glass Window in Trinity Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of a stained glass window in the Trinity Methodist Church of Waco at 1920 N. 25th Street. The congregation was organized as the Scandinavian Methodist Church. The church building is now owned by the Family Worship Center. The window is composed mostly of blues and greens with a descending dove symbol in the center.
Date: 2012
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.556231 -97.165275
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of James Davis House]

Description: Photograph of the James F. Davis home in East Waco. It was built in the 1850s by James F. Davis (Oct. 21, 1823-Oct. 22, 1885), a pioneer attorney and judge in McLennan County. The historic house has been used as a rectory for the St. John the Baptist (St. John’s) Catholic Church at 1312 Dallas Street in East Waco. The house is made of pink sand brick. It features a window to the left, and a chimney above it on the roof.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of R. L. Smith School]

Description: Photograph of R. L. Smith School. An exterior staircase leads to a set of double doors, which has a red sticker placed on them. Overgrown shrubbery is visible on either side of the image, and there is a broken window near the top. The R. L. Smith Elementary School on Turner Street in East Waco was named for Robert Lloyd Smith (Jan. 8, 1861-July 10, 1942), an African-American who served in the Texas Legislature. He is buried in East Waco-Greenwood Cemetery. The building was razed in 2013.
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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