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[Photograph of Brooke Doswell Smith]

Description: Photograph of young Brooke Doswell Smith (1911-1988) on Christmas, 1917. A Christmas tree and a little dog are also seen in the photograph.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Young Man and Woman]

Description: Photograph of a young man and young woman, Henry Frank Smith and Monetta Stribling, locking arms and posing for a picture. Behind them an automobile is partially visible. They are dressed in semi-formal attire; the young woman has a corsage attached to her clothing.
Date: December 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Robert Evans, Sr. at Camp Bowie]

Description: Photograph of Robert Warren Evans, Sr., standing at Camp Bowie in his military uniform. He is holding a rifle upright in front his body. Behind him is a row of pitched army tents and a fellow soldiers.
Date: December 2, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Lucile Evans as a Maid of Honor]

Description: Photograph of Lucile Elizabeth Evans, standing outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. As the maid of honor to an unidentified bride, she is clad in a long-sleeved dress and a wide-brimmed hat. She is clutching a bouquet of flowers in her arm. The photo is attached to a piece of black paper upon which this note has been written underneath the photo: "the maid of honor Miss Lucile Evans, April 29, '17."
Date: April 29, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Nannie Evans at Her Family Home]

Description: Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman, before she married and took the name of Willis. She is standing on the steps of her family's home in Waco, Texas while holding a large bouquet of flowers in her arms.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Four Roommates Just Before Inspection]

Description: Photograph of four men in army uniforms, standing outside a building, preparing for inspection. Two brush their hair, another holds a mirror, and the last adjusts his cuffs.
Date: 1917
Creator: Lollar
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Soldiers Pretending to Fight]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers in uniform, pretending to fight. The one on the left has his fists up, and the other holds one of them in his hand.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A Soldier in Uniform]

Description: Photograph of a solider in uniform standing at attention. There is a fence and tree visible behind him. He looks off to the side.
Date: 1917~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A Soldier Sitting on a Rock]

Description: Photograph of a solider in uniform sitting on a rock. His hands are clasped in front of him, and the ground around him is made up of sand. A house and trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1917~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Bride and Groom]

Description: Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. and Clara Evans Willis on their wedding day in Waco, TX. They stand in front of tree, arm in arm. Clara Evans Willis holds a bouquet of flowers in the crook of her arm.
Date: April 29, 1917
Location: 31.554850009752382 -97.15775699999995
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Soldiers on Train]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers leaning out of the windows of a train traveling through a field. A handwritten note below the photo says "On way to Waco."
Date: September 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Soldier at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Photograph of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a line of tents, with more soldiers in the background. A note at the bottom of the photo says "Rec'd from Waco."
Date: September 27, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Photograph of Phil Blanchard wearing a military uniform and hat and standing in an open field. The photo was taken at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: December 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

Description: Photograph of soldiers reclining and sitting on cots at Camp MacArthur, with rows of tents in the background.
Date: December 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Interior Shot of the Westbrook & Evans Mercantile Store]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the Westbrook & Evans mercantile store. Walter Philmore Evans Jr. (Age 5) is posing in a World War I uniform in the middle of the store. Several adults stand behind counters lining both sides of the building.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke Outside House]

Description: Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke wearing a military uniform, holding a medical bag and hat, and standing at the front steps of a house in Mart, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that it is from the Stauts estate of Waco.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur, with long tables on either side of the narrow room, and some soldiers at the far end. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mess Hall, Co. A 1st Wis. Inf., Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."
Date: [1917..1918]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Waco, Texas in 1917]

Description: Aerial photograph of downtown Waco, Texas as seen in 1917; the old city hall and the square around it can be seen directly in the center of the picture. The Brazos River can seen on the right side of the photograph.
Date: September 13, 1917
Creator: Stauts & Sons
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Soldiers with Watermelons]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers and a small dog standing in a street, with three of them holding watermelons on their shoulders.
Date: September 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]

Description: Photograph of the home built by Sam Wise with a family standing in front of it and next to a car. The members of the family are identified as: First row: (left to right) Iris and Lindsey Burley, Sadie Wise (pregnant with Lois Wise), Howard Wise, Ray L. Wise held by his father V. A. Wise, Legel and Clyde Wise, and Mary Lou and John Wise; Second row: grandpa Samuel Curtis Wise, Melvin Wise, grandma Francis Josephine Carlisle Wise, Louise Wise, Thelma Lee Wise, and Vera Hunter Wise.
Date: August 12, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

Description: Photograph of men with rifles in a field, along with a photo of General Haan, acting commander of Camp MacArthur. Text on the photo says "Gildersleeve's Views of Camp MacArthur."
Date: 1917
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photographs of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

Description: Scrapbook page with twelve photographs of personnel and miscellaneous activities at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Included are photographs of a cot inspection, regimental parade, and several men in military uniforms.
Date: 1917~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clara Evans Willis Posing with a Cannon]

Description: Photograph of Clara Evans Willis posing with a cannon on her honeymoon in San Antonio. She is standing between the right wheel and the back of the barrel. She wears a large hat and a long dress with a relaxed silhouette.
Date: 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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