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[Photograph of a Costumed Musician #2]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified man posing as if he is playing a violin in front of a backdrop that has a lacy curtain. The man is dressed in a dark-colored costume that includes a feathered hat, short pants with lacy edges, a cape, and shoes with bows. His clothing has lighter-colored accents including lacy cuffs on his shirt and a sash tied in a large bow on his left hip. Text on the back reads: "Bahl estate."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of a Man in Costume]

Description: Portrait of John Kern Strecker, Jr. in costume, including a hat with plume, broad waist sash, and shoes and socks with bows. Mr. Strecker is posed with his body facing the viewer in front of a curtain painted to depict a forest of trees and shrubs. His right hand is outstretched to present a dark-colored sash.
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of John Kern Strecker, Jr. with a Rapier]

Description: Portrait of John Kern Strecker, Jr. in costume while holding a rapier down by his right side; he has a cape over his shoulder, a feather in his hat and a fluffy collar high up on his neck. He is also wearing a large St. George's Cross around his neck as well as on the cape that is draped over his shoulder. He is posed with his body facing the viewer in front of a curtain painted to depict a forest of trees and shrubs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cast of "Bluebonnet Land" at Gurley School]

Description: Photograph of the cast of Bluebonnet Land, a Musical Pageant of Texas, given in honor of the seventh grade class of Gurley School on May 18, 1937. The children sit in a yard outside. Several of the children wear black face, and a girl in the middle of the back row holds a Texas flag.
Date: May 18, 1937
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Note Offering Play Tickets]

Description: A note reminding the receiver that tickets to see Katharine Cornell in "Barretts of Wimpole Street" are selling rapidly, as well as where to buy them and how much they cost. The picture pasted on top of the note shows a street scene full of people dressed in period clothing, and a horse and carriage.
Date: 1930~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of John Philip Herlin “Harry” Bahl]

Description: Portrait of John Philip Herlin “Harry” Bahl posing as if he is playing a violin in front of a backdrop that has a lacy curtain. He is dressed in a dark-colored costume that includes a feathered hat, short pants with lacy edges, a cape, and shoes with bows. His clothing has lighter-colored accents including lacy cuffs on his shirt and a sash tied in a large bow on his left hip. Handwritten text on the back says, "Josephine Wheatly estate, Waco."
Date: unknown
Creator: Coleman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick]

Description: Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick at 12 years old wearing an elaborate costume and posing dramatically. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mary Louise Hanrick, born June 26, 1908, Waco to Ripley Arnold Hanrick and Mary Louise Prescott." The photo was taken at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco.
Date: 1920
Creator: Boyd Photo
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Show Boat]

Description: Postcard of "Show Boat" with sailors standing on the upper deck and the cast standing on the stage. According to a handwritten note on the back of the postcard, the show was sponsored by Mrs. Clareese Roe.
Date: unknown
Creator: McGregor Studio
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Pageant with Unknown African Americans]

Description: Photograph of a pageant featuring a large group of unidentified African Americans standing and sitting on a stage wearing dresses, suits, and hats in front of a painted backdrop featuring trees; there are other decorations hanging from the top of the stage and an audience is visible in the foreground.
Date: 1920~/1929~
Creator: The Teal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Unknown Women at Cycle Park Theater]

Description: Photograph of two unknown women at the Cycle Park Theater in Dallas, Texas. In the picture they are seen standing next to a statue of a light colored elk that has been placed outdoors. Around the statue other small urns are seen holding various flowers. To the left and right of the photo two separate building structures are visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Floyd Wiley and Classmates]

Description: Photograph of Floyd Wiley and unknown classmates at Austin High School. Within the image Wiley and his classmates are dressed up in costumes and standing on a stage. Behind them is a painted background of an outdoor theme. In the foreground the empty seats of the theater are visible. Handwritten text on back identifies Wiley as the 8th person from the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jordan Co.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hidalgo Street]

Description: Postcard image of Hidalgo Street in Laredo, Texas. Within the image businesses line each side of Hidalgo Street. In the foreground and background automobiles and pedestrians can be seen. Text under the image reads "Hidalgo Street, Royal Opera House in foreground, Laredo, Texas.".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Children in a School Play]

Description: Photograph of a school play in Waco, Texas. Several children stand in costume on a stage decorated with three cardboard cutouts of buildings. At left, near a hut of some sort, is a girl in a plaid dress, another in a black dress and bonnet, a child held by another girl in a white hat, and another girl holding a toddler in her arms, followed by a boy looking out of a window in the hut. All near the hut watch the proceedings with shock and interest. At center is a judge with a wig and gavel, his … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Hubbard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

["Gone for the Wind" Ticket Stubs from the Orpheum Theatre]

Description: Ticket stubs for a Friday night showing of "Gone with the Wind" on February 16, 1940, the second night of its roadshow arrival at the Orpheum Theatre in Waco, Texas. The tickets are for "Mr. Wm. Hutto" in seats Q1-2, center. The tickets, $1.20 each, are pink and include mention of an orchestra.
Date: February 16, 1940
Creator: Orpheum Theatre
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 31.555852 -97.133099
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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