[Waco Church Cornerstone]

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Photograph of Waco's Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South marble cornerstone, taken from the corner so that the whole stone is visible where it is set within an orange-brick wall. Text is inscribed within raised, pointed-arch shapes on both faces, including the date of the original building and an inscription.

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1 photograph : digital, col. ; 3867 x 2723 px.

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Willis, T. Bradford January 15, 2021.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: T. B. Willis Collection and was provided by the Private Collection of T. B. Willis to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 154 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Private Collection of T. B. Willis consists of photographs of World War I Camp MacArthur, photographs of historic buildings across Texas, a collection of African-American photographs, and additional photograph albums which include those of his family who settled in Texas during the 19th century.

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Photograph of Waco's Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South marble cornerstone, taken from the corner so that the whole stone is visible where it is set within an orange-brick wall. Text is inscribed within raised, pointed-arch shapes on both faces, including the date of the original building and an inscription.

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1 photograph : digital, col. ; 3867 x 2723 px.

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Additional historical context: Original cornerstone for the 1876 edifice of the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South (later renamed the First Methodist Church of Waco). When the 1876 church structure was razed in the 1960s, this 1876 marble cornerstone was placed in a wall of the narthex of the First Methodist Church, 4901 Cobbs. Dr., Waco, 76710.

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Materials from the private collection of T. B. Willis, including historical photographs, albums, documents, and items from the Willis family and extended relatives who settled in Waco in the 19th century.

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  • January 15, 2021

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  • July 7, 2021, 9:39 p.m.

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  • Dec. 28, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

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Willis, T. Bradford. [Waco Church Cornerstone], photograph, January 15, 2021; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1352831/: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Private Collection of T. B. Willis.

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