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Austin Trade Excursion

Description: Photograph of people gathered at a railroad depot in Bruceville, Texas. A handwritten note on the foot of the image says, "Austin Trade Excursion."
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Austin Trade Excursion, Bruceville

Description: Photograph of the Austin Trade Excursion in Bruceville. Uniformed men are seen boarding a train. Others, including women and children, crowd around the train.
Date: unknown
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Camp MacArthur Clothing Repair Shop

Description: A glass slide of a clothing repair building at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: State National Bank
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Christmas and New Year's Card

Description: A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's card and calendar for 1942.
Date: 1942
Creator: The Owl Co. Kodaks
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Collage Remembering John Philip Herlin Bahl (Harry)]

Description: Collage of different items remembering John Philip Herlin Bahl (Harry) and his wife Mary Florence Bahl (Mayme). The portrait in the top right corner shows Harry sitting in a suit and a tie, to the right is an obituary clipping from the newspaper when he passed away, the cards at the bottom are ones in remembrance of Harry and Mary.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Group Photograph of Men and Women in front of the Waco Public Library]

Description: Photograph of the Men's Bible Class from the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas; according to the picture this was taken on Gage Memorial Sunday / Easter Sunday 1923. Most of the people in the group are men though there are some women mixed in throughout the crowd. The Waco Public Library is directly behind the group in the photograph. The side of the First Presbyterian Church is seen at a distance.
Date: April 1923
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Holiday Card with a Photo of Mary Elizabeth Bahl]

Description: Photograph of Mary Elizabeth Bahl (Mary Betty) as a baby, mounted on a holiday card with text that reads: "Hearty Christmas Greetings and all best wishes for the New Year."
Date: 1921?
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Husband and Wife Portrait]

Description: Portrait of a husband and wife after getting married; the woman is wearing her wedding dress and sitting on a wicker chair covered in a large scarf, the husband is standing to her left and wearing his nice suit.
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane Photography
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Letter by Katharine Wheatly and Photograph of Her by a House]

Description: Photograph of a two-story home with a white picket fence surrounding it; Katharine Wheatly is sitting on the gate post on the right with grandmother Katharine Hessdoerfer Bahl. The letter attached to the photo describes the house in the photo, and those who lived in it: "rented by Elmer Holcomb Wheatly until our present home was built."
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheatly, Katharine
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Photo Album from Itschner Estate]

Description: Photo album from the Itschner estate, containing photos of military scenes in France as well as Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Line of Planes at Waco, Texas]

Description: Photograph of Ships, and O-2H planes lined up together in a field at Waco, Texas. There is also a group of men standing and talking to each other out in front of the planes.
Date: unknown
Partner: George Everill Pierce Family Photographs

[Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of Austin Avenue Methodist Church on the corner of 12th Street and Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. The church was built from 1901 to 1902. William A. Cann of St. Louis was the architect. The structure was later sold to the congregation of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Cann, William A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Austin Avenue Parade]

Description: Photograph of a parade on Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, with a line of people riding horses in the middle of the street and crowds of people and buildings lining the street. The Waco City Hall is in the distance.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve, F. A.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Butchers Union Members]

Description: Photograph of a group of men wearing white shirts, pants, and hats with dark ties and ribbons on their shirts. The men are standing outside of the Texas Cotton Palace with a banner that says "Butchers Union, Local 472, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall, C. F.
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 Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

Description: Photograph of a hospital ward with rows of beds on either side of the long building, and soldiers, some in uniforms and others in gowns, in the middle of the room. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Observation Ward, Camp McArthur."
Date: February 1918
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Carriage House]

Description: Photograph of a carriage house with a red tile roof and a tower. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "The Castle built by Alfred Abeel (1836-1922), Waco. Carriage house with its tower."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Christmas Tree]

Description: Photograph of a large tree under an arch surrounded with a white rail, with four wreaths lining the rail of the altar. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Torreson Tree, First English Lutheran Church."
Date: 1916
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 Elmer and Josephine Wheatly's House in Waco, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the home belonging to Elmer and Josephine Wheatly in Waco, Texas; the home has three large windows on the upper level above the front door. There are two large trees growing on the left side of the house and piles of objects laying on the porch around the front door to the home.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.553946 -97.157657
Partner: Private Collection of Margay Welch

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Home]

Description: Photograph of a house framed with trees on either size, with snow covering the ground, trees, and roof. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Wheatly Home." The house is located at 2117 Ethel Avenue, Waco, TX.
Date: unknown
Location: 31.553897 -97.157714
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Fannie Mary Stauts]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a white blouse, dark skirt, and dark hat, sitting on a small tricycle in a yard. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Senior Day, Waco High School, Fannie Mary Stauts."
Date: April 1, 1923
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Fannie Mary Stauts in Graduation Regalia]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a graduation cap and gown and holding a rolled diploma in her hands, standing outside of a house covered with ivy. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Fannie Mary Stauts, Aug. 1926, Day of graduation from Baylor U. B.A. Degree."
Date: August 1926
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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