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[Postcard of V.M. Townley]

Postcard of V.M. Townley, a girl in a white dress with a large bow in her hair, sitting on a rocking chair outdoors with a small cat on her lap.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Postcard of Waco during a flood of the Brazos River. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Kate Dean in Claremont, New Hampshire and says "This picture does not half tell the tale of East Waco's terrible flood. The Brazos is a terrible river. With love, C.F.D."

Date: May 28, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Waco Natatorium Pool]

Postcard of an indoor pool with people in and around the water. A typed caption says "Natatorium Pool, one of the largest and best in the South, Waco, Texas." Another note on the back of the photo says, "This is certainly a swell place to go in bathing as Waco has no beach. Tuesdays and Thursday nights are for Ladies and Escorts and you can take a girl and go there and have the best time of your life."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Women on Sidewalk]

Postcard of two women wearing dresses and walking together on a sidewalk lined with shops on Austin Avenue.

Date: unknown

Creator: Charlesworth, George

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Program for Second Anniversary Ball of Waco Central Labor Council]

Program for the Second Anniversary Ball of Waco Central Labor Council, a horseshoe and yellow flowers decorating the cover. Inside is a list of dances in order, and committee members are noted on the back cover.

Date: April 11, 1898

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from McLendon Hardware Co.]

Receipt from McLendon Hardware Company in Waco, Texas, for the sale of goods to Rush Gardner & Bartlett Company in Marlin, Texas.

Date: June 28, 1928

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc.]

Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc. Furniture and Carpets for the sale of goods to E.W. Whitfield.

Date: March 1, 1940

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills]

Receipt for goods purchased by S.M. Roy & Co. in Hennings, Tennessee from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills in Waco, Texas.

Date: April 10, 1900

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Receipt from Willis & Willis Physicians and Surgeons]

Receipt from Willis & Willis physicians and surgeons for the medical services of a man whose name is illegible. The medical practice was owned by Dr. James Madison Willis and his son, Dr. Joe Selman Willis.

Date: October 20, 1874

Creator: Willis, James Madison

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas Cotton Palace Men's Ticket]

Men's ticket to the Texas Cotton Palace Exposition International in Waco, Texas. The ticket is for Mr. W. N. Orand, Jr. and is valid from October 20, 1923 until November 4, 1923. Text on the back of the ticket details several conditions.

Date: [1923-10-20..1923-11-04]

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Thank You Note from Directors of Waco Cotton Palace Pageant, Inc.]

Note with text that says "The Directors of Waco Cotton Palace Pageant, Inc. wish to express their sincere appreciation to you for contributing to the success of The Waco Cotton Palace Pageant."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Ticket for Waco Suspension Bridge]

Small red ticket with the text: "Return Ticket. Waco Suspension Bridge."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Tintype Portrait of Grandpa Purviance]

Tintype portrait of a man with a long, dark beard. A handwritten note on the back of the portrait says "Grandpa Purviance, Leon's grandparents."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Bridge Company Pass]

Pass for Waco Bridge Company, with several blank areas that have not been filled out. Text on the pass says that it is valid until December 31st, 18uu. The passes were used on the Waco Suspension Bridge over the Brazos River.

Date: [..18uu-12-31]

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Female College Letterhead]

Letterhead from Waco Female College with notes about various expenses including tuition, stamps, and paper. A note at the top of the paper indicates that it is for Miss Ovie Searcy.

Date: May 23, 1891

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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[Postcard of V.M. Townley]

[Postcard of Waco Flood]

[Postcard of Waco Natatorium Pool]

[Postcard of Women on Sidewalk]

[Program for Second Anniversary Ball of Waco Central Labor Council]

[Receipt from McLendon Hardware Co.]

[Receipt from R.T. Dennis & Co. Inc.]

[Receipt from Slayden-Kirksey Woolen Mills]

[Receipt from Willis & Willis Physicians and Surgeons]

[Texas Cotton Palace Men's Ticket]

[Thank You Note from Directors of Waco Cotton Palace Pageant, Inc.]

[Ticket for Waco Suspension Bridge]

[Tintype Portrait of Grandpa Purviance]

[Waco Bridge Company Pass]

[Waco Female College Letterhead]