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[Waco Huaco Club]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Huaco Club, a large three-story building with rows of windows on the second and third stories, a staircase leading up to the second floor and a covered driveway on the right, with a a lawn in the foreground and blue sky with clouds in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Huaco Club, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Inland Cotton Market]

Description: Postcard image of an inland cotton market in Waco, Texas. Text on the image reads "Waco, the Largest Inland Cotton Market in Texas". Visible is rows of cotton bales covered by fabric. In the background other buildings are seen including the First Presbyterian Church in the center.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildi… more
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Masonic Temple]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a Masonic Temple in Waco with several people and cars standing on the street in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple of the Waco Masons and the K. P. Hall, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Steam Laundry]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco Steam Laundry building, a large red brick building with a green roof with three crow statues on top of the cupola, and a row of horse-drawn carriages. Over the entrances is "Waco Steam Laundry, Crow Bros." Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco Steam Laundry, Waco, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Suspension Bridge]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a suspension bridge over the Brazos River and the toll house covered in ivy (right) in Waco; in the foreground there is grass, bushes, and trees and there are two people sitting in the background on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Suspension Bridge, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: March 19, 1909
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Twine Mill Employee Photo]

Description: Group portrait of 52 people posing outside a building, identified by text in the lower-right corner as "Employee Group, Waco Twine Mill." They are posing in three rows, with the group in front seated on the ground, the middle row seated on a bench or chairs, and the back row standing along the wall of the building. The wall behind them is made of brick, with climbing vines, and there are several large, multi-paned windows interspersed along the wall.
Date: May 7, 1940
Creator: Waco Twine Mill
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Water Filtering Plant]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a water filtering plant, which consists of three red brick buildings, a water tower, and a smoke stack, with a horse-drawn carriage on the driveway in the foreground and trees and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco's New $300,000 Filtering Plant, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 5, 1917
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Woollen Mills]

Description: Postcard image of the Waco Woollen Mills in Waco, Texas. In the image the large mill is made up of multiple buildings and smaller structures. Two smoke stacks are shown on one of the buildings in the right side of the image. The mill is surrounded by trees on all sides and in the right corner a freight train is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mrs. J. A Miller.
Date: 1911
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco YMCA]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Waco YMCA, a large yellow brick building, with a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Y.M.C.A. Building, Waco, Texas." There is a brief handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1910
Creator: Souvenir Post Card Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Watermelon Field]

Description: Postcard image of a watermelon field in Big Springs, Texas. In the image workers are in the field checking the watermelons and one worker is visible carrying watermelons in his arms. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mrs. Annie E. Copeland from Ovalo, Texas.
Date: 1912
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wedding Portrait of an Unknown Couple]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified couple dressed in wedding clothes and posing for a portrait. The bride (left) wears a an ankle-length dress with a matching veil and holds a bouquet. The groom (right) wears a dark-colored suit with a boutonniere. Handwritten text identifies the subjects as "Uncle Ed & Aunt Louise"
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wedding Portrait of Couple]

Description: Wedding portrait of a man wearing a suit and bow tie and a woman wearing a white dress, standing on either side of an artificial rock with a painted backdrop behind them. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mama & Dady's wedding picture. Kiker album."
Date: unknown
Creator: Praytor, W. B.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wedding Portrait of the Murches]

Description: Photograph of Mr. Julius Murch and Mrs. Emilie Murch posing together for a portrait in their wedding clothes. The bride sits on the arm of a wicker chair with her hand in the groom's and wears an intricate headdress and veil with her dress. The groom sits in the wicker chair in a suit and a boutonniere.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey & Braunig
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wedemeyer Academy in Temple]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Wedemeyer Academy, a two-story red brick building with large windows, three chimneys, and four columns surrounding a porch; several men are standing on the lawn and on the porch, and an automobile is parked in the driveway in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Wedemeyer Academy, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

West Jr. High School Band

Description: Photograph of the West Jr. High School Band wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. They sit in folding chairs on an indoor basketball court/auditorium. There is a curtained stage behind them. The band director, A. J. Bouck, poses with the students.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Hubbard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[White Jug #1176]

Description: Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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