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[Carnegie Library in Temple]

Description: Postcard of the Carnegie Library, a yellow and white brick building with a dome and two columns in front of the entrance, with several trees in the foreground and other trees and buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Carnegie Library, Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carnegie Library Interior]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the interior of the Carnegie Library, featuring a round room with a white stone statue in the center and four smaller statues in recesses along the walls and two sets of stairs on the left and right side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Interior Carnegie Library, Temple, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carnegie Public Library]

Description: Postcard image of the Carnegie Public Library in Corsicana, Texas. In the image the large white colored library can be with rounded windows, decorative roof, and white columns on either side of the entrance. In front of the church a small boy is leaning with his bike up against a tree. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Miss Merle Cook.
Date: 1912
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University]

Description: Postcard image of the Carroll Science Hall at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Various students are pictured to be walking on the outside lawn of the building. Behind the building a landscape of trees and the sky is pictured. Handwritten text on the back addresses the postcard to Mrs. W. H. Phillips.
Date: 1906
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Castle on Austin Ave]

Description: Photograph of The Castle on Austin Ave in Waco, Texas. The structure was built by Alfred Abeel. Within the image there is a stone fence with iron gates surrounding the small castle. In the background the castle is visible with trees blocking the view of the front steps and entrance. To the side a stone covered driveway is also visible. A greenhouse is partially visible on the right.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cemetery in Brenham]

Description: Photograph of a cemetery near Brenham, Texas, with a grave in the foreground covered in flowers and several gravestones and trees in the background.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Winkelmann, Friedrich Christian, Sr.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cemetery in Temple]

Description: Postcard of a collage of four photographs of a cemetery in Temple, Texas, featuring a house and a statue on a grave (upper left), several rows of graves and trees (upper right), a mausoleum surrounded by trees and bushes (bottom left), and a statue on a grave and rows of trees (bottom right). Printed on the front of the postcard: "Cemetery, Temple, Tex."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Central Christian Church in Houston, Texas. Text on the front reads "Central Christian Church, Bell and Main Sts., Houston, Texas. The image of the church shows the large light colored church with two columns in the front and decorative molding around the top portion of the building. At the top of the church facade is the date 1907.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Tx]

Description: Postcard image of Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Texas. The tan colored church is built with stained glass windows on the front side where white columns are also visible. The church steeples are colored green as well as the church domed center. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Ruth Cooper of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1909
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central High School in Waco]

Description: Postcard of Waco Central High School, a large, two-story brick building with three rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Waco, Texas. High School." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard: "Mrs. R. B. H. Our new address is 1418 S. 7th St. Waco. Think you would write. Don't seem like the same old town without you." There is also a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: October 7, 1907
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Presbyterian Church]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Dallas Central Presbyterian Church, a large stone building with several towers, stained glass windows, and a red roof, on a street corner with trees on the left and houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Central Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Description: Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis for 25 years of membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It reads: "Twenty-Five Years of Continuous Membership. This Certifies that Hester Beck Willis #012499 is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, having been admitted to membership on January 11, 1984. In Witness Whereof the President General and Senior Members Committee Chair subscribe their names and have caused the seal of the Association to be hereunto affixed at Killee… more
Date: May 16, 2009
Creator: Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Description: Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis upon her entry into the Daughters of the American Revolution. It reads: "This certifies that Hester Mae Beck is a regularly approved member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Henry Downs Chapter, having been admitted by the National Board of Management by virtue of her descent from Daniel Allen who with unfailing loyalty rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as Private during the Revolution… more
Date: February 1, 1950
Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate for Membership to the Sons of the Republic of Texas]

Description: Certificate acknowledging that Dr. Todd Bradford Willis is in good standing within the Sons of the Republic of Texas and signed by two officials of the organization. It includes a color illustration of the Texas flag near the top, black-and-white illustrations of The Alamo (left) and Goliad - La Bahia (right), and an illustration in red of the monument at San Jacinto at the bottom of the page, behind the text.
Date: April 30, 1982
Creator: Sons of the Republic of Texas
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate Presented to Clara Evans Willis]

Description: Certificate awarded to Clara Evans Willis for her work with the USO during World War II. It reads: "In Recognition of Meritorious Service in USO War Work, this certificate is presented to Mrs. J. T. Willis. February 5, 1946." It is signed by the chairman and the president of the United Services Organization.
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: United Services Organization
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate Presented to John T. Willis, Sr.]

Description: Certificate given to John T. Willis, Sr. declaring that he has been a Master Mason for over fifty years. It reads: "To all Freemasons dispersed on the face of the Globe: This is to certify that our well-beloved Brother John Todd Willis has been a Master Mason for more than Fifty Years. As a visible token of their fraternal love and grateful appreciation, this certificate is presented to him by his brethren, the Masons of Texas, with the fervent hope that his years of service to the Craft will c… more
Date: March 4, 1968
Creator: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Charles A. Eichelberger and Class]

Description: Photograph of Charles A. Eichelberger and his class at the Columbus Ave. School in Waco, Texas. Handwritten text identifies Eichelberger as being the 1st student on the first row, from left to right. Within the image there is 3 rows of students with their teacher standing to the left of the photo. The photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger - Harrison estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall, C. F.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Charles A. Eichelberger and Classmates]

Description: Photograph of Charles A. Eichelberger and his unknown classmates. Eichelberger is pictured at the right end of the first row and identified by handwritten text on front. The class photo is taken on the steps of a building with the front doors in the background. The photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger - Harrison estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Charlie Gray Posing With a Chair]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Gray posing for a portrait next to a cushioned chair with a wooden frame. He wears a light-colored cardigan with a large collar along with dark-colored boots and pants. He rests his right arm on the back of the chair. Text on the back of the card reads "For Uncle Logan."
Date: unknown
Creator: Ansley & Tinkle
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Chi Delta Mu Fraternity Members]

Description: Photograph of five J. Bethel Bell, Jos. D. Atkinson, Will H. Wethers, E. W. Washington, and W.B. Green, officers of the Chi Delta Mu fraternity, with chaplain Walter Scott posing in front of (possibly the fraternity house) a brick building with two white pillars, at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. Attached is a typewritten caption listing the men's names and offices and the names of the fraternity and university.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Children Riding a Deer-Drawn Wagon]

Description: Postcard featuring a photograph of two children, Hoyt and Burnetta L. Murphree, sitting in a small wagon that has a deer harnessed to it. According to handwritten information on the back, they are the children of Lena Beck Murphree.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[China Cup]

Description: Photograph of a china cup that belonged to Anthony Garnett Smith, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth M. Smith in the 1840's. The cup was part of their wedding china. The cup was later given to their daughter, Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell of Hill County and McLennan County.
Date: 1848
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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