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[Portrait of an Unknown Woman with a Purse and a Hat]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman in a corseted dark-colored dress. She stands near a fence-like pile of wooden sticks and branches, holding a purse on the sticks with a hat hung apart on a branch to her left. The woman stands on a patch of grass in front of a painted forest background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Clemens, W. S.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Edward Von Blon]

Description: Photograph of Edward Von Blon (1860–1912), sitting on a rustic chair composed of large sticks and branches while wearing a dark-colored coat. He sits distantly from the photographer in front of a painted background. Von Blon was related to the Von Blon family of Waco, Texas.
Date: 188X
Creator: Howe, E. N.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Professor J. H. Shorter]

Description: Photograph of Professor J. H. Shorter, an African-American man, posing for a portrait in a suit and tie. Handwritten text on the back of the photo reads "Profs J. H. Shorter, My Best Friend." The photo is from the estate of B. T. Wilson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Biddle
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur Mess Line]

Description: Postcard of soldiers standing in line outside of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard says, "Dear Sister, An idea of how we look when ready for the big eats. No wonder a fellow gets an appetite trying to get in the front of that line. About all you see is half, the rest are inside. Love to all, Jim."
Date: [1917-10-20,1918-02-15]
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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