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[McDaniel Home, Abilene]

Description: Photograph of the first home of Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel in Abilene, Texas. This Victorian-era home, located at 774 Butternut, was built with lumber from the lumberyard of Robert Henry Parker, Lavinia Parker's father. The house has two stories, though the front is obscured by tall bushes and trees. A dormer emerges from the central hip roof which forms two gable ends in the front and one on each side of the house (one visible, at left). The house has two chimneys, and is b… more
Date: 1898
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Pattie Markham Sleeper, Isadore Elizabeth Causey Sleeper, Clorinda Sleeper Morgan, Mary Athalie Douthier Stribling and Mrs. Stribling Portrait]

Description: Portrait of Pattie Markham Sleeper, Isadore Elizabeth Causey Sleeper, Clorinda Sleeper Morgan (front row, left to right), Mary Athalie Douthier Stribling and Mrs. Stribling (back row, left to right) posing on the porch of the Fabius Hoyt Sleeper home on Austin Avenue in Waco; all five women are wearing dark dresses with high collars and Isadore (center) is holding a vase of flowers.
Date: 1890/1905
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Charles Wade Howell and Carrie Will Howell]

Description: Photograph of brother and sister, Charles "Charlie" Wade Howell and Carrie Will Howell. Carrie Will Howell sits in a chair with her hands in her lap. She was born July 8, 1889. She is wearing a white dress. Charlie Howell stands with one hand on the back of the chair, and the other on his hip. He stands on a fur rug. He has a plaid bow at his neck.
Date: 1892~
Creator: Jungermann, E.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of John and Lillian Langdon]

Description: Full-length portrait of John and Lillian Langdon. Lillian Langdon, sitting, wears a light-colored checkered dress with a matching jacket and a pearl necklace. John Landon, standing to the right of his sister, wears a dark jacket and knee-length shorts with dark tights and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "John Langdon & sister Lillian (Lillie). He was born 1887, about 4 yrs. old here, I suppose."
Date: 1891
Creator: Whittaker & Kennedy
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Katie E. Logan and Family]

Description: Portrait of Katie E. Logan and her family of three. It is unclear as to which woman is Katie E. Logan - the woman standing up or the woman sitting down. In addition to the women, two men are in the photograph, who in correspondence to the women both stand and sit. A written note on the back reads, "Katie E. Logan and Family, March 1, 1893."
Date: March 1, 1893
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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