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[Entrance to Sam Houston Park]

Description: Postcard image of an entrance to the Sam Houston park in Houston, Texas. The entrance is marked by a large structure with signs attached reading "for whites only..", and "dogs positively prohibited". Within the park various plants, and other structures are visible. Outside the entrance three small boys are pictured around a tricycle. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Vivian Aunspaugh of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Evans Family Photo on Porch Steps]

Description: Photograph of George Washington and Lucy Evans posing for a family picture with 21 other family members on the steps of a porch. The couple stand on the porch, surrounded by the rest of the adults. The children sit lined up on the lowest step with a dog.
Date: December 25, 1919
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Evans Family Relaxing Outdoors]

Description: Photograph of Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans surrounded by her granddaughters, Elizabeth, Frances, and Ruth Evans, who are all of similar age. They are seated in the grass with toy dolls, just outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Description: Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Field at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of several groups of men standing in a large field with barracks, trees, and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sec. F. Camp Mac Arthur. Waco Texas. © F Mann 10-11-17." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: 1917~
Creator: Mann, Fred & Gillespie, L. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[First Baptist Church]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of First Baptist Church, a stone building with two towers and a red roof, on a street corner lined with trees with houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Baptist Church, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the post card and a handwritten note on the front that reads: "Tell Mr Brown it sure is work here I thought he worked me hard but that was play. M. S. R."
Date: December 12, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Five Men in Bathing Suits]

Description: Photograph of five men in bathing suits sitting on top of a beam over a roaring river. They all look down. One sits off to the side on the left. The second from the right is labeled "Paul".
Date: 1915
Creator: Wiseman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Flood Damage in East Waco]

Description: Postcard of a flood and damage on Elm Street in East Waco. The floodwater appears to be knee-high, and houses are upturned and pushed aside, with fences felled, power lines tipping, and debris floating in the water. A carriage pulled by a horse pulls a handful of people eastwards, towards the photographer. Numerous intact buildings are behind the damaged structures, and in the far background, the silhouette of the ALICO building is visible.
Date: 1913
Creator: McCall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Four Men in a Hot Air Balloon]

Description: Photograph of four men standing in between two painted pictures that make it appear as though they are standing in a hot air balloon. Three of them wear flat caps, while the third, who is labeled Paul, wears a straw hat. A sign on the hot air balloon painting reads "Above Them All In Hico."
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Fourth Street, Waco]

Description: Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date: 1917-10-11~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[French Officers at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of French military officers outside tents in Camp MacArthur, Waco. At center, with a white hat, is a French major; he is surrounded by two captains. The captains are flanked on either side by lieutenants, and the remaining officers are sergeants.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Funeral Notice for Andrew Wall]

Description: Decorated remembrance card for Andrew Wall, including an oval, head-shot portrait in the center. There are decorative designs around the image including doves holding a banner at the top, flowers, and feathers along either side; printed text lists his name, birth/death dates and age at the top and a poem at the bottom labeled "Gone But Not Forgotten."
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Girl With a Muff]

Description: Photograph of a little girl standing on the porch of a house, dressed for warm weather. She wears a fur-lined coat, a bonnet, and a muff, also lined with fur. A house can be seen in the background.
Date: 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Hastings Family]

Description: Photograph of the Hastings family from Bosque County, Texas. Mr. Thomas Newman Hastings holds a baby boy, Homer. His wife, Martha Helen Hansen Hastings, stands to the right. In front of her stands Rosie Lee Hastings, who has ribbons in her braided hair. Her hand rests on the arm of the chair her father sits in.
Date: 1911~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]

Description: Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date: June 25, 1917
Creator: Sholin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Herman Stricklin and Friend]

Description: Photograph of Herman Stricklin and a friend during World War I. Stricklin sits on the ground, and his friend sits on his shoulders. Stricklin's hat is placed to the left. Bushes or trees can be seen in the background. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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