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[Postcard of Baptist Church in Eddy, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a Baptist church in Eddy, Texas. It is a one-story brick building with decorative edging across the roofline.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Waco Cowboys in Front of American Flag]

Description: Postcard of two men dressed with cowboy hats, bandanas, holsters, and long furry chaps standing next to each other. They pose together in front of a large American flag that may have 35 stars.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Waco Cowboys In Front of Window]

Description: Postcard of two men dressed with cowboy hats, bandanas, holsters with guns, and long furry chaps next to each other. They pose together in front of an ornamented window.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Katie Lou's Daughter]

Description: Postcard of Katie Lou's infant daughter strapped in a stroller with a white gown and bonnet. She faces the camera.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heilmann Studio
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Karem Temple Railroad Car]

Description: Postcard of a railroad car owned by the Karem Temple, a freemason association in Waco, Texas. A picture of camels in the desert is depicted on the center of the railroad car, with a pair of crossed flags to the left of it and a Freemason fez at right. Other illustrations are at the very left and very right of the car.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Koos Woman #1]

Description: Postcard of an unidentified female from the Koos family posing for a portrait, depicted from the knee up. She wears a dress with a prominent black lapel and black sleeves, holding her hands behind her back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heilmann Studio
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Lovers Leap in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard of Lovers Leap in Waco, Texas. The rocks of Lovers Leap overlook the Brazos River below that flows between two areas of dense trees.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Soldiers at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a group of 18 soldiers in training uniforms posing in two rows, 8 sitting and 10 standing, in front of a building with open doors; two men standing in the middle of the second row are wearing hats and appear to be superiors.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Unknown Child]

Description: Postcard of a portrait of a small child wearing a light-colored gown and bonnet standing on a chair in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stauts
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Cameron Park]

Description: Postcard of Cameron Park located in Waco, Texas. The entrance to the park is marked by two stone structures that have a road running between them. In the background flat land areas of the park are visible as well as dense areas of trees. The limestone blocks were from a former McLennan County Courthouse.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Scandinavian M. E. Church]

Description: Postcard of the Scandinavian Methodist Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas. The church is a light color building that has dark color trim and multiple stained glass windows. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ellen Anderson of Hutto, Texas.
Date: May 20, 1911
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Lake Waco]

Description: Postcard of Lake Waco located in Waco, Texas. In the foreground is a road that curves to the right around a hill. In the background is the lake with surrounding land areas. The road was old Highway 6, now North Valley Mills Drive/Lake Shore Drive.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Man Standing Next to a Tree]

Description: Postcard of a man wearing a bowler style hat standing next to a tree. Handwritten text on the front reads "view at the Heard Farm. Waco, Texas Sunday - May - 17 - '08". The postcard is from Thomas B. Martin and addressed to Mr. George D. Bowers.
Date: May 17, 1908
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Child on a Horse]

Description: Postcard of a child on the back of a horse. The child is wearing light color clothing with a straw hat that has a ribbon on it. In the background is the porch area of a home.
Date: unknown
Creator: Edrington, S. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Unknown African American Girl]

Description: Postcard of a portrait of an unidentified young African American woman wearing a polkadot dress posing in front of a neutral background.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall, C. F.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Artillery at Mounted Drill, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of artillery at a mounted drill exercise at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Artillery batteries on wheels are pulled by horses mounted by soldiers, riding on a plain dirt field and picking up dust behind them. Other cavalry riders follow.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company B Football Team, 127th Infantry Regiment]

Description: Postcard of a football team from the 127th Infantry Regiment, Company B. They mostly wear light-colored striped shirts, standing in two rows. A man at center, along the bottom row, holds a ball; a goalie with a dark shirt is seated at second from right with a helmet. One of the seated men, first from left, holds a white dog. The men stand in front of the encampments at Camp MacArthur.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Company Street, Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of a company street at Camp MacArthur, with encampments alongside a dirt road. Two buildings are specified in pen: a bath house, a low rectangular building at center left, and a space between two camps at right, which shows where the stove is.
Date: 1918-03-15/1918-10-20
Creator: Mann, Fred
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Suspension Bridge During a Brazos River Flood]

Description: Postcard depicting a flood on the Brazos River, with the Waco Suspension Bridge in the background. The floodwaters nearly reach the bridge's deck and lap onto its side. Multiple buildings are visible on the left side of the river.
Date: 1913
Creator: McCall
Location: 31.561204 -97.127150
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
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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