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[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

[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]

Description: Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date: May 25, 1891
Creator: Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
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

[Portrait of Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp]

Description: Portrait of Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved dress with intricate thread work on the collar and kerchief. A hand-written note on the back reads, "Crystal Daniel Wetenkamp, 10 years, Jan. 21 - 94."
Date: February 21, 1894
Creator: Roberts
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Weisman]

Description: Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date: July 4, 1894
Creator: Bruce & Corti
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Anna Oliver]

Description: Portrait of Anna Oliver, seated on a patterned chair, wearing a white dress with lace detailing around the collar and hemline. A hand written note on the back reads, "Anna Oliver, born 1894, father B. W. Oliver, Waco, TX."
Date: 1895
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Pendleton King]

Description: Full-length photograph of Pendleton King, dressed in a sailor suit. The boy is standing behind a fence with a stone façade and a wooden gate. A hand written note on the back reads, "Pendleton King: Age 7 years, 1897.”
Date: 1897
Creator: Lindsey's Art Parlors
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
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