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[Baby Boots]

Description: Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cranston Pottery Jar]

Description: Pottery jar with a wide opening, glazed in a dark brown color, with a lighter or unglazed portion near the base. It is impressed just below the lip with the name "Cranston" and a paper label at the base says, "Cranston Pottery, Denton County, Texas, 1852-1875."
Date: [1852..1875]
Creator: Cranston Pottery
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Description: Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all A… more
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Willis Wedding Shoes]

Description: Pair of ladies' white heeled wedding shoes, which were worn by Sallie Ann Parker when she married Thomas Middlebrook Willis at the First Presbyterian Church of Abilene, Texas on June 16, 1886.
Date: 1886~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Report Card for Edith Wilson]

Description: Report card for Edith Wilson for the 1901-1902 school year. It shows marks in deportment, attendance, punctuality, application, neatness, general history, geometry, physics, Latin, English composition, literture, and literary work.
Date: 1901/1902
Creator: Roachdale High School
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Academy Plaque]

Description: Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date: 1920%
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Marine Corps Identifcation Card of George W. Stone]

Description: ID card of George W. Stone, USMC, including his photograph, birthday, hair color, eye color, signature, and the signature of his validating officer.
Date: 1926~
Creator: United States Marine Corps
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

[1928 Nicaraguan Liberal Party Campaign Ribbon]

Description: A campaign ribbon from the 1928 Nicaraguan general election, featuring an image of Liberal Party presidential candidate José María Moncada and vice-presidential candidate Enoc Aguado Farfán.
Date: 1928
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

[Texas Flag]

Description: Souvenir Texas state flag made of fabric with gold fringe trim, attached to a decorative plastic post that has long gold tassels. This flag was won by Doris Rae Levy for submitting the best scrapbook in her schoolroom to a Texas centennial contest.
Date: 1936
Partner: Fort Worth Jewish Archives

[Newspaper Satchel]

Description: Rectangular burlap bag with a handle printed across the front with "Waco News-Tribune Times Herald." Several folded miniature newspapers in plastic covers are arranged inside the satchel.
Date: 1950/1960~
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Avenue Image on Plate]

Description: White china plate with a blue image printed in the center of a main street lined with buildings, labeled "Austin Avenue and City Hall, Waco, Texas." The outer edge of the plate has decorative scallops edged in blue and there are images of colored flowers around the center image: blue flowers at the top, left, purple flowers at the lower left, and yellow flowers at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
Location: 31.555952 -97.132757
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Blue Jug #467]

Description: Sky-blue pottery jug that has a long neck and elongated handle, with a cork sealing the top. There is also a small hole above the handle possibly to help liquid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 467."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Chris's Cafe Sugar Bowl]

Description: Metal sugar bowl with handles on either side and a hinged lid, engraved with "Chris's" on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: Benedict Indestructo
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Homespun Cloth]

Description: Oval piece of plain, homespun cloth made during the Civil War, mounted in a wooden frame.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Marlin Oil Company Gin Tag]

Description: Tag for Marlin Gin from the Marlin Oil Company in Marlin, Texas, addressed to "exporters and traders".
Date: unknown
Creator: Marlin Oil Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Metal Coin Bank]

Description: Personal bank made of metal with a speckled green exterior and a plate on the front that says "Central National Bank, Waco, Texas." The front part is sloped and has four coin slots of difference sizes labeled (left-right): 25¢, Conscience Fund, 5¢, 10¢ Daily. There are panes below the slots; the left one is blank, but the right slots display the numbers "2" and "5." There is a lock on the bottom where the coins can be removed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Miniature Stein]

Description: Miniature ceramic drinking stein in an orange marbled pattern, with a hinged, connected metal lid. A small tag attached to the stein says, "German Exhibit Cotton Palace Waco 1912."
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Cotton Palace
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses]

Description: Pair of opera glasses made of gilt metal with decorative embellishments and inlaid with mother-of-pearl around the barrels of the lenses and around two parts of the foldable handle.
Date: unknown
Creator: J. Levinski Co.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rectangular Plate with Auditorium Image]

Description: Small rectangular ashtray or shallow plate with a colored illustration of a large building on the inside, labeled "Auditorium, Waco, Texas." The building appears to be Spanish-style architecture with square towers and red-tile roofs, as well as a large arched roof behind; flags are flying from various towers. The dish also has a decorative, scalloped edging that is white with some gilding.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Silver Creamer]

Description: Metal creamer with a large handle on the right side and a spout on the left, with a raised hotel logo on the front. The logo has a shield with a star which is surrounded by the six flags of Texas. Stamped on bottom: "[...] Reed & Barton, Silver Soldered, 3501B, 4 oz, The Rice."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[State House Coffee Pot]

Description: Metal coffee pot with a large handle at right, spout at left, and a hinged lid with a knob at the top. The text "State House" is engraved in cursive across the front. Stamped on bottom: "Quadruple Plate, New York. 1854. 1 Pt."
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[White Jug #1176]

Description: Mottled white pottery jug that has a medium-long neck and an elongated handle. At the top of the handle is a opening probably to help fluid flow better. Blue lettering stamped on the side says, "Hicks Rubber Co., Inc. Waco, Texas 1176."
Date: unknown
Creator: Hicks Rubber Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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