Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 21 Matching Results

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[Attendees of a Principals' Conference in Fort Worth]

Photograph of attendees of a Principals' Conference at I. M. Terrell High School in Fort Worth, Texas. Dozens of men and women are gathered at the front steps of the building.

Date: [1956-10-24..1956-10-26]

Creator: Littlejohn Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.749283 -97.314609

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

Scrapbook documenting the history of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church including newspaper clippings, photos, letters, event programs, and other items.

Date: 1950~/2022~

Item Type: Book

Location: 31.550064 -97.138767

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis upon her entry into the Daughters of the American Revolution. It reads: "This certifies that Hester Mae Beck is a regularly approved member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Henry Downs Chapter, having been admitted by the National Board of Management by virtue of her descent from Daniel Allen who with unfailing loyalty rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as Private during the Revolution… more

Date: February 1, 1950

Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution

Item Type: Text

[Envelope to John Todd Willis, Jr. from Brockenbrough & Sanders Co.]

Envelope addressed to John Todd Willis, Jr. from Brockenbrough & Sanders Co. in Waco, Texas. The return address is given in the upper left-hand corner.

Date: 1951

Creator: Brockenbrough & Sanders Co.

Item Type: Text

[Home of Hester Beck Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of the home of Hester Beck Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr. It is a one-story brick house at 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. It was constructed with antique sand-brick from the old South 3rd Street School in Waco.

Date: 1955~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.537409009745733 -97.15652800000004

[John T. Willis, Sr. Holding 1875 Waco Scrip]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding a piece of 1875 Waco scrip. He is wearing a suit and tie. The photo has been framed in a white matte.

Date: 1959

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Brockenbrough and Sanders to John Todd Willis, Jr., February 15, 1951]

Letter from Brockenbrough & Sanders to John Todd Willis, Jr. on February 15, 1951. They discuss how he will be paid while working for their business.

Date: February 15, 1951

Creator: Brockenbrough & Sanders Co.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Sallie Parker Willis to Clara E. and John T. Willis, Sr., March 25, 1952]

Letter from Sallie Ann Parker Willis to Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 25, 1952. She thanks them for their letters, and tells them all the family gossip. There is a photograph attached of Longs Peak and Bear Lake.

Date: March 25, 1952

Creator: Willis, Sallie Ann Parker

Item Type: Letter

[Newspaper Satchel]

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~

Item Type: Physical Object

[Photo of a Group in front of Paul Quinn College]

Photograph of a group of graduates and other individuals posing for a picture outside of Paul Quinn African Episcopal Methodist College, a private, historically black Methodist college in Waco. The graduates wear dark-colored robes with matching mortarboards.

Date: 1956

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Train Rolling down the Tracks]

Photograph of "Katy Flyer" rolling down the railroad tracks in Denison, Texas; at the moment of this picture there was a huge puff of smoke coming up from the engine.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Robert Parker Willis]

Photograph of Robert Parker Willis in 1956. He is visible from the chest up, and wears a suit and tie.

Date: 1956

Creator: Soderlund

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church]

Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas. A note on the photo identifies Reverend Heckmann as the pastor and N.E. Wiedemann as the architect for the building.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of the Grave Marker of Capt. Johnny Williams]

Photograph of the grave marker of Capt. Johnny Williams located in Cherokee Cemetery, San Saba County, Texas. The marker reads: "Capt. Johnny Williams, born 1798, killed by Indians October 2, 1862, donated this cemetery plot to the public. This monument erected by friends and relatives."

Date: August 1957

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Hester M. Beck]

Portrait of Hester M. Beck as a young woman with short hair and a white blouse. She later married John Todd Willis, Jr. of Waco, Texas.

Date: 1952~

Item Type: Photograph

[Poster for KAWA Radio Hosts]

Paper poster for Russ Johnston, a morning disk jockey, and Lloyd Worth Johnson, chief engineer of KAWA, a radio station serving Waco and Marlin. Johnston, at left, is titled "The Old Hoss", and Johnson is titled "Mr. Personality". They are both depicted standing together in the radio's station, smiling and facing forward. Both men have their name signed on the upper left and right hand corners.

Date: [1953..]

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]

Paper poster for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys, a country band whose performances were broadcasted on KCEN in Temple, Texas. Members are identified from left to right: Gaylon Christie, with a lap steel guitar; Okie Davis, with a fiddle; Eddie Spradley, with a fiddle; Clyde (barefooted) Chesser, seated at center; Arnold Williams, with an acoustic guitar; Alvin Berry, with a double bass. This poster advertises the "Blue Bonnet Barn Dance", telecasted each Saturday.

Date: [1953..]

Item Type: Photograph

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

Photograph of South Fifth Street and Austin Street in Waco, Texas. Along this corner is the R. T. Dennis & Co. house furnishing store in the Dennis Building at center, the Wood Bros. male clothing store, Chris's Cafe, and the "Grocery So Different" to the left of the Dennis Building, the Oriental Billards and Dominos building on the other side of the road. Cars and bicycles are parked along the curb, and people walk across the street and along the sidewalk.

Date: July 5, 1957

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.556733 -97.131729

[Todd Bradford Willis, Five Months]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis at 5 and a half months old. He sits in a high chair in the yard of 4704 Hillcrest Drive in Waco. He leans forward, smiling, and holds on to the support rod in front of him. A baby rattle is draped over the arm of the chair on the left.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.55437220975222 -97.19531729999994

West Jr. High School Band

Photograph of the West Jr. High School Band wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. They sit in folding chairs on an indoor basketball court/auditorium. There is a curtained stage behind them. The band director, A. J. Bouck, poses with the students.

Date: May 1950

Creator: Hubbard

Item Type: Photograph

[Willis Family in Abilene]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr., Neva Willis Hudson, Charles Grant Willis, and Thomas Hart Willis at the home of Sallie Parker Willis in Abilene, Texas. Pictures hang on the wall behind them, and a face is reflected in a mirror hanging between the pictures. Chairs and a bench are also visible behind them.

Date: 1955

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.4461690100959 -99.74227989999997

Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 21 Matching Results

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[Attendees of a Principals' Conference in Fort Worth]

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

[Envelope to John Todd Willis, Jr. from Brockenbrough & Sanders Co.]

[Home of Hester Beck Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.]

[John T. Willis, Sr. Holding 1875 Waco Scrip]

[Letter from Brockenbrough and Sanders to John Todd Willis, Jr., February 15, 1951]

[Letter from Sallie Parker Willis to Clara E. and John T. Willis, Sr., March 25, 1952]

[Newspaper Satchel]

[Photo of a Group in front of Paul Quinn College]

[Photograph of a Train Rolling down the Tracks]

[Photograph of Robert Parker Willis]

[Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church]

[Photograph of the Grave Marker of Capt. Johnny Williams]

[Portrait of Hester M. Beck]

[Poster for KAWA Radio Hosts]

[Sign for Clyde Chesser and His Texas Village Boys]

[South Fifth Street and Austin Street, Waco]

[Todd Bradford Willis, Five Months]

West Jr. High School Band

[Willis Family in Abilene]