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[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Chancel]

Photograph of the chancel and the altar of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Most of the chancel is raised on a platform. At the very back is the raised choir loft and the Kilgen organ console (mostly obscured). The back wall contains wooden paneling, tracery and facade organ pipes. A short upper wooden screen separates the choir from the main part of the chancel, on which are clergy seats, the pulpit, decorated with a parament, and the altar. This portion is accessible by stai… more

Date: December 22, 1953

Creator: Willis Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.549818 -97.138852

[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

[Faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School]

Photograph of the faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School in Waco, Texas. The three rows of faculty include eleven women and one man all wearing mix of light and dark color clothing. On the first row, far left, is Miss Lilla Mayes, next to her is Mrs. Evelyn Riola, fourth from the left is Mrs. Lillian Bailey, and on far right is Miss Marguerite Rast. On the top row is Adrian Gasperson, principal.

Date: September 22, 1954

Item Type: Photograph

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of a front view of the fire damage on the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. Through the large facade window there is roof damage and smoke rising. To the left side towards the ground are fire hoses and ladders leaning on the church.

Date: 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church Window]

Photograph of the large facade window of the Austin Avenue Church. The stained-glass in the window has been destroyed by a fire and damage around the tracery of the window is visible.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters Grabbing Cups of Water]

Photograph of firefighters group around a water jug. Three uniformed firefighters are receiving water from a female Salvation Army worker who is wearing the water jug on her front.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters Inside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of firefighters inside Austin Avenue Methodist Church. The firefighters are grouped together in a hallway and holding on to a water hose. In the foreground there is the 13th Street foyer of the church with water on the floor and stains on the walls.

Date: November 13, 1954

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the foreground there is a long water hose in 13th Street that goes up the side steps of the church. Firefighters are standing on the steps of the church facing towards the stained glass windows. Another group of people are standing on the sidewalk and looking towards a ladder that is propped up on the church.

Date: November 13, 1954

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #2]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the background the fire is visible inside of the church.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #3]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the background the fire is visible inside of the church.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Firefighters With Fire Hose]

Photograph of firefighters holding a fire hose. The men positioned near the ground outside the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. The water from the hose is spraying towards the large facade window of the church.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Front of Willis House]

Photograph of the front of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr., later renumbered 4804 Hillcrest Dr., in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow. There are many trees in the front yard, and a stone bench is visible to the left.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

[Front View of Fire Damage to Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of a front view of the fire damage to the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. Through the large facade window there is roof damage and smoke rising. To the left side towards the ground are fire hoses and ladders leaning on the church.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

Item Type: Photograph

[Hester B. Willis Holding Todd Bradford Willis]

Photograph of Hester Beck Willis holding Todd Bradford Willis on the front porch of 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. The front door is right behind her. She looks down at her son, whose attention is commanded by something to the left in the photo.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.537409009745733 -97.15652800000004

[Home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr.]

Photograph of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr., later renumbered 4804 Hillcrest Dr., in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

[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. at Desk]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. He sits at a desk to the far right. A telephone sits on the table in front of him. Four other unidentified men sit at tables throughout the room at the First National Bank of Waco.

Date: [1950..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

[John T. Willis, Sr. at Home on Hillcrest Dr.]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. standing on the sidewalk leading up to his house at 4704 Hillcrest Dr., later renumbered as 4804 Hillcrest Dr., in Waco, Texas.

Date: 1955

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

[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

[Large Facade Window of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of the large decorative facade window of the Austin Avenue Church. The glass of the window has been burned out by a fire and damage around the tracery of the facade window is visible.

Date: November 13, 1954

Creator: Drum, Windy

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

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[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Chancel]

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

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

[Faculty of Hillcrest Elementary School]

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

[Fire Damage on Austin Avenue Methodist Church Window]

[Firefighters Grabbing Cups of Water]

[Firefighters Inside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #2]

[Firefighters outside Austin Avenue Methodist Church #3]

[Firefighters With Fire Hose]

[Front of Willis House]

[Front View of Fire Damage to Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

[Hester B. Willis Holding Todd Bradford Willis]

[Home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr.]

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

[John T. Willis, Sr. at Desk]

[John T. Willis, Sr. at Home on Hillcrest Dr.]

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

[Large Facade Window of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

[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]