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[Birthday Card to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 24, 1945]

Description: A card addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere on her birthday. It reads: "When someone has a friend like YOU/Steady, kind, staunch and true/A friend who can always understand/And gladly lends a helping hand./Then what a pleasure to express/Best wishes for your happiness/And what a pleasure to extend/Birthday greetings to you, my friend." It is signed "Miss Sallie." It has purple flowers on the front, as well as the words "Birthday Greetings to You."
Date: December 24, 1945
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[Certificate Presented to Clara Evans Willis]

Description: Certificate awarded to Clara Evans Willis for her work with the USO during World War II. It reads: "In Recognition of Meritorious Service in USO War Work, this certificate is presented to Mrs. J. T. Willis. February 5, 1946." It is signed by the chairman and the president of the United Services Organization.
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: United Services Organization
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

[The Crazy Radio Gang]

Description: Composite image that includes smaller portraits of the men that make up the "Crazy Radio Gang". Underneath each portrait is the man's real name and his job title or radio name. There are two men in blackface identified as "Sugar Cane and February" in front of a WBAP radio microphone. At the bottom of the card is written souvenir from Mineral Wells, Texas, Sept. 1940.
Date: 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Texas that is positioned from a side front view. The church is designed with early Gothic features such as pointed archways, and a large spire. Greenery is visible growing up the side of the front of the church. William A. Cann of St. Louis designed the church edifice.
Date: 1944
Creator: Cann, William A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard

[George Washington Evans with Family Members]

Description: Photograph of several members of the Evans family posing together in George Washington Evans's home when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans Sr. moved in to care for him. The subjects of the photo are listed as: George Washington Evans (Grandpa), Walter Philmore Evans Sr., Beulah Williams Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Sr.), Lawrence Williams Evans, Margaret Green Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Jr.), Elizabeth Ann Evans (Betty), and Walter Philmore Evans Jr.
Date: June 15, 1940
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph

[Graduates Posing Outside of Paul Quinn College]

Description: Photograph of a group of graduates 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. Two individuals in suits hold flags on either side of the graduates.
Date: 1946
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
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