Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 132 Matching Results

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[First Premium Ribbon]

Blue "First Premium" ribbon from the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco, Texas.

Date: 1914

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco

Date: October 26, 1914

Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]

Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, thanking her for her work as chairman and inviting her to Opening Day at the Texas Cotton Palace.

Date: October 27, 1914

Creator: Neale, W. J.

Item Type: Letter

[Painting of Joe Lett Ward, Sr.]

Painting of Joe Lett Ward, Sr. (1890-1944), wearing a navy coat, white shirt and maroon tie.

Date: [1930..1944]

Creator: Christmas, H. J.

Item Type: Artwork

[Photo Album of Landscapes and Events]

Photograph album with 19 pages of pictures of land around the Brazos and Bosque Rivers. The photographs include the following scenes: Mouth of Childress Creek; Bluffs on the Brazos; behind the Lake Waco Dam; the V. A. Hospital of Waco; construction of the Waco Drive Bridge across the Brazos River; Cruz’s Well; Cruz’s Lily Pool; Cruz’s Home; Waco’s Filtration Plant; Artesian Well in Waco; Lake Waco; National Guard; Old Gun Club; South Bosque River near Waco; Cameron Park of Waco; Ditto Crossing… more

Date: 1934~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Grave in Oakwood Cemetery]

Photograph of a grave covered in flowers located in Block 7 of Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Date: 1902~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of an 8th Grade Class]

Photograph of an 8th grade class in Hewitt, Texas, standing outside of a building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, with buildings lining the street. The street is under construction during the creation of a pedestrian mall.

Date: 196X

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]

Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School students standing on steps outside of the school. Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow is on the back row with an "x" written above his head.

Date: 1902~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]

Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School students standing on steps outside of the school with their arms crossed.

Date: 1902

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of men with rifles in a field, along with a photo of General Haan, acting commander of Camp MacArthur. Text on the photo says "Gildersleeve's Views of Camp MacArthur."

Date: 1917

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Champe Carter McCulloch House]

Photograph of the Champe Carter McCulloch house in Waco, Texas, with Mrs. Emma B. McCulloch (1843-1929), wife of Champe Carter McCulloch, sitting on the front porch. The original one story structure on the right was built by Dr. Josiah Hatcher Caldwell (1822-1896). This original one story structure was later sold to C. C. McCulloch. The Caldwell-McCulloch house is located at 407 Columbus Avenue in Waco, Texas, and presently is owned by Historic Waco Foundation.

Date: 1918

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.559229 -97.133530

[Photograph of Christmas Parade Float]

Photograph of a Christmas parade float being towed by a car. The parade has the text "A Merry American Christmas," with a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty and a man dressed as Uncle Sam standing on it. The float was sponsored by Guy Mitchell Cleaners, Pure Milk Co., and Blue Bird Ice Cream.

Date: 1949~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Community Ice Co. Delivery Boy]

Photograph of a young man carrying ice blocks on his back, standing in front of a wagon with a "Community Ice Company" sign on it.

Date: unknown

Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

Photograph of the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A. L. I. C. O.) building being constructed, with men standing on a suspended I-beam. A handwritten note says "Howdy Gildy" and points to one of the men. An interurban streetcar is on the street beside the building.

Date: March 1911

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

Photograph of the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A. L. I. C. O.) building being constructed, with a horse-drawn wagon in front of it and other smaller buildings nearby.

Date: March 1911

Creator: Gildersleeve

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Decorated Residence]

Photograph of a residence decorated with flowers, palm leaves, and flags.

Date: 1908

Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Douglas Select School Football Team of 1908]

Photograph of the Douglas Select School football team of 1908. The team members are: (left to right) standing: Hal Hays, Green, Barton King, Bickham Cartwright, Jimmie Humphries, Prof. Stephen A. Douglas, Marcus Barnes, Andrew Crow, Hugh Eichelberger, Wade Russell, and Jesse McLendon; and sitting: Wady Sims, Arnold Floyd "Jim" Crow, Newton Lacy, and Tom Chapoton.

Date: 1908

Creator: Heilmann

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Downtown Waco]

Photograph of downtown Waco with cars, including a police car, parked on the street and several businesses visible, including Harry Kestner Furniture, Hardware, and Appliances, John Q. Fitch Co. General Electric Appliances, Willie's Cafe, J. B. Holder & Co. Cotton, and W. D. Hunter Cotton.

Date: 1967~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of East Waco Junior High Football Team]

Photograph of the East Waco Junior High School football team posing outside of a school building.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

Photograph of a dressing room with mirrors on the wall above a counter and several chairs, with photographs of dancers on the walls. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the room is part of the Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio in Waco, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

Photograph of a large room with wooden floors, a piano against a wall on the right, and five windows in the far wall with a row of chairs in front of the windows. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the room is the Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio in Waco, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

Photograph of a large room with wooden floors and a ballet barre running along the wall below a row of photographs. According to a handwritten note on the back of the photo, the room is the Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio in Waco, Texas.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of the back of the First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas. The church building was designed by Wesley Clark Dodson.

Date: September 1962

Item Type: Photograph

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[First Premium Ribbon]

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

[Letter from W. J. Neale to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 27, 1914]

[Painting of Joe Lett Ward, Sr.]

[Photo Album of Landscapes and Events]

[Photograph of a Grave in Oakwood Cemetery]

[Photograph of an 8th Grade Class]

[Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas]

[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]

[Photograph of Brook Avenue Elementary School Students]

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas]

[Photograph of Champe Carter McCulloch House]

[Photograph of Christmas Parade Float]

[Photograph of Community Ice Co. Delivery Boy]

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

[Photograph of Construction of the Amicable Life Insurance Company Building]

[Photograph of Decorated Residence]

[Photograph of Douglas Select School Football Team of 1908]

[Photograph of Downtown Waco]

[Photograph of East Waco Junior High Football Team]

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

[Photograph of Elmer Wheatly Dance Studio]

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]