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[Base of Waco School Flagpole]

Description: Photograph of the base of a flagpole at Waco High School, which is a white pole set in a pyramidal concrete block on a concrete slab surrounded by grass. A decorative metal fence is visible around the left, right, and back sides of the pole, and is leaning inward. A structure is partially visible in the background of the right side of the image. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date: August 13, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford

[The Beck Family Home]

Description: Photograph of the home of Roy Elmer Beck. It is a two-story American Craftsman-style house located at 1914 Mitchell Avenue in Waco, Texas. Parked by the curb in front is an automobile, next to which Mr. Beck is standing.
Date: unknown

[Behrens Drug Company]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of Behrens Drug Company in Waco in 1892. A line of twelve white men stand in front of the store. To the right, two African American men stand. One of them wears an apron. The door to the store stands open.
Date: April 8, 1892

[Bellmead Police Officers, 1979]

Description: Photograph of the Bellmead Police Department standing in front of a police station. The chief stands at far left in a suit and tie; seven police officers stand to his right. A note on the back indicates the department has four dispatch officers, currently unseen, and specifies George Meyers (1933–2016, second from right, back row).
Date: Spring 1979

[The Blessing Family]

Description: Photograph of the Blessing family. Callie C. and Solomon Thomas Blessing are both seated. Solomon T. Blessing holds their son, John T., on his lap, and their daughter, Anna, stands next to her mother, Callie Blessing. Solomon Thomas Blessing and his brother were noted Galveston photographers. Blessing & Co. was located at 174 Tremont Street in Galveston.
Date: 18uu
Creator: Blessing & Co.

["Blue Hole" at Eichelberger Island]

Description: Photograph of unknown people at the "Blue Hole" on Eichelberger Island. The island is on the Bosque River in Waco, Texas. In the foreground of the photo is the Bosque River and in the background a wooded area is visible. The photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger - Harrison estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown

[Bride and Groom]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified couple posing in front of a painted backdrop; the woman is wearing a wedding dress and veil and is sitting in a chair on the left and the man is wearing a tuxedo with a white bow tie and a corsage on his lapel and is standing next to her on the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Deane

[Camp MacArthur, 32nd Division Headquarters]

Description: Postcard of the 32nd Division headquarters at Camp MacArthur, Waco. Structures visible along the dirt road are triangular, tent-like buildings with power poles and signs nearby. A large thermometer, possibly indicating the amount of liberty bonds purchased, is at center left. Cars are parked besides the road at right.
Date: 1917~/1919~

[Camp MacArthur Cabins]

Description: Postcard of cabins at Camp MacArthur, visible at left along a dirt road with soldiers in uniform marching parallel into the background. Smaller camps are at the right of the dirt road. A note on the picture points to the right margin of the postcard, noting the location of the photograph is "in front of my home." A note on the back states "this picture was taken in front of my home".
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, F.

[The Campbell Sisters]

Description: Photograph of the Campbell sisters, identified on the back as: Mrs. Jennie E. Tico, Mrs. Belle Wilcox, Mrs. Mary McIntosh, Mrs. Callie E. Blessing, and Mrs. Valie Mulhall. The women are posing in two rows, visible from the chest up.
Date: 18XX
Creator: Harper

[Cased Portrait of a Young Man]

Description: Portrait of a young man wearing a dark-colored suit with a jacket, vest, and bow tie with a light-colored shirt. He is posed with his left wrist propped on a chair arm and his other arm folded across his body. The ambrotype is in a case that includes a gold-colored frame with decorative etching and similar decorations on the outside.
Date: unknown

[Central High School Class of 1907, Grade 9B]

Description: Photograph of the class of 1907 at Central High School, Waco, Texas. Pictured is "Grade 9B" sitting on a set of stairs near the double door entryway into the brick school building. The women, sitting on the three bottom rows, wear mostly white shirts and dark dresses; some sport ties, and others look aside. The men, dressed in dark suits, occupy the top row along the stairs, some holding the stairs' banister.
Date: unknown
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