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[Nannie Sleeper Evans Holding a Baby]

Description: Photograph of an elderly Nannie Caroline Sleeper Evans holding an infant (Nancy Claire Willis) in her arms. Nannie is visible from the waist up and is wearing several layers and a dark-colored hat; the baby is wearing a light-colored dress, bonnet, and booties and is smiling at the camera. There are plants visible in the background. The corners on the left side of the photograph are cut off.
Date: 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Children Playing in Yard

Description: Copy negative of two photographs. The first is of Mary Frances Seastrunk as a toddler standing in the grass wearing a dress. The second is of toddlers Bobby Jean Williams and Mary Frances Seastrunk playing in a yard with a fence in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of West Jr. High School Football Team]

Description: Photograph of members of the 1928 West Junior High School Football Team standing outside of a building. The team members are identified as (left to right): back row: James Milner, unknown, Reg Campbell, Albert Long, unknown, unknown, James Dickson, and Jack Clark; middle row: Mr. McDaniels (Coach), unknown, Horace Bruyer, unknown, unknown, Butts, Greenberg, Joe Cornett, Clyde Brown, and M.W. Colgin; and front row: Lewellyn, unknown, Audrey McGuffin, Day Emery, unknown, Bud Grimland, and John D.… more
Date: 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1928]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of two girls, one sitting on a sled and the other pulling her. They wear heavy winter clothing, and the ground is covered in snow. There are houses, fences, and bare trees in the background. It reads: "Christmas Greetings. I hope Santa Claus/Before he goes back/Will stop at your house/And empty his pack."
Date: December 23, 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from her Grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from her grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front has a drawing of a window seat, with a Christmas wreath and stocking hung on the window. It is snowing outside. The front reads: "Happy, Happy/all day through/Merry Christmas!" The note on the back reads: "This is wishing you and each one of Merry X-mas and a happy new-year loveingly [sic] Grand Ma Ma."
Date: December 22, 1928
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front of the card has a drawing of a holly branch with red berries and two red birds sitting on it. It reads: "Christmas Wishes. Never was Christmas Day more glad/Than the one I wish for you;/Never were wishes more sincere/From a heart more fond and true." The note on the other side reads "Dear sweetie, I hope old Santa's good to you this year and - hoping you a happy X Mas."
Date: December 22, 1928
Creator: Messimer, Louisa
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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