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[Photograph of Brazos River Flood]

Description: Photograph of the 1898 Brazos River flood. This picture was taken on Elm Street in East Waco, and it was purchased at the estate sale of J. A. Curry in Waco, Texas. An iron bridge used by the railroad can be seen above the water.
Date: 1898
Creator: Sanders, M. L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Description: Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Passenger's Check Ticket]

Description: Passenger's Check for the Union Passenger Depot, from Galveston to Houston. It reads: "To identify accommodations purchased. The amount charged is The Pullman Company's rate and a surcharge of 50% of that amount required by and collected as agent for the Railroad Company, as shown on the ticket."
Date: August 7, 1932
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Large Group of People by a Train]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people of the Cattlemen's Convention or Bust centered around a small marching band called the Allessandro Band; to the left of the group there is a train positioned on a railroad, and there are a number of buildings positioned directly behind them. The title at the bottom of the photo reads: "Y. M. B. L. to Fort Worth, Nov. 26, 1913."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Karem Temple Railroad Car]

Description: Postcard of a railroad car owned by the Karem Temple, a freemason association in Waco, Texas. A picture of camels in the desert is depicted on the center of the railroad car, with a pair of crossed flags to the left of it and a Freemason fez at right. Other illustrations are at the very left and very right of the car.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Railroad Station in Lott]

Description: Photograph of a train emitting steam at a railroad station in Lott, Texas; there is a sign that reads "[...] Lott [...] Let us show you [...] We Have Cement Side Walks, Good Schools, Water Works, Electric Lights, All The Things That Go To Make A Good Town. Land Prices Set Very Reasonable"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Cotton Blockade in a Railroad Yard]

Description: Postcard of a Cotton Blockade in a Houston Railroad Yard. Several parallel lines of track are packed full of trains and train cars loaded with bales of cotton. Several workers sit on the top of a bale of cotton on the right side of the frame. There are many buildings spread across the background on the right side of the frame.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Grand Central Depot and Brazos Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Grand Central Depot and the Brazos Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Brazos Hotel stands on the left side of the frame. In the middle of the frame, the side of the Grand Central Depot is visible. There is a large depot with trains and train cars on the right side of the frame. Handwritten text on the back of the card reads "10/29/08 Am sorry that I cannot have the pleasure of being by your side at the table to-night. Shirley." The card is addressed to Mr. John Forsgard of Waco, Texas. more
Date: October 29, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.766074 -95.366160
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Avenue Streetcars]

Description: Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, looking south. A long streetcar runs along the center of the road, destined for the Cotton Palace Park at the south of town. Along both sides of the streets are shops and stores, with banners hanging between the buildings and over the road. A clock, with a pawnbroker's sign of three balls hanging above it, is placed on a post at left in the sidewalk. The Sanger Brothers' department store is advertised with a banner reading "SANGERS" hanging across the road. … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.558076 -97.130311
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[T. P. Wreck Exterior, Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a train wreck on the Texas and Pacific railway near Ranger, Texas. A large crowd of people examine a derailed passenger car, tilted on one side with a large gash along the front of the car. Debris is scattered across and around the tracks, including piles of broken wooden beams. Another railroad car, at right, is derailed to the right of the track.
Date: 19XX-07-12
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[T. P. Wreck Interior, Ranger, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a train wreck on the Texas and Pacific railway near Ranger, Texas. A handful of people examine a derailed passenger car, tilted to one side. The right side of the car is torn apart, with seats and walls missing. A large gash appears to have ripped through this part of the car, leaving piles of wooden debris. People walk along the car's aisle.
Date: 19XX-07-12
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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