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[Photograph of the Wheatly Family]

Description: Photograph of the Wheatly family, four boys and a dog, in a patch of flat grassy area, surrounded by trees. Various cooking and camping supplies are strewn about the area, and two of the boys sit in the horse drawn wagon to the left of the photograph. A hand written note on the back reads, "Wheatly Family, Waco."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Group of Children]

Description: Photograph of a group of children. Five boys wearing flat caps sit on the ground in front of a picnic table covered in the remnants of a meal. The rest of the children stand around the table. This photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, on February 15, 1944. He thanks her for a box she sent him at Christmas, and admits that Italy is better than Africa, and there are more things to take pictures of in Italy than in Africa, but he still wants to go home. He's heard that Margaret Ann is dating a soldier, and predicts that they will get married.
Date: February 15, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 26, 1943]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 26, 1943. He details what he's been doing in North Africa, which keeps him busy. He's heard that the food is going to get bad soon, and tells his father he will be sending $30 home every month.
Date: October 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Miniature Stein]

Description: Miniature ceramic drinking stein in an orange marbled pattern, with a hinged, connected metal lid. A small tag attached to the stein says, "German Exhibit Cotton Palace Waco 1912."
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Cotton Palace
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[F. I. Meyer Jug]

Description: Pottery wine jug with light brown glaze impressed near the top of the body with the text, "F. I. Meyer." At the top, it has a worn opening filled with cork and most of the handle has been broken off.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meyer, Franz Ignatz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Private Neale W. Pratt]

Description: Postcard image of Private Neale W. Pratt dressed in a light colored shirt, pants, apron and cook's hat. Pratt is positioned in front of a dark colored background with his whole body pictured. Handwritten text states, "Private Neale W. Pratt. Second Cook. A.C.S.C. 30th Balloon Co. Waco."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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