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[Postcard of Rice Industry in South Texas]

Description: Postcard of several workers in the rice industry working in a field. Several men and children stand with several carts and horses loaded with foliage. Text on the back of the card reads "Just rec'd your card- and am patiently waiting for the book you have to write in. If I survive Thanksgiving I'll write to you. Hazel" The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Soldiers in Front of the Battleship Deutschland]

Description: Postcard of soldiers posing in front of the battleship Deutschland with rifles that have bayonets. The soldiers on the right wear sailor uniforms, while the soldiers on the left wear uniforms with dark jackets. The main building of the Texas Cotton Palace is visible in the background. A banner reading "on the war path" hangs on the side of the ship.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Breakers Bath House]

Description: Postcard of the Breakers bath house in Galveston taken from Seawall Boulevard. Text towards the bottom of the photograph reads "This is not "Bates Specialty." with an arrow pointing toward a car parked along the boulevard. Text on the bottom margin of the front of the card reads "This is where I took Uncle Gus to see the seawall. -Shirley" Text on the right margin reads "love to all." The card is addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard of Waco.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.280044 -94.803094
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the McLendon Hardware Company Building]

Description: Postcard of the McLendon Hardware Company Building, which printed text on the front of the card describes as "one of the most ornate commercial bldgs. in the South. The home of the largest hardware business in Texas." Handwritten text on the front of the card reads "I miss you very much, Mrs. B."
Date: November 11, 1910
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.556831 -97.128083
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Natatorium Hotel]

Description: Postcard of the Natatorium Hotel in Waco, a hot well water bath house. Though the building is vibrantly colored with red-brown bricks and a green roof, the street below, along with two pedestrians, are in black and white.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of the Sealy Residence]

Description: Postcard of George Sealy's mansion taken from outside the front gate. Text Text on the upper left-hand margin reads: "*Where Mr Joe Wren lives." Text toward the bottom of the photograph reads "Sealy Residence, 25th & Broadway. Galveston." Text on the bottom margin reads "Please take note that there is a 'sidewalk' here, not steps. Many thanks for the postals." Text on the right margin reads "Give my best to tall. S.C.F. 11-30-08." Text on the back of the card reads "It's 'a good thing,' I was n… more
Date: November 30, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.299709 -94.794186
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of YMCA Building in Mart, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the YMCA building in Mart. Texas. A brick building stands in the middle of an empty field. A message on the back of the postcard reads "Dear cousin Olga have received the Card from you many thanks for it, we had a nice Xmas, and hope you also had. Best Wishes To all. From your cousin Hedwig and a Happy New Year to you."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Description: Postcard of a woman standing with baskets full of cotton in a cotton field. Handwritten text on the card reads: " I made a mistake in names, it should have been E[. . .] instead of Grost. Thus I will reach you before you write them. B[. . .] see what made me make such a mistake L[. . .] May." The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Linus H[. . .]" of Oakland, California.
Date: October 16, 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcards of Soldiers at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of soldiers serving themselves food outdoors at Camp Macarthur. The soldiers are in uniform, including hats. A handwritten message on the back of the card reads "Dearest Folks, - We surely sweat down here. but that's only on the drill grounds. Got some candy from Myrtle but my air pillow hasn't come yet. Love to all. Chancy." The card is addressed to Mr. B. A. Henry of St. Louis, Missouri.
Date: June 6, 1918
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

West Jr. High School Band

Description: Photograph of the West Jr. High School Band wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. They sit in folding chairs on an indoor basketball court/auditorium. There is a curtained stage behind them. The band director, A. J. Bouck, poses with the students.
Date: May 1950
Creator: Hubbard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[West Junior High School Football Team Poses with Coach]

Description: Photograph of the West Junior Yellowjackets of 1943, a junior high school football team in Waco. Their coach, B. A. Loudermilk, poses on the far left in front of the farthest row of boys. The majority of the boys are dressed in numbered uniforms, though the three boys in the front row wear regular, casual attire.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hubbard
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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