Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 6 Matching Results

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[Photograph of Pearl Rambo]

Description: Portrait of Pearl Rambo, wearing a white dress with bows on the sleeves and a full skirt, white tights, and dark-colored boots. She is seated with her feet elevated atop a small, square object, perhaps a brick. Both the floor and wall behind Pearl Rambo are covered with a plaid pattered fabric. A hand written note on the back reads, "Pearl Rambo, age 14, weight 610 lbs."
Date: unknown
Creator: Wendt

[Portrait of Lt. Merchant William Colgin Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Lieutenant Merchant William Colgin Jr. of Waco, Texas posing for a portrait in a military uniform. A handwritten message describes the journey of the photograph's subject: "Mert's part of embarkation. Sent from here on to Galveston, Texas to sail for England- Ship was sunk after torpedoed. Rescued & Taken to Bermuda. Back to states. Married. Shipped out again to England."
Date: 1942
Creator: Willis, David Pond

[Postcard of Cotton Palace Park Bridge]

Description: Postcard of a wooden bridge at Cotton Palace Park in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mrs. L.D. Ormsly in Keyport, New Jersey and says "Dear Mama, Traveling over the worst roads I ever saw. In fact they are no roads half the time, have only 1-- miles of good roads to go now to D. Love Donn."
Date: June 24, 1913
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