Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 75 Matching Results

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[Portrait of the Gardner Southworth Sleeper Home near Hewitt, Texas]

Photograph of a house, a mostly wooden structure, that belonged to the Gardner Southworth Sleeper family. Part of the structure is missing. Handwritten notes on the front and back of the photo provide various pieces of information: "my grandfather Sleeper home on Old Hewitt Road. Part of it still standing 1970. Built in 1879."

Date: July 1972

Item Type: Photograph

[A Young May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans]

Photograph of May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans as young women, before Clara took the last name Willis. They are both wearing long, Edwardian-style dresses and hats.

Date: July 1916

Item Type: Photograph

[Roy Elmer Beck at Home]

Photograph of Roy Elmer Beck standing in front of his home in Waco, Texas. He is an elderly man clad in a short-sleeved shirt, a tie, and pants.

Date: July 1943

Item Type: Photograph

[John T. Willis, Sr. and Fish]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding a 32 lbs. drum fish in Corpus Christi. Someone stands off to the right side of the picture, holding out the fish's fin. A house and car are visible in the background.

Date: July 1929

Item Type: Photograph

[Clara Willis in Clinton, Missouri]

Photograph of Clara Evans Willis standing in front of a house in Clinton, Missouri. A car is parked on the far left side of the photo.

Date: July 25, 1948

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and Clara Evans Willis]

Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and Clara Evans Willis in front of 2025 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. She holds her son, and smiles down at him. Both mother and baby are wearing white, and the porch is visible in the background.

Date: July 17, 1921

Item Type: Photograph

[Dental License for Eldon Robert Woolsey]

Dental License from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for Eldon Robert Woolsey, DDS. He is buried at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery.

Date: July 10, 1937

Item Type: Text

[Portrait of Mary Frances Smith and Edward R. Barcus]

Photograph of Mary Frances Smith Barcus and Rev. Edward R. Barcus, posed sitting, visible from the knees up. Mary Frances Smith Barcus wears a white dress with ruffle detailing along the bodice and sleeves, and Rev. Edward R. Barcus wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a cravat and popped collar. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Grandmama Barcus and Grandfather Barcus. Taken on their wedding day July 1, 1852. Mary Frances Smith (1832-1922) and Rev. Edward R. Barcus (1825-1896)."

Date: July 1, 1852

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Weisman]

Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."

Date: July 4, 1894

Creator: Bruce & Corti

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mrs. T. M. Willis, July 31, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mrs. Thomas Middlebrook Willis, on July 31, 1943. He assures her that his mother has been sending her letters to him, and asks after a friend who recently got married and a few relatives.

Date: July 31, 1943