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[School Children]

Description: Photograph of school children in front of a wooden building. Most of them stand on the steps leading up to the building's door. The first three rows are made up of boys, the last three of girls. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1920~

[Scrapbook Page of 3 Photos]

Description: Scrapbook page of the 3 photographs. The first photo is of a marching band performing in a parade at Mid Winter Valley Fair, December 1922. To the right of the band is a crowd of people watching the parade. The second photo is of two men in dark clothing plowing onions in a field. The third photo is of a group of mules standing in a pen at Magic Valley.
Date: 1922

[Scruggs Family Scrapbook]

Description: Photo album of descendants of James Robert Scruggs (1860-1937) and Mary "Molly" Thomas Brown Scruggs (1856-1933) of Baxter, Texas. The album includes photos of a parade at the University of Texas, Austin, The Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, and various scenes from the 1930s-1940s.
Date: 1924-01-11/1941~

[State Meeting of W. H. and F. M. Society]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people at the State Meeting of the W. H. and F. M. Society at the Shiloh A. M. E. Church in Galveston, including Mrs. M. A. Carr, Mrs. L. M. Sewell, L. M. Sanders, and Rev. W. D. Johnson. The people are sitting and standing in several rows in front of the side of the church with stained glass windows in the background. Written on the front of the photograph: "State Meeting of the W. H. and F. M. Society. Mrs. M. A. Carr. Pres. Mrs. L. M. Sewell, sec. at Shiloh A. … more
Date: August 13, 1926
Creator: Palmer Studio

[Texas Cotton Palace Men's Ticket]

Description: Men's ticket to the Texas Cotton Palace Exposition International in Waco, Texas. The ticket is for Mr. W. N. Orand, Jr. and is valid from October 20, 1923 until November 4, 1923. Text on the back of the ticket details several conditions.
Date: [1923-10-20..1923-11-04]

[Thank You Card]

Description: A thank you card with drawings of a book, a scroll, and orange flowers. It reads: "Thank you! My deepest thanks for remembering me/When I graduated/For choosing that gift, you are the one/To be congratulated."
Date: 1920/1930~

[Thanksgiving Card]

Description: A Thanksgiving greeting card, not addressed or dated. It has a drawing of yellow, orange, and pink flowers and leaves. It reads: "Thanksgiving Greetings. To wish you cause for thanksgiving which lasts from year to year." "Forget-me-not" is handwritten under the message.
Date: 1920/1930~

[University Ave]

Description: Postcard image of University Avenue in Austin, Texas. In the center of the image a long gravel pathway leads to multiple large building structures. This walkway has trees lining either side and in the middle has planted areas of grass and flower bushes. In the background the focal point is a large building with 3 large spires spaced throughout. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. Will B Puckett of Waco, Texas.
Date: 1923
Creator: C. T. American Art

[Vick Reunion in Belton]

Description: Photograph of a group of unidentified people posing outside in a wooded area in front of a tepee and many trees; the two women wearing dresses are standing in the back row and six men wearing suits are sitting in chairs in front of them. Written on the front of the photograph: "Vick Reunion Belton, Texas 8-2-23."
Date: August 2, 1923

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.

[A Willis Family Snowball Fight]

Description: Photograph of Lucile Evans Kendrick, Jimmie Kendrick and his brother, Clara Evans Willis, John T. Willis, Sr., and John Todd Willis, Jr. having a snowball fight. John T. Willis, Sr. aims a snowball at the woman in the foreground, who is bending down to gather snow. To the left, two boys are climbing on a miniature automobile, and in the background the woman standing straight and the boy next to her gather and throw snowballs. Houses and trees are visible in the background.
Date: 1920~
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