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[Map of Texas Cotton Palace Exposition]

Description: Postcard image of a event map of the Texas Cotton Palace. This aerial view shows where the agriculture, livestock and other amusements would be located during the 1917 exposition. Towards the center of the map the Texas Cotton Palace is visible with its walkways that lead to the front entrance. Other building structures are shown as well as a roller coaster track to the left of the palace. At the top of the postcard is, "Over Forty-Five Thousand Soldiers At Fort McArthur [Camp MacArthur]. Milit… more
Date: 1917
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

[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

[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildi… more
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas Cotton Palace in 1914]

Description: Postcard image of visitors walking up to the the Texas Cotton Palace. Text on the image reads "The South's Most Unique Exposition", as well as "Waco, Texas. October 31, November 15, 1914". The palace is a large building with different flags lined on the lower portion of the building. On the three highest domes both the American Flag and Texas Flag are visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Aunspaugh of Dallas from Mrs. William Green.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.543741 -97.133715
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Percy Willis Truck]

Description: Photograph of a Percy Willis truck in Waco, Texas. Two people can be seen in the seats of the truck. The vehicle carries a sign that reads "The Modern Way, Farmer Jones Coming to Town." The truck carries bales of cotton and hay, a can of milk, and a crate of chickens. Arthur James Crow is driver of the truck, and Sam Craven is a passenger. This vehicle was in the Texas Cotton Palace parade. A sign for Maxwell & Co. is on the front of the building.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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