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Woman in Park; Women by Storage Tank

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. In the first, Bertha Leo Buchanan is standing in Cameron Park in Waco, Texas with plants and trees behind her, taken in 1929. In the second, Bertha Leo Buchanan and Elsie West are standing together in front of a storage tank in a field in Putnam, Texas with trees in the background, taken in 1939.
Date: {1929,1939}
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Nannie Sleeper Evans Holding a Baby]

Description: Photograph of an elderly Nannie Caroline Sleeper Evans holding an infant (Nancy Claire Willis) in her arms. Nannie is visible from the waist up and is wearing several layers and a dark-colored hat; the baby is wearing a light-colored dress, bonnet, and booties and is smiling at the camera. There are plants visible in the background. The corners on the left side of the photograph are cut off.
Date: 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow and Football Team]

Description: Photograph of Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow and a football team. The men in the first row, sitting cross legged, are, from left to right, unidentified, Ben Dean Sheats, Jack Southern, Garland Fawcett, and a man known as "Cheetah". The men in the second row are marked as Cook, Baughman, Curtis, La Grone, Marrs McLean, and Barney Hamm. Those in the last row are Jim Crow, a man known as "Deacon", Vasey, Goolachek, Mouser, Kazanas, and Lyday. Crow wears a jacket with the letter "B" on it, and Jack Southe… more
Date: [1920..1930]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 20, 1923]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front bears a drawing of a boy and girl lighting candles, from which green streamers hang. It reads: "Happy, Happy all day through, Merry Christmas." The note on the other side reads "Dear Johny, I wish you a Merry X Mas and Happy New Year. Pearl Anna."
Date: December 20, 1923
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Louise and Dorothy Lee to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1920]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of six babies dressed as Santa climbing over a wooden trunk and packing up presents into a sack. One of the babies is asleep next to the sack, and another has fallen head first into the trunk. It reads: "All through the year kind wishes I've safely stored away, For Santa Claus to bring to you on Christmas Day." The note on the back reads "We hope that Old Santa is good to you."
Date: December 22, 1922
Creator: Lee, Louise & Lee, Dorothy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1928]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of two girls, one sitting on a sled and the other pulling her. They wear heavy winter clothing, and the ground is covered in snow. There are houses, fences, and bare trees in the background. It reads: "Christmas Greetings. I hope Santa Claus/Before he goes back/Will stop at your house/And empty his pack."
Date: December 23, 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from her Grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from her grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front has a drawing of a window seat, with a Christmas wreath and stocking hung on the window. It is snowing outside. The front reads: "Happy, Happy/all day through/Merry Christmas!" The note on the back reads: "This is wishing you and each one of Merry X-mas and a happy new-year loveingly [sic] Grand Ma Ma."
Date: December 22, 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front of the card has a drawing of a holly branch with red berries and two red birds sitting on it. It reads: "Christmas Wishes. Never was Christmas Day more glad/Than the one I wish for you;/Never were wishes more sincere/From a heart more fond and true." The note on the other side reads "Dear sweetie, I hope old Santa's good to you this year and - hoping you a happy X Mas."
Date: December 22, 1928
Creator: Messimer, Louisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Loraine Buie to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1926]

Description: A postcard from Loraine Buie to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 23, 1926. The front of the card has a drawing of a holly branch with red berries, a red bow, and a lit red wax candle. It reads: "Christmas Wishes. A Happy Christmas and New Year/A heartfelt wish and most sincere." The note on the other side reads "I hope you will have a very happy Xmas and a happy New Year. Loraine Buie."
Date: December 23, 1926
Creator: Buie, Loraine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Evol Gilmore to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 28, 1926]

Description: Postcard from Evol Gilmore to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 28, 1926. The front bears a drawing of a river and surrounding grass covered in snow. It reads: "I cannot say one thing that's new/So send the same old wish to you. Merry Christmas." The note on the back reads "Wishing you a happy Xmas and a bright New Year. Your friend, Evol Gilmore."
Date: December 28, 1926
Creator: Gilmore, Evol
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Sacred Heart Academy Class of 1926]

Description: Photograph of the Sacred Heart Academy of Waco, Texas's class of 1926. The younger girls sit on the ground. Several of the older girls hold flags, and the girls in the middle of the first standing row hold a sign that says "Academy of Sacred Heart." Two girls in the back row hold a sign that says "Our Jubilee". They stand next to the school building, and trees and cars can be seen in the background.
Date: 1926
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Nannie Sleeper Evans and Her Grandchildren]

Description: Photograph of Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans holding Nancy Claire Willis. They sit in a wicker chair, and John Todd Willis, Jr. sits on the ground next to them. Nannie C. Sleeper Evans smiles down at Todd Willis, who looks at the camera. Trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans and Grandchildren]

Description: Photograph of Nancy "Nannie" Caroline Sleeper Evans holding her granddaughter, Nancy Claire Willis. Nannie Sleeper Evans looks down at her granddaughter, and John Todd Willis, Jr. sits in a small chair next to his grandmother. He and his sister both smile at the camera. Trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1925
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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