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[Paul K. Finley Portrait]

Description: Portrait of a young boy, Paul K. Finley, wearing a jacket, skirt, and hat, posing with a tricycle in front of a painted backdrop. He was born in 1887 in Pennsylvania and died in 1958 in Harlingen, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: MacPherson, J. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Soldiers Marching at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of the soldiers of Section "B" marching on a dirt road at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. William Jennings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and says, "Dear friend, This is [?] life down here and I like it better every day. Am at present (acting) corporal while in the detention camp. Will be assigned to my squad or company when I get out of quarantine. Roland A Bosler. Aviation Camp, Waco, Texas."
Date: March 25, 1918
Creator: Bosler, Roland A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of William Homer Watson Beatty]

Description: Photograph of William Homer Watson Beatty, son of James Thomas Beatty, who was second cousin to Robert Thomas Beatty. He wears a dark coat with a handkerchief in his pocket, and looks to the left of the photographer. He sports sideburns on both sides of his face. A note on the back states that Beatty lived most of his life in "Western, Penns[ylvania]." Robert Thomas Beatty was the note writer's father.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hill, S. B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mrs. Earl Lewis's Funeral]

Description: Photograph of the funeral of Mrs. Earl Lewis featuring a coffin draped with the American flag followed by a funeral train of people and cars and a large crows of people watching in the street with brick apartment buildings visible in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: Wallace
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clara Evans' Wedding Journal]

Description: Journal belonging to Clara Evans detailing her relationship with John T. Willis, Sr., from their first meeting to their wedding. Newspaper announcements, wedding invitations, fabric samples from Clara Evans' bridal trousseau, pressed flowers, and photographs have been pasted into the book, along with descriptions of important events written by Clara Evans. It also contains articles pertaining to the Willises' Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1967.
Date: 1917/1967
Creator: Willis, Nannie Clara Evans
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 31.554850009752382 -97.15775699999995
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

The Medicine Man in Texas

Description: Book outlining the early history of medicine and of medical societies in Texas, along with brief biographical sketches of prominent physicians by county. It includes excerpts of newspaper articles, association meeting minutes, and other sources documenting practices over time.
Date: 1930
Creator: Red, Mrs. George Plunkett
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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