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[Postcard of a Woman with a Hat and a Veil]

Description: Postcard of a woman wearing a large hat with a veil, posing for the photographer. She wears a voluminous light-colored shirt tucked into a belted skirt. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Sam Weil. Partially illegible text on the front of the card reads: "Larrie, How is this for a cartoon come 'up'"
Date: March 17, 1906
Creator: Jackson, Mrs. C. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Bird's-eye View of Waco]

Description: Postcard of Waco, Texas viewed from a high vantage point. In the distance, several domes and spires rise out of the city landscape. Large houses surrounded by ample vegetation dominate the outskirts of the city that are closer to the photographer. In the foreground, an empty field surrounded by bleachers is visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard Souvenir of Waco]

Description: Postcard of a woman standing with baskets full of cotton in a cotton field. Handwritten text on the card reads: " I made a mistake in names, it should have been E[. . .] instead of Grost. Thus I will reach you before you write them. B[. . .] see what made me make such a mistake L[. . .] May." The card is addressed to Mrs. M. Linus H[. . .]" of Oakland, California.
Date: October 16, 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Mrs. R. P. Dorian from Her Son - September 5]

Description: Postcard to Mrs. R. P. Dorian in Burkburnett, Texas, from her son in Waco. Mrs. Dorian's son writes of visiting a show while waiting for his train to Rockdale later that day, anticipating his arrival there at 7 o'clock. The front of the postcard shows down Franklin Street in Waco, lined with stores, tall buildings, and pedestrians on sidewalks.
Date: 192X-09-05
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[French Officers at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of French military officers outside tents in Camp MacArthur, Waco. At center, with a white hat, is a French major; he is surrounded by two captains. The captains are flanked on either side by lieutenants, and the remaining officers are sergeants.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A Rodeo in Camp MacArthur #1]

Description: Postcard depicting a rodeo event occurring in Camp MacArthur at Waco, Texas. Soldiers, most wearing hats, gather around a pen and watch two blurred figures on horses ride around.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Encampments at Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of Section C in Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. Several wooden buildings, a wooden shed, and power poles are visible along a horizontal dirt road. Another path, perpendicular to the horizontal road, carries a column of horses. Smaller encampments, short tent-like buildings are visible at left.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco During World War I]

Description: Postcard of Waco during World War I, looking down Austin Street with the old Waco City Hall in the center background. Streetcars, pedestrians, and tramlines go down the street, and the tall ALICO Building is visible along the left of the road among other buildings.
Date: 1917~/1919~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, 1900]

Description: Photograph of Oakwood Cemetery, looking down a dirt path along several plots. There are white wooden hitching posts on the corners of intersections down the dirt road with other perpendicular paths. Several plots contain tall stone obelisks or are bordered by hedges, while others contain small round bushes or remain bare except for grave markers. Large bare trees are visible across the background.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Thompson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.538712 -97.111652
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Waco Masonic Lodge No. 92]

Description: Photograph of Waco Masonic Lodge No. 92, a tall four-story building lined with windows. A square and compass symbol hangs along the facade of the building at right, above the building's lower entrance, which is lined with pillars. Above this entrance is a large shield containing a ring of stars, a large capital letter "G", and a smaller square and compass symbol. A crowd of people are gathered along the sidewalks adjoining the building.
Date: 1901~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.555193 -97.131792
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Church of the Assumption]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Church of the Assumption, a large stone building with a red roof, a tower, a rose window, and rows of stained glass windows; there are two people standing in front of the church and several houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Church of The Assumption, Waco, Texas. Rev. P. J. Clancy, Rector."
Date: unknown
Creator: Clayton, Nicholas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.800371 -97.098687
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Sacred Heart Convent]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Sacred Heart Convent, a large two-story red building with a black roof, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sacred Heart Convent. Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.555312 -97.135400
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[First Presbyterian Church]

Description: Postcard of a black and white photograph of the Waco First Presbyterian Church, a large brick building with a tower and stained glass windows, surrounded by trees with a light blue colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten note on the front of the postcard that reads "Mrs Markquart" and a longer handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: June 1908
Creator: Marquardt, Luise
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.554027 -97.134991
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]

Description: Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: May 11, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Temple Rodef Sholom]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Temple Rodef Sholom, a round white building with steps and pillars, with a star of David engraving on a triangular facade, surrounded by trees. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Temple Rodef Sholom, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: February 19, 1913
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 31.541463 -97.181328
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Compton's Funeral Home]

Description: Postcard of a color image of Compton's Funeral Home in Waco, a large house covered in ivy, with two large trees in the foreground, an automobile on the right, and trees in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compton's Funeral Home, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: None
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[South End Fire Station]

Description: Postcard of a black and white photograph of the South End fire station, a two-story frame building, with firefighters in two horse-drawn fire engines in front of it and a slightly pink colorized sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "South End Station, Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Texas Power and Light Co. Plant]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Texas Power and Light Co., plant, a large red brick building with a smoke stack, with power lines and other electrical equipment, with a field in the foreground and clouds in the sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Plant of Texas Power and Light Co., Waco, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Douglas Select School]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Douglas Select School, a two-story house with a porch and two rows of windows, with a row of trees in the foreground and other buildings in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Douglas Select School, Waco, Texas, the Educational Center of Texas."
Date: 1912
Creator: Miller, Mrs. Herman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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