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[Portrait of Hester Beck]

Photograph of Hester M. Beck, clad in a short-sleeved sweater. Her hair is shoulder-length and curly.

Date: 1950

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr.]

Photograph of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr., later renumbered 4804 Hillcrest Dr., in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rear of Willis House]

Photograph of the rear of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr. in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Photograph of the rear of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr. in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow. The back door is visible, and there are planks of wood in the foreground.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Rear of Willis House]

Photograph of the rear of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr. in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow. From this angle, the back door is visible.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Front of Willis House]

Photograph of the front of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr., later renumbered 4804 Hillcrest Dr., in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow. There are many trees in the front yard, and a stone bench is visible to the left.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Side of Willis House]

Photograph of the side of the home of Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. at 4704 Hillcrest Dr. in Waco. The ground and roof are covered in snow. To the far left, a parked car in a garage is visible.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Taxco in Guerrero, Mexico]

Photograph of Taxco in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, taken in 1950 from the patio of Hester Beck's hotel. The hills in the background rise above the city.

Date: 1950

Creator: Beck, Hester M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Market in Mexico City]

Photograph of a market in Mexico City, taken in 1950. Vegetables are housed under an awning, and many people stand near them. A lamppost can be seen to the far left.

Date: 1950

Creator: Beck, Hester M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hester Beck and Friends in Mexico City]

Photograph of Hester Beck, second from the right, and her friends Beverely Hecks and Nancy Haurse sitting on steps leading up to a pyramid in Mexico. They have four Mexican children with them.

Date: August 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Boy Selling Pastries in Mexico City]

Photograph of a small boy selling pastries on the street in Mexico City. A woman holding her son offers him a pastry. The boy selling pastries stands next to a row of cars parked on the street.

Date: August 1950

Creator: Beck, Hester M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis upon her entry into the Daughters of the American Revolution. It reads: "This certifies that Hester Mae Beck is a regularly approved member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Henry Downs Chapter, having been admitted by the National Board of Management by virtue of her descent from Daniel Allen who with unfailing loyalty rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as Private during the Revolution… more

Date: February 1, 1950

Creator: Daughters of the American Revolution

Item Type: Text

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis. He wears a romper over a patterned short-sleeved sweater, and smiles to the left.

Date: 1950~

Creator: Bob Ponder Studio

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of a Train Rolling down the Tracks]

Photograph of "Katy Flyer" rolling down the railroad tracks in Denison, Texas; at the moment of this picture there was a huge puff of smoke coming up from the engine.

Date: 1950~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[John T. Willis, Sr. at Desk]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. He sits at a desk to the far right. A telephone sits on the table in front of him. Four other unidentified men sit at tables throughout the room at the First National Bank of Waco.

Date: [1950..1960]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

West Jr. High School Band

Photograph of the West Jr. High School Band wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. They sit in folding chairs on an indoor basketball court/auditorium. There is a curtained stage behind them. The band director, A. J. Bouck, poses with the students.

Date: May 1950

Creator: Hubbard

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Newspaper Satchel]

Rectangular burlap bag with a handle printed across the front with "Waco News-Tribune Times Herald." Several folded miniature newspapers in plastic covers are arranged inside the satchel.

Date: 1950/1960~

Item Type: Physical Object

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

Scrapbook documenting the history of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church including newspaper clippings, photos, letters, event programs, and other items.

Date: 1950~/2022~

Item Type: Book

Location: 31.550064 -97.138767

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Home of H. D. Fillers]

Photograph of the house of H. D. Fillers in Wichita Falls. The house is a simple, one-story suburban house, with a chimney, a doorway with a decorated entry, and two garage doors. Short trees and shrubs line the front of the building, and a large tree is partially visible at right. This photograph is addressed to Mrs. R. M. Packer.

Date: December 1950

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

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[Taxco in Guerrero, Mexico]

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[Hester Beck and Friends in Mexico City]

[Boy Selling Pastries in Mexico City]

[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]

[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis]

[Photograph of a Train Rolling down the Tracks]

[John T. Willis, Sr. at Desk]

West Jr. High School Band

[Newspaper Satchel]

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook]

[Home of H. D. Fillers]