Resource Type

[Photograph of Mrs. Nannye Lea Musgrove]

Photograph of Mrs. Nannye Lea Musgrove in front of a large flower bush, wearing a dark-colored jacket with a lace collar and skirt. Behind the bush is a small building with clapboard siding and rain gutters. A hand written note on the back reads, "Mrs. Nannye Lea Musgrove, October 1920."
Date: October 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Roy LaVern Wise in Front of Store]

Photograph of Roy LaVern Wise, wearing a dark suit with a white belt and kerchief, standing outside a brick building with a glass storefront. The photographer can be seen as a shadow to the right of the boy. A hand written note on back reads, "Roy LaVern Wise, ca. 1921. In front of his grandfather's (Samuel [unknown] Wise store), Lockney, TX."
Date: 1921~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper Outside of a Gazebo]

Photograph of Daniel Franklin Draper in front of a gazebo looking at the ground. Text on the back reads: "Band Stand at Taft [Daddy] 1927...Taft, Texas...Daniel F Draper estate."
Date: 1927
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Ship in the Ocean]

Portrait of a steel military ship in the ocean with a small boat beside it. The text on the back reads: "Houston Ship Channel"
Date: 1927
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Vera M. Townley, 1920]

Photograph of Vera M. Townley of McLennan Co., Texas from the abdomen and up.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of an Oil Well]

Photograph of an oil well next to a dirt road. The text on the back reads: "oil field 1920...Mexia".
Date: 1920
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Group of Boys at YMCA Camp, 1926]

Photograph of eight boys at YMCA camp. Names listed on the back are "Allen Early, Walter Lacy, David Burnham, Lynn Alexander, Mert Colgin, Billy Griffis, Roane Lacy".
Date: 1926
Creator: Fox Company
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg]

Portrait of Felicitas Gobenau Sternberg, visible from the waist up. She is seated and posing with her hands crossed, palm-up in her lap. She was the wife of Daniel Sternberg, Dean of the School of Music, Baylor University.
Date: 1920
Creator: Vandamm
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four Generations of the Parker Family]

Photograph of four generations of the Parker family. From left to right are Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, Sallie Ann Parker Willis, Neva Willis Hudson, and an infant, Margaret Ann Hudson.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family Portrait at the Parker Home]

Photograph of a group of women seated together for a portrait on the porch of Robert Henry Parker's home in Abilene, Texas. Sitting on the first row are Lavinia Parker McDaniel and Nellie Parker Davis Jack. On the second row are Hallie Parker Adams, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker (wife of Robert Henry Parker and matriarch of those around her), and Bettie Parker Kelly. On the top row are Sallie Ann Parker Willis (wife of Thomas Middlebrook Willis), Neva Parker Woodward, and Margaret "Mag" Parker Field Cox.
Date: 1922
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Evans and Kendrick Families]

Photograph of friends from two families, the Evanses and the Kendricks, seated together and posed for a portrait. Pictured from left to right are Sarah Elizabeth Evans, Sue Kendrick, James M. Kendrick (the child standing in front), Maria Evans Sleeper, Charles Evans, Sr., and Blanche Kendrick holding Charles E. Kendrick in her lap.
Date: 1923
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nannie Sleeper Evans Holding a Baby]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Young Girl in a Goat-Drawn Wagon]

Photograph of a toddler-aged Hester M. Beck, riding a goat-drawn carriage. She is holding the reins to the goat's harness. The Angora goat has horns and a long, fluffy coat.
Date: October 18, 1926
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow and Football Team]

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 Southern holds a football in his lap.
Date: [1920..1930]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lucile Goebel]

Photograph of Lucile Goebel. She wears a shirt with a Peter Pan collar, and her hair is bobbed.
Date: March 15, 1928
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A House in Hico]

Photograph of a house in Hico, Texas. It is a two-story house with many spires, as well as a wrap-around porch. There are many plants, trees, and flowers in the front yard and on the steps leading up to the front door.
Date: 1920
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Sacred Heart Academy Class of 1926]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clara Willis Holding John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of Clara Willis holding baby John Todd Willis, Jr. in 1921. The Willis house can be seen in the left background.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John T. Willis, Sr. Holding John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding his son, John Todd Willis, Jr., on the porch of his house at 2025 Colcord Avenue in Waco. He is seated on a porch swing.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John T. Willis, Sr. and Fish]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding a 32 lbs. drum fish in Corpus Christi. Someone stands off to the right side of the picture, holding out the fish's fin. A house and car are visible in the background.
Date: July 1929
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nannie Sleeper Evans and Her Grandchildren]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans and Grandchildren]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nancy Claire Willis]

Photograph of Nancy Claire Willis. Her baby chair has been placed in a larger wicker chair, and she wears a white garment and booties.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nancy Claire Willis]

Photograph of Nancy Claire Willis sitting in a wicker chair. She wears a white garment and booties, and trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History