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T. B. Willis Collection
74
World War Two Collection
27
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2022
6
Rescuing Texas History, 2016
5
World War One Collection
5
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2017
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
4
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
3
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[Littlefield Fountain]
Photograph of the Littlefield Fountain at the University of Texas at Austin with the UT tower and several trees in the background.
Date:
August 1936
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Sam Wise Home and Family]
Photograph of the home built by Sam Wise with a family standing in front of it and next to a car. The members of the family are identified as: First row: (left to right) Iris and Lindsey Burley, Sadie Wise (pregnant with Lois Wise), Howard Wise, Ray L. Wise held by his father V. A. Wise, Legel and Clyde Wise, and Mary Lou and John Wise; Second row: grandpa Samuel Curtis Wise, Melvin Wise, grandma Francis Josephine Carlisle Wise, Louise Wise, Thelma Lee Wise, and Vera Hunter Wise.
Date:
August 12, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Certificate for Texas Cotton Palace Association]
Stock certificate for the Texas Cotton Palace Association, certifying that Wheatley [sic] & Holloway own three shares of the Capital Stock of the Texas Cotton Palace Association. It is signed by Albert T. Clifton, President.
Date:
August 11, 1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Grave Marker of Capt. Johnny Williams]
Photograph of the grave marker of Capt. Johnny Williams located in Cherokee Cemetery, San Saba County, Texas. The marker reads: "Capt. Johnny Williams, born 1798, killed by Indians October 2, 1862, donated this cemetery plot to the public. This monument erected by friends and relatives."
Date:
August 1957
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Ball High School]
Photograph of an elaborate building on a street corner. A handwritten note below the photo identifies it as Ball High School in Galveston, Texas.
Date:
August 11, 1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Martina E. Rodriguez and Husband]
Photograph of Martina E. Rodriguez and husband captured on their wedding day. Martina is pictured wearing a light colored wedding dress and veil while holding a bouquet of flowers in one of her arms. Her husband is pictured sitting down wearing a dark colored jacket and pants with a light colored vest and dress shirt underneath.
Date:
August 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Columbia Bonner Portrait]
Photograph of Columbia Bonner, visible from the chest up. She is posing in front of a light colored background while wearing a light-colored top that includes a high neckline. Text on the back identifies Curtis from San Antonio, Texas as the photographer.
Date:
1895-08-2X
Creator:
Curtis
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of a Car & Horse Drawn Buggy]
Postcard of a car and horse drawn buggy. In the car there is one man and two small children in the back. The buggy is pulled by one light horse and one dark horse with two men standing next to the buggy. In the background is a light picket fence going around a home. The postcard is addressed to Anton Juenger of Beeville, Texas.
Date:
August 30, 1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of "The Old Swimming Hole"]
Postcard of a local swimming hole near Hico, Texas. The swimming hole is surrounded by large trees that branches lean over into the water. It is addressed to Mrs. S. W. Ellis of Waco, Texas.
Date:
August 1912
Creator:
Wiseman
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Young Ladies Boarding Hall at Baylor University]
Postcard of the young ladies boarding hall at Baylor University. Handwritten text is on the front underneath the picture by Walter C. Francis. The postcard is addressed to Miss Katharene Cavitt from Wheellock, Texas.
Date:
August 7, 1906
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Unknown Children at Picnic]
Photograph of an unknown group of children at a picnic. The children are pictured all close to one another with the girls wearing light colored dresses and the boys wearing various styles of dark colored clothing. They are standing barefoot in a small stream of water with a large tree in the background. Photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger-Harrison estate sale, Waco.
Date:
August 16, 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Martina E. Rodriguez on Wedding Day]
Photograph of Martina E. Rodriguez and husband on their wedding day. Her husband is positioned sitting down with Martina resting her hand on his shoulder. Martina is positioned standing up with a flower boutique in her arm. Handwritten text in Spanish is visible on the back.
Date:
August 1920
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 11, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about his mother "kicking out her downstairs roomers", Ed Prove, and Mrs. Smith's golf skills.
Date:
August 11, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 22, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing a show titled "Coffin in the Sky" that he went to go see and a book titled "The earth in the Lord".
Date:
August 22, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decorative Fencing Around Flagpole]
Photograph of the decorative, three-sided iron fencing around a flagpole at a school in Waco. The fence includes a large emblem for the "Key Club" that dedicated flagpole shaped as a "K" in a circle, crossed with a vertical skeleton key. The other sides of the fence have decorative curlicues and the base of the flagpole and a trashcan are visible behind the fence. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date:
August 13, 2022
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Base of Waco School Flagpole]
Photograph of the base of a flagpole at Waco High School, which is a white pole set in a pyramidal concrete block on a concrete slab surrounded by grass. A decorative metal fence is visible around the left, right, and back sides of the pole, and is leaning inward. A structure is partially visible in the background of the right side of the image. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date:
August 13, 2022
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flagpole Viewed from North]
Photograph of a white flagpole, surrounded by low, decorative fencing at Waco High School, looking south. The flagpole is surrounded by a lawn and, in the background, part of a school building is visible at left, as well as a tree with a bench under it, and a mechanical structure at right. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date:
August 13, 2022
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flagpole Viewed from South]
Photograph of a flagpole at Waco High School, looking north toward school buildings, visible in the background. The flagpole is painted white and has a low, decorative metal fence around it on three sides, with a trash can at the open end, at right. This is the original flagpole of Rich Field Army Base in World War I.
Date:
August 13, 2022
Creator:
Willis, T. Bradford
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]
Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date:
August 25, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hugh Clemens' Horse]
Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date:
August 27, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Eason Findley's Home]
Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date:
August 26, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John Dailey and Howell Campbell at Pin Oak Creek]
Photographs of John Dailey and Howell Campbell on a horse-drawn buggy at Pin Oak Creek near Munger, Limestone County. The horse is parked on a dirt road, and both men face towards the camera, seated on the buggy.
Date:
August 4, 1911
Creator:
Eichelberger, George W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Joe to Ena R. - August 20, 1918]
Postcard from a Joe to Ena R[?] in Jonesboro, Texas, expressing well wishes to her and "Mother". The front of the postcard is a colored photograph of a long line of mess halls at Camp MacArthur, Waco.
Date:
1918-08-20~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History