[1918 Farewell Book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School]

Farewell book for the Central Infantry Officers Training School group of 1918. The front of the book is decorated with the image of an eagle in front of the United States Flag. It is held together by two cords.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1924 Waco High School Football Team]

Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Academy of the Sacred Heart in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of Waco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, a large, two-story red brick building with two rows of windows, with a row of trees in front of it. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chartered 1875, Waco, Texas." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 27, 1911
Creator: Isley, Eugene
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Academy Plaque]

Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date: 1920%
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Between Dr. Alexander Archer Beville and Dr. Black, 1870] (open access)

[Account Between Dr. Alexander Archer Beville and Dr. Black, 1870]

Paper containing an expense account for Dr. Alexander Archer Beville kept by Dr. H. Black for visits and other services. The first column lists the month, the second the day of the month, the third the what was bought, and fourth how much it cost.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Addie Smith Howell and Children]

Photograph of Adalade "Addie" Smith Howell, center, and two of her children. Jewell Howell stands to the left of her mother, and Robert Calhoun Howell to the right. Adalade and Jewell Howell wear high necked white dresses, and Robert Howell wears a suit and tie.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[After the Hike]

Postcard image of five soldiers sitting down on a pile of scrap wood boards. One is pictured as wiping his face with a towel while three others are pictured holding one of their feet. Text above the image reads "After the hike". Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Miss Addie Wheeling.
Date: 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alexander Jacob Beville's Farm]

Photograph of the farm of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville located in East Waco. Several unidentified men sit around a pit. A table is set up in the background, and the house can be vaguely seen.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Alexander Jacob Beville's Farm]

Photograph of the farm of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville in East Waco. Several unidentified men sit around a long table covered with a tablecloth and food. There is a smoking fire pit in the foreground. A man stands with his back to it.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anna Loebritz Portrait]

Portrait of Mrs. Anna Loebritz wearing a light-colored dress posing in front of a light background.
Date: November 22, 1895
Creator: Deane
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Annual Greetings Advertisement for the Behrens Drug Co.] (open access)

[Annual Greetings Advertisement for the Behrens Drug Co.]

Annual greetings for the Behrens Drug Co. with all of the 1909 members of the board of directors listed at the bottom.
Date: 1909
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Ave. East From 18th St]

Postcard image of Austin Ave. East from 18th Street in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from 18th Street looking at an Austin Ave. neighborhood. Large white colored homes are visible with trees in both the yards and sidewalks. The home of William Waldo Cameron (1878-1939) is seen on the left. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. H. C. Johle from Temple, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cann, William A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Image on Plate]

White china plate with a blue image printed in the center of a main street lined with buildings, labeled "Austin Avenue and City Hall, Waco, Texas." The outer edge of the plate has decorative scallops edged in blue and there are images of colored flowers around the center image: blue flowers at the top, left, purple flowers at the lower left, and yellow flowers at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Postcard of a Methodist Church on Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The church is built in the Gothic architecture style with one large spire on top of its highest corner. The steps lead up to pointed archways and large windows. Handwritten text on the back address the postcard to Mrs. R. L. McKnight.
Date: 1907
Creator: Cann, William A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Scrapbook] (open access)

[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~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Boots]

Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Portrait of Nannie Clara Evans]

Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as an infant. She is wearing a white-lace dress and is sitting upright in a tapestry-covered chair.
Date: 1891
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby William Herman Bielefeldt]

Photograph of baby William Herman Bielefeldt. He is pictured only wearing a light colored diaper and sitting on a piece of wicker furniture. On the furniture is fabric covered cushions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barracks and Tents at Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two rows of barracks and several groupings of tents at Camp MacArthur; there are trees, hills, and more barracks and tents in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Camp MacArthur Waco Texas."
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Base Hospital of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard image of the hospital on base of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. The image shows a covered wooden pathway that connections multiple structures. Four soldiers are pictured throughout the walkway
Date: unknown
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Be a Link in Our Chain" Card] (open access)

["Be a Link in Our Chain" Card]

A card with a pencil drawing of a chain, and the words "Be a link in our chain."
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bird's Eye View of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard image of a bird's eye view of Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas. To the right of the camp a line of horses with soldiers riding can be seen marching behind one automobile. To the left of the image the rows of soldiers' tents and other buildings that make up the camp. In the background the camp itself is surrounded by trees. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Mr. Isac Hill of New York Mills, Minnesota.
Date: 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History