[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Badge for Commissioner J. N. Mitchell]

Commissioner badge for J. N. Mitchell. This badge is from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date: 1929
Creator: Schwaabs & Co.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Superintendent Badge From the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show]

Superintendent badge from the 1929 Texas Cotton Palace and Dairy Show.
Date: 1929
Creator: Schwaabs & Co.
Object Type: Physical Object
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Employees of a Meat Packing Business]

Postcard of employees of a meat packing business. The employees are all grouped together and standing up. Above them hanging from the ceiling are pieces of meat and empty metal hooks.
Date: October 1927
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Halloween Postcard to John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Postcard at Halloween addressed to John Todd Willis, Jr., from Charles & Jimmy Kendrick, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Galveston Beach]

Photograph of Galveston Beach in Galveston, Texas. In the image visitors can be seen in the water and along the beach. To the right side a pier is visible with a sign on it that reads "Sunset Coffee". In the foreground a rocky edge leads onto the beach.
Date: 1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[June Robertson Dressed up for Halloween]

Photograph of a young June Robertson in a short, light-colored dress and a dark, pointed hat with a large, round base. She poses outdoors in front of several large houses. Text on the back of he photograph identifies the date and the subject.
Date: October 31, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Guy B. Harrison, Jr. in Cameron Park]

Photograph of Guy B. Harrison, Jr., captured in Cameron Park. Within the image he is wearing a patterned tie, and a dark colored clothing with a matching hat. He is pictured with his hands in his pockets and looking off to the left. Behind Harrison, Jr, a stone fence like structure is visible. The photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger - Harrison estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Nancy Claire and John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of Nancy Claire Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr. He holds her on his lap, sitting on the sidewalk. Todd Willis smiles at the camera, while Nancy Claire Willis smiles to the side. Both of Todd Willis's knees are scraped up. Several houses and trees can be seen in the background.
Date: 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parker and McDaniel Brick Home]

Photograph of the Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel brick home at 774 Butternut, Abilene, Texas. The house is a brick two-story building, with a raised covered porch extending from the main structure with steps. The upper floor windows are lined with shutters. A pile of dirt is at center, next to bare trees and shrubs. A man in a top hat holds a baby at center, to the left of the covered porch. The McDaniel house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date: [1924..]
Creator: The Fox Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Large Tent Surrounded by Trees]

Photograph of a large tent surrounded by trees. Text on the back reads Boonville Oil Company.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Graduating Class]

Photograph of a large group of people sitting in several rows of chairs in front of a stage in what appears to by a gymnasium; the men are wearing dark suits and ties and the women are wearing light-colored dresses and holding flowers. In the center a man and a woman are seated in chairs in front of a piano and there is a large photograph of a river hanging on the stage above them, an American flag hanging on the wall on the far left side, and several plants on both sides.
Date: May 31, 1923
Creator: Farmer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Todd Willis, Jr. With Birthday Cake]

Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and his birthday cake on May 17, 1923. He wears a hat and a jumper. Trees can be seen in the background.
Date: May 17, 1923
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Construction on M. K. & T. Roundhouse]

Photograph of construction of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas roundhouse in Bellmead, Texas. The structure is in the beginning stages of construction with only the framework placed. In the foreground are multiple railroad cars.
Date: April 10, 1923
Creator: Farmer, Whayne H.
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Parkers at Funeral, First Presbyterian Church]

Photograph of the Parkers during the first funeral held at the First Presbyterian Church in Abilene, Texas. They stand on the threshold of the uncompleted south entrance to the church, with temporary wooden planks installed between short brick walls. Sallie Ann Parker Willis stands with two of her children at left. Her mother, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, stands second from right, and Margaret Parker Cox stands at far right, seated against the right short brick all. All face forward.
Date: 1923/1924
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History