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[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Hester Beck]
Photograph of Hester M. Beck, clad in a short-sleeved sweater. Her hair is shoulder-length and curly.
Date:
1950
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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. The back door is visible, and there are planks of wood in the foreground.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Hester M. Beck]
Portrait of Hester M. Beck as a young woman with short hair and a white blouse. She later married John Todd Willis, Jr. of Waco, Texas.
Date:
1952~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robert E. Davis with Camilla Crane at Recruitment Center]
Photograph of Robert E. Davis and Camilla Crane outside a U.S. Army and Air Force recruiting station in Waco, Texas. Robert and Camilla stand next to each other in front of the recruiting station's window and smile into the camera. Cabs and buildings are visible in the background.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Robert E. Davis with James Dalton at Recruitment Station]
Photograph of Robert E. Davis and James Dalton outside a U.S. Army and Air Force recruiting station in Waco, Texas. Robert and James stand on opposite signs of a poster for the Marines in front of the recruiting station's window, their bags in front of them. They smile to the camera's left, a mailbox next to them at their right.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding Portrait of Hester M. Beck]
Photograph of Hester M. Beck in her wedding gown, a long-sleeved satin dress. She is also wearing a long veil and is holding a bouquet in one of her hands. She married John Todd Willis, Jr. at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco.
Date:
1952
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hester B. Willis Holding Todd Bradford Willis]
Photograph of Hester Beck Willis holding Todd Bradford Willis on the front porch of 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. The front door is right behind her. She looks down at her son, whose attention is commanded by something to the left in the photo.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church]
Photograph of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas. A note on the photo identifies Reverend Heckmann as the pastor and N.E. Wiedemann as the architect for the building.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis]
Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis as a baby. His eyes are wide and his mouth is open.
Date:
[1953..1954]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis]
Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis, at four and a half months, in the yard of his maternal grandmother's house. He is seated in a stroller, his hands resting on its arms. He looks directly at the camera, and his mouth hangs open. He wears a plaid shirt. The garage is in the background.
Date:
1953
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History