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[Portrait of Rudolph Hugo Hofheinz]

Photograph of Rudolph Hugo Hofheinz (1870–1943). He wears a suit and tie, and has combed hair with a curved mustache, facing left. A note on the back states that Hofheinz was buried in Hermann Sons Cemetery in Bexar County.
Date: July 12, 1895
Creator: Barr, D. P.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Suspension Bridge Over the Brazos River]

Postcard of the suspension bridge over the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Master Carlos Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: June 12, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Effy to Dave Granett - July 12, 1908]

Postcard from an "Effy" to Dave Granett of Dallas discussing their itinerary and schedule as they make their way to Dallas. The front of the postcard is a photograph of a flood in Elm Street, East Waco. The floodwaters are ankle-high, with pedestrians and carriages wading through the street.
Date: 1908-07-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Main Street in Houston]

Postcard of Main Street North viewed from Texas Avenue in downtown Houston, Texas. Several multi-story buildings line a busy street with people, carriages, and street cars. Text on the front of the card reads "Am in the bayou city and have my usual luck. Rain! Shirley." The card is addressed to Miss Josephine Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: July 12, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Axtell Railroad Station]

Postcard sent to Miss Loudie George in Houston, Texas. The image on the front features a photograph of the Axtell Railroad Station on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas with three women and a man standing outside the entrance. Buildings are visible in the background. A note written on the back is dated November 2, 1910 and says "I arrived home Tuesday morning and made an auto trip to [...] via Moody got home at 10 last night will be in Waco again tomorrow May get to see you in Waco or I may have an exhibit there during the Cotton Palace They are decorating the business houses already"
Date: November 12, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Baptist Church]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of First Baptist Church, a stone building with two towers and a red roof, on a street corner lined with trees with houses in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "First Baptist Church, Temple, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the post card and a handwritten note on the front that reads: "Tell Mr Brown it sure is work here I thought he worked me hard but that was play. M. S. R."
Date: December 12, 1914
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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

[Postcard of Camp MacArthur]

Postcard with an aerial photograph of Camp MacArthur showing neat rows of buildings and tents. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to "Miss and Master Mundt" in Chicago, Illinois and says, "Dear Kids, Great life down here but it sure is hot and dry. Got here last Thur, May 9, '18. Left Jefferson Barracks last Tues night at 10 o'clock. Your uncle, John.
Date: May 12, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 12, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 12, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing his day that was terrible and the lack of dentaltreatment available to hm. He also mentions that his friend Mac has been sent to New York and how he hoped to have one with him.
Date: December 12, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin Street in Waco]

Postcard of cars and people on Austin Street in Waco, Texas, with buildings lining the sides of the street. A handwritten note on the front of the card says "You must come visit us sometime, then you could see our nice little city." Another handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Myrtle Birk in Voca, Texas and says "Read your letter, and was again glad to hear from you. It was Cha's finger that was mashed under a big granite rock. Dr. took off one joint of it so he is minus part of a finger, but we have not told Mother and Father Houston about having it amputated. Mildred has been sick for a week, cold and rising in her head. Love, Addie."
Date: January 12, 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: The Girl Graduate] (open access)

[Scrapbook: The Girl Graduate]

Scrapbook template entitled "The Girl Graduate," filled with photos, invitations, and other memorabilia documenting the graduation of Mildred Bruyere from Waco High School.
Date: March 12, 1923
Creator: Bruyere, Mildred
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 12, 1943. He asks after the crops, and tells them that he's not sure when he will be promoted to corporal.
Date: June 12, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo - July 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo - July 12, 1943]

Letter from Anthony P. Colombo to Anne Colombo, his sister, discussing how he is doing and what they will do when he gets back. Their father would like to throw a party for Anthony.
Date: July 12, 1943
Creator: Colombo, Anthony P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 12, 1943. He discusses a church service he went to, asks them to send him an Argus camera, and lists the magazines he already receives and the ones he'd like them to send him.
Date: July 12, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 12, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 12, 1943. He is glad his grandmother is visiting, but wishes he could be there to see her. He talks about going swimming, and mentions that the Waco papers he gets overseas are usually a month old, and he wishes he could get more recent ones to read about the football games.
Date: October 12, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 12, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 12, 1943]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his recent trip inland.
Date: December 12, 1943
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - February 12, 1944]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing her using the name "Catherine Smith" instead of "Mrs. Merrill Smith" and life in his deployment.
Date: February 12, 1944
Creator: Smith, Merrill
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 12, 1944. Willis sent a letter to Jimmie Kendrick, and assures his parents that Wilbur Crawford won't have to go back into the army following his injury. He also tells them to be on the lookout for papers he is sending them for his scrapbook.
Date: March 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Commanding Officer and Adjutant #3]

Photograph of Adjutant Lieutenant Byrens and Commanding Officer Major Baird posing together in uniform. Both men stand with their hands behind their backs and look toward the photographer.
Date: April 12, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., August 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., August 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr. on August 12, 1944, asking his father if he knows a man named Marvin George who used to work at First National Bank in Waco. George sends on his regards to a Miss Todd who used to work at the bank. Willis wishes he could be home to help his father with fishing, and goes on to say he had a letter from Robert [Evans] Jr. and they hope to see each other soon.
Date: August 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, September 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on September 12, 1944, detailing a day spent in town with Marvin White and Bob Smith, and asking for number 3 print paper so that he can get his pictures enlarged. He plans to send the small pictures he had printed home to his parents.
Date: September 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 12, 1944]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 12, 1944, telling them about a visit he had from some soldiers who are also from Waco. They went to the friend's camp and talked. Willis mentions that it's been very cold, so much so that he sleeps with four blankets and is still cold.
Date: November 12, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Evans to his parents, August 12, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Evans to his parents, August 12, 1877]

Letter from Charles Evans to his parents dated August 12, 1877. The letter is written in cursive and lightly faded.
Date: August 12, 1977
Creator: Evans, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis, February 12, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis, February 12, 1979]

Letter from Paul P. Taylor to Todd Bradford Willis on February 12, 1979. He congratulates Willis on his acceptance into the Pedodontics program at Baylor College of Dentistry, and invites him to a workshop on pain and anxiety for the child dental patient.
Date: February 12, 1979
Creator: Taylor, Paul P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History