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[Portrait of Walter Golding, MD]

Portrait of Dr. Walter Golding, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark suit jacket and tie. A handwritten note on back of card says: "Walter S. Golding M. D., C[...] Dcen. 26th/81."
Date: December 26, 1881
Creator: Cramer, G.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Jennie A. Parker Buckelew, May 26, 1890] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Jennie A. Parker Buckelew, May 26, 1890]

Funeral program for Jennie A. Parker Buckelew, born 1854 and died 1890. The funeral was held on May 26, 1890, at the Longview Methodist Church. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Longview, Texas.
Date: May 26, 1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jones & Kendall to Monteith & Hall - December 26, 1891] (open access)

[Letter from Jones & Kendall to Monteith & Hall - December 26, 1891]

Letter written to Monteith and Hall in Belton, Texas from Jones & Kendall, attorneys in Waco, Texas, concerning an issue of interest to be paid. The letter is written on letterhead for Jones, Kendall & Sleeper, Attorneys-At-Law.
Date: December 26, 1891
Creator: Jones, E. A. & Kendall, William W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meredith A. Sullivan to Chapin M. Seley - August 26, 1895] (open access)

[Letter from Meredith A. Sullivan to Chapin M. Seley - August 26, 1895]

Letter written to Chapin M. Seley of Chicago, Illinois from Meredith A. Sullivan of Waco, Texas, offering advice about how to improve his health.
Date: August 26, 1895
Creator: Sullivan, Meredith A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Waco Central High School]

Postcard of Waco Central High School in Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Miss Beverly Lastinger from Kansas City, Missouri.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard image of the First Presbyterian Church in Waco, Texas. There is handwritten text on the back to Mrs. J. R. Elliott.
Date: June 26, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wes Logan to Mr. Spivey - December 26, 1909] (open access)

[Letter from Wes Logan to Mr. Spivey - December 26, 1909]

Letter written to Mr. Spivey of Marlin, Texas from Wes Logan of Waco, Texas, informing Mr. Spivey of his new employment at DeLong & Riddle, dealers in all kinds of fresh meats, fish and oysters in season.
Date: December 26, 1909
Creator: Logan, Wes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Bloomfield Indian Seminary]

Postcard of Bloomfield Indian Seminary near Denison, Texas. Several trees occupy the yard in front of the building. Handwritten text on the back of the card reads "Hello Dad. Having a fine time Went to fair last night. It sure is big. Mart."
Date: October 26, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Compressing and Loading Cotton]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of a boat loaded with cotton bales in a canal with several men standing in front of a cotton compressing and loading facility and a railway bridge in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Compressing and Loading Cotton, Houston, Texas."
Date: July 26, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
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
[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco
Date: October 26, 1914
Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a World War I Armored Car]

Postcard of of a World War I armored car with three soldiers. The background of the photograph has been colored. A handwritten message on the back of the postcard reads: "Hello, There. Am feeling fine. like it quite well out here. Will send you my address here it is. Camp Head Quarters Recruit 7th Division Camp McArthur Waco Texas. Goodby." The card is addressed to Jessie Hacker from Thomas W., a Camp Macarthur soldier.
Date: May 26, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lovers Leap Near Camp MacArthur]

Postcard of two people standing on a large rock overlooking a ravine filled with trees and water with more trees and hills in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard is the text: "Lovers Leap near Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Mann, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 26, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - November 26, 1918]

Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing how he avoids hard work, Mac returned to Texas and brought his film camera. The weather is all there is to discuss and he wishes he could be with Emma during Thanksiving.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Suyker, Hector
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Mary Louise Hanrick]

Portrait of eleven year old Mary Louise Hanrick in a squared dress and a paper in her left hand.
Date: June 26, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope to Clara Willis] (open access)

[Envelope to Clara Willis]

Envelope addressed to Clara Evans Willis on May 26, 1925. A note on the back claims it held letters concerning Nancy Claire Willis.
Date: May 26, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rosa B. Johnson Evans to Clara Willis, May 26, 1925] (open access)

[Letter from Rosa B. Johnson Evans to Clara Willis, May 26, 1925]

Letter from Rosa B. Johnson Evans to Clara Evans Willis on May 26, 1925. She congratulates Clara on the birth of her daughter, Nancy Claire, and suggests that Todd will love having a little sister to take care of.
Date: May 26, 1925
Creator: Evans, Rosa B. Johnson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Concerning Nancy Claire Evans] (open access)

[Note Concerning Nancy Claire Evans]

Note recording weight, length, and time and date of birth for Nancy Claire Willis.
Date: May 26, 1925
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sanger Avenue School]

Postcard of Waco's Sanger Avenue elementary school, a large, two-story brick building, with hundreds of students posing in several rows, standing and sitting, in front of the school and more students standing in the windows inside the school. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Sanger Avenue School, Waco, Texas 692 Pupils."
Date: May 26, 1931
Creator: Gildersleeve, Fred
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 26, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 26, 1943. He lets them know he's doing well, that he's being fed, and he enjoys the scenery.
Date: February 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 26, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 26, 1943. He talks about buying fruit and vegetables from the Arabs, and offers to send his parents a foot stool if they want one. He also promises to send more money home.
Date: May 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 26, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 26, 1943. He discusses the stage shows he's seen, a baseball game, and a friend who's going to school in Mexico City.
Date: June 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 26, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 26, 1943. He discusses plans to go swimming, and tells them how he made a float with a mattress cover. He also asks to be sent cookies.
Date: July 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 26, 1943] (open access)

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 26, 1943]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 26, 1943. He thanks them for the clothes and roll of film they sent him, asks for more film if they can manage, and tells them about a show he saw.
Date: August 26, 1943
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History