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[Herrick Hardware Store]
Photograph of Herrick's Hardware Company in Waco, Texas. It is a large brick building with advertising painted on the walls. It has a water tower on the roof. Horses and carts are in the streets near the building. This photo is part of the Southwestern Mechanical Company Photograph Album.
Date:
1910~
Creator:
Gildersleeve
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fifty-Fourth Annual Session (which is the tenth session since division), Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Journal proceedings of Central Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, reports of boards and committees, appointments, memoirs, index, statistical tables, and advertisements.
Date:
1919
Creator:
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Jernigan to Mary, Claude and Linnet, September 10, 1910]
Letter from James Jernigan to Mary Moore, Linnet and Claude White in which he updates them of the activities of family member, where they are going to school, and the crops. The children in the family are discussed, as are home improvement, and cooking. A note is on the back of the envelope that refers to money that is due and asking to stop one of two newspaper subscriptions.
Date:
September 10, 1910
Creator:
Jernigan, James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Young Man and Woman]
Photograph of a young man and young woman, Henry Frank Smith and Monetta Stribling, locking arms and posing for a picture. Behind them an automobile is partially visible. They are dressed in semi-formal attire; the young woman has a corsage attached to her clothing.
Date:
December 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lucile Evans as a Maid of Honor]
Photograph of Lucile Elizabeth Evans, standing outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. As the maid of honor to an unidentified bride, she is clad in a long-sleeved dress and a wide-brimmed hat. She is clutching a bouquet of flowers in her arm. The photo is attached to a piece of black paper upon which this note has been written underneath the photo: "the maid of honor Miss Lucile Evans, April 29, '17."
Date:
April 29, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A Young May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans]
Photograph of May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans as young women, before Clara took the last name Willis. They are both wearing long, Edwardian-style dresses and hats.
Date:
July 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nannie Evans at Her Family Home]
Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman, before she married and took the name of Willis. She is standing on the steps of her family's home in Waco, Texas while holding a large bouquet of flowers in her arms.
Date:
1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Senior Portrait of Nannie Clara Evans]
Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman. The portrait was taken at the time of her graduation from Waco High School in 1910. She is turned so that her side profile is in view, and she is only visible from the chest up.
Date:
1910
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nannie Evans Standing Outdoors]
Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman before she married and took the name Willis. She is standing outdoors near a small, leafy tree at 2100 Colcord Avenue. She is clad in a long, ruffled, and tiered dress.
Date:
September 17, 1916
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lucile Evans at a Shopping Center]
Photograph of Lucile Elizabeth Evans standing outdoors with a hand on her hips at a town shopping center. She is wearing a long jacket, skirt, and a hat.
Date:
1919
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[The Evans Family Relaxing Outdoors]
Photograph of Nancy Caroline Sleeper Evans surrounded by her granddaughters, Elizabeth, Frances, and Ruth Evans, who are all of similar age. They are seated in the grass with toy dolls, just outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas.
Date:
1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage License of John T. Willis and Nannie Clara Evans]
Marriage license of John T. Willis and Nannie Clara Evans, McLennan County, Texas, April 25, 1917, signed by the Rev. F. S. Groner.
Date:
April 25, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wedding invitation of Clara Evans and John T. Willis]
Wedding invitation of Clara Evans and John Todd Willis, Columbus Street Baptist Church, Waco, Apr. 25, 1917.
Date:
April 25, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bride and Groom]
Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. and Clara Evans Willis on their wedding day in Waco, TX. They stand in front of tree, arm in arm. Clara Evans Willis holds a bouquet of flowers in the crook of her arm.
Date:
April 29, 1917
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meridian Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1919
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waco Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1918
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gatesville Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1917
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Temple Sheet
Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date:
1917
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Willie Sappenfield on Back of Chair]
Portrait of Willie Sappenfield seated on the back of a chair with floral print and metal designs. He wears a light-colored collar shirt, striped tie, shorts, tights, and button-up boots, and in his hands he holds a piece of paper. A hand written note on the back reads, "Willie Sappenfield, 12 yrs. old, taken Oct. 18, 1913."
Date:
October 18, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Townsend Hall at Texas Christian University]
Photograph of Townsend Hall at Texas Christian University. This photograph was taken after the March 22, 1910 fire in Waco, Texas. The words "Girls' Home" is written over one entrance, and a crowd of people are gathered on the lawn.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
McCall, C. F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Window Display at E. F. Bauman Grocery Store]
Photograph of a window display at the E. F. Bauman grocery store in Waco, Texas. The display features several beverage bottles, a painting of a girl in a canoe, and several other items. The store was located at 309 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas.
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Main Building at Texas Christian University]
Photograph of the main building at Texas Christian University (formerly Waco Female College) in Waco, Texas, taken after the March 22, 1910 fire. The brick and stone building is damaged and does not have a roof. People and trees are on the lawn. The back includes a printed statement from the photographer and a handwritten note that says "Waco T.C.U. main building, after the fire on 3-22-1910. Presented to J.A. Curry by W. H. Curry."
Date:
[1910-03-22..]
Creator:
McCall, C. F.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Willie Sappenfield Seated]
Portrait of Willie Sappenfield seated in a chair with floral print and metal designs. He wears a light colored collar shirt, striped tie, shorts (which look to be rolled up pants), tights, and button-up boots. A hand written note on the back reads, "Willie Sappenfield, taken Oct. 18, 1913, 12 yrs. old."
Date:
October 18, 1913
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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