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[Postcard of Twelfth and Franklin Streets in Waco]
Postcard showing people and buildings on Twelfth and Franklin Streets in Waco, Texas, with Austin Avenue Methodist Church visible on the left side of Twelfth Street. A handwritten note on the back of the card is addressed to Mrs. W.D. Barton in Ozona, Texas and says, "I guess you think I have forgotten you but I haven't. I am fine. I don't know when I will be thru. I like Waco fine. Go to Sunday School and Church every Sunday. We have about 500 members in Sunday School when I go. A Meeting has just close and it sure was fine. Charley Cortes."
Date:
May 13, 1911
Creator:
Cortes, Charley
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Awarded to Hester Beck Willis]
Certificate awarded to Hester Beck Willis for 25 years of membership in the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. It reads: "Twenty-Five Years of Continuous Membership. This Certifies that Hester Beck Willis #012499 is a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, having been admitted to membership on January 11, 1984. In Witness Whereof the President General and Senior Members Committee Chair subscribe their names and have caused the seal of the Association to be hereunto affixed at Killeen, Texas this 16th day of May AD 2009."
Date:
May 16, 2009
Creator:
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Mrs. Beth DeBusk, May 13, 1918]
Postcard of Camp MacArthur sent to Mrs. DeBusk, Beth and Boby about his stay in Waco. It shows Section E at the camp.
Date:
May 13, 1918
Creator:
DeBusk, Beth
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[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
[Photograph of a Young Girl at Her Communion]
Photograph of a young girl dressed for her First Communion. She is dressed in a light color dress with matching veil. In her hands she is holding a missal and a candle.
Date:
May 3, 1894
Creator:
Frey
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer]
Full-length portrait of Margurete Doppslemayer, wearing a light-colored dress with a flower detail on the chest. Margurete Doppslemayer stands with her hands and back supported against a lattice-like wooden fence. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Margurete Doppslemayer, May 25 / 1891."
Date:
May 25, 1891
Creator:
Holmes, H. C. & Shaw, Robert
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville as a Young Boy]
Photograph of Dr. Alexander Jacob "Zannie" Beville as a young boy. He is positioned in front of a dark background and wearing a dark color jacket. Under his jacket is he wearing a light color dress shirt with a dark color bow tie.
Date:
May 27, 1880
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ainsworth Family]
Portrait of ten family members. An older man with a cane is identified as Grandpa Ainsworth.
Date:
May 24, 1892
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of C. E. Williamson]
Photograph of Charles Edward Williamson, wearing a top had, a coat, and a cloak. His left arm is placed behind his back.
Date:
May 17, 1896
Creator:
Jackson, W. D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Division Headquarters at Camp MacArthur Postcard]
Postcard of Camp MacArthur with tents on the right side, division headquarters in the back (center), and houses and cars on the left side. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Division Headquarters. Camp MacArthur Waco Texas. Mann." There is a handwritten letter on the back of the postcard.
Date:
May 11, 1918
Creator:
Mann, Fred
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]
Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date:
May 14, 1921
Creator:
Mexico. Consul General.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from Mr. William Mole, May 15, 1918]
Postcard sent from Mr. William Mole to Maurice and Minnie picturing soldiers in a mess line at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas with a handwritten message on the back saying that his tools will be fine in their cellar.
Date:
May 15, 1918
Creator:
Mole, William
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bart Moore to P. G. Rucker, May 10, 1884]
Letter from Bart Moore to P. G. Rucker requesting to know the amount of land taxes he owes. A letter head at the top left corner of the stationary reads, "From the office of Bart Moore, Grocer".
Date:
May 10, 1884
Creator:
Moore, Bart
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rev. John R. Nelson, May 2nd, 1904]
Letter from Rev. John R. Nelson, written during the Texas Missionary Conference of 1904. A sketch of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church appears at the top of the letter.
Date:
May 2, 1904
Creator:
Nelson, Rev. John R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Victor Olson to Todd Bradford Willis, May 28, 1975]
Letter from John Victor Olson to Todd Bradford Willis on May 28, 1975. He informs Willis that his conditional acceptance to The University of Texas Dental Branch has been made a final acceptance, and asks that Willis confirm that he will be attending.
Date:
May 28, 1975
Creator:
Olson, John Victor
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of First Presbyterian Church, May 7, 1909]
Postcard of the First Presbyterian Church at 812 Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas, sent by Minnie Sleeper to Mr. E. G. Oates updating him on her plants.
Date:
May 7, 1909
Creator:
Sleeper, Minnie
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 11, 1945]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing two books he has been reading and thanking her for what she recently sent him.
Date:
May 11, 1945
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 20, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his mother's bonds in Lockhart.
Date:
May 20, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter Mr. Smith to Mrs. Smith, May 28, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the world premier of Stage Door Canteen.
Date:
May 28, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Ruby Barnes]
Photograph of Ruby Barnes. She is dressed in a uniform with a hat and a dress, seated behind a bush and smiling. According to a note in the inner left flap of the picture's folder, this photo was "Made from a kodak picture taken from group of high school students, May, 1918."
Date:
May 1918
Creator:
Stauts
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Group of Young Women]
Portrait of a group of young women wearing dresses. Several names and cities are written on the back of the photo, but are mostly illegible.
Date:
May 1905
Creator:
Thompson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History