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[Dental License for Eldon Robert Woolsey]
Dental License from the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners for Eldon Robert Woolsey, DDS. He is buried at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery.
Date:
July 10, 1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mary Frances Smith and Edward R. Barcus]
Photograph of Mary Frances Smith Barcus and Rev. Edward R. Barcus, posed sitting, visible from the knees up. Mary Frances Smith Barcus wears a white dress with ruffle detailing along the bodice and sleeves, and Rev. Edward R. Barcus wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a cravat and popped collar. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Grandmama Barcus and Grandfather Barcus. Taken on their wedding day July 1, 1852. Mary Frances Smith (1832-1922) and Rev. Edward R. Barcus (1825-1896)."
Date:
July 1, 1852
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Weisman]
Portrait of Weisman, seated atop a fabric-covered chair, wearing a light-colored gown. The back of the photograph has intricate designs of foliage, stars, and scrolls. A hand written note on the back reads, "Henry Landsfield's [tentative] son Weisman, 3 mo. old, July 4 / 94."
Date:
July 4, 1894
Creator:
Bruce & Corti
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard to Ms. Annie Nicholas, July 4, 1909]
Postcard with a photograph of an older African-American seated in front of another man which appears to be his son. Sent to Annie Nicholas telling her to tell someone to check the mailbox.
Date:
July 4, 1909
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph Sent From J. E. Oldright, July 28, 1891]
Photograph of a man in a long beard sent from J. E. Oldright.
Date:
July 28, 1891
Creator:
Deane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of the Gardner Southworth Sleeper Home near Hewitt, Texas]
Photograph of a house, a mostly wooden structure, that belonged to the Gardner Southworth Sleeper family. Part of the structure is missing. Handwritten notes on the front and back of the photo provide various pieces of information: "my grandfather Sleeper home on Old Hewitt Road. Part of it still standing 1970. Built in 1879."
Date:
July 1972
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
[Roy Elmer Beck at Home]
Photograph of Roy Elmer Beck standing in front of his home in Waco, Texas. He is an elderly man clad in a short-sleeved shirt, a tie, and pants.
Date:
July 1943
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[John T. Willis, Sr. and Fish]
Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding a 32 lbs. drum fish in Corpus Christi. Someone stands off to the right side of the picture, holding out the fish's fin. A house and car are visible in the background.
Date:
July 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clara Willis in Clinton, Missouri]
Photograph of Clara Evans Willis standing in front of a house in Clinton, Missouri. A car is parked on the far left side of the photo.
Date:
July 25, 1948
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and Clara Evans Willis]
Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and Clara Evans Willis in front of 2025 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. She holds her son, and smiles down at him. Both mother and baby are wearing white, and the porch is visible in the background.
Date:
July 17, 1921
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mrs. T. M. Willis, July 31, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Mrs. Thomas Middlebrook Willis, on July 31, 1943. He assures her that his mother has been sending her letters to him, and asks after a friend who recently got married and a few relatives.
Date:
July 31, 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 17, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 17, 1943. He writes on the one year anniversary of his entering the army, and talks about his plans for the week, as well as what he's heard about what's happening in Waco.
Date:
July 17, 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 1, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1944, discussing a bottle of Italian beer he and his fellow soldiers were given, which he thinks is rotten but the rest of them seem to enjoy. From now on, he says, the soldiers will get one bottle a week. The army recently installed a drinking fountain in the town for the soldiers' use. The Italians, who Willis says have never seen one before, are intrigued by it, although they don't know how to use it.
Date:
July 1, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 4, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 4, 1944, detailing the weather that day, and the lack of sleep he got the night before due to a visiting captain, who was the brother of one of the men in Willis' tent. He promises to get lots of sleep, and tells his mother to rest and get well.
Date:
July 4, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 18, 1945]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 18, 1945. He explains how he and some friends have taken over two empty rooms in the shop they run for the military, and how because of this they live like officers. He tells about going on a picnic with a German secretary and her family, and an American-born Italian girl he met there. He also tells an anecdote about going to a co-worker's house to have dinner. He explains how the military weeded out Nazis from German POWs.
Date:
July 18, 1945
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., July 1, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr. on July 1, 1943. He discusses his government fund and the money he's been sending home, and asks if his father will be able to make any money off the farm.
Date:
July 1, 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 13, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 13, 1943. He discusses getting a magazine, and his plans to go fishing soon. He also denies ever signing up to fly planes, as his father had received a letter from the Air Force that claimed he had.
Date:
July 13, 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 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 21, 1944. He apologizes for not writing more, but the war seems to be winding down and there isn't much to say. He thinks Germany will fold soon and the army will be home by spring. He wishes he could have gone fishing with his friends in Waco, and says he received a box of short bread.
Date:
July 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 14, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 14, 1943. He asks for new fountain pens, and wants to know what happened to the watch he sent home.
Date:
July 14, 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, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 26, 1944. The mail has all but stopped, and his work schedule has become a little more lax. He's not sure how the war can go on for much longer, and vows that they'll never get him to fight in another one.
Date:
July 26, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 6, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 6, 1943. He asks to be sent a dollar pocket watch, and mentions he is going to have another tooth filled soon.
Date:
July 6, 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 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 John T. Willis, Sr., July 11, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on July 11, 1943. He discusses the money he is putting in the bank, the reading room the soldiers made, and the shortage of help on his father's farm.
Date:
July 11, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History