Resource Type

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 552

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 552, 2-6-0, Waco, TX.
Date: January 29, 1937
Creator: Valentine, Harrol E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 59

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 59, 0-8-0 switcher, Waco, TX.
Date: September 2, 1939
Creator: Graves, Ralph L.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) 275

A photograph print showing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) "Katy" 275, 4-6-0, Waco, TX.
Date: January 29, 1937
Creator: Valentine, Harrol E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[1924 Waco High School Football Team]

Photograph of the 1924 Waco High School football team. Players are seated in three rows with striped shirts and socks, facing forward. Some wear coats and neckties. Players are identified along the bottom of the image in pen, corresponding to their position in the photograph. Paul L. Tyson, the head coach, stands in the back row at center in a coat and tie.
Date: 1924
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[McLennan County Courthouse]

Photograph of the McLennan County Courthouse, a large ornate, neoclassical building with a large dome, a facade with Greek-styled pillars, a long set of stone stairs, and two wings on both sides of the building. Statues of eagles and Lady Justice decorate the dome and the front of the building. Bicycles are placed along the curb of the road, as well as horse-drawn buggies parked to hitching posts along the sidewalk.
Date: [1901..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1931 Baylor University Basketball Team]

Photograph of a Baylor University basketball team. The players are arranged in two rows on a set of bleachers, with a male at center holding a basketball painted with the year "1931" on it. The team's coach, Floyd Arnold "Jim" Crow, is seated rightmost along the bottom row, wearing a dark-colored coat with two fountain pens in his pocket.
Date: 1931~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Family]

Photograph of an unknown family. From left to right is a young girl in a white blouse with a bow in her hair, a boy seated in a chair with a ribbon pinned to his shirt, a man in a chair with a mustache wearing a coat and a necktie, a woman in a pleated dress and white shirt with a baby in her lap, a girl standing in a white dress, and a younger boy seated in a wooden chair at front. A list of names, ostensibly listing the family members from left to right, has been written on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heilmann
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Uniform with Hats #2]

Photograph of two unknown men in a uniform. They wear knee-long dark-colored military coats, secured with a striped belt. A ribbon, to which is pinned a star-shaped badge with a thin cross, is placed over their chests. A star-shaped medal, hanging from a narrow ribbon, is pinned to their chests, and their sleeves are decorated with crosses. A thin saber, held in a decorated sheath and held by chains, hang from under the belt. Both men wear identical bicorne hats, lined with wool on the inside. Their bodies are oriented to the left of the photographer, but they look forward with serious expressions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mickle Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[R. B. Spencer and Co. Group Portrait]

Group photograph of R. B. Spencer and Co., a lumber company. Several men are arranged in three rows, each wearing suits, ties, hats, and a white ribbon pinned to their lapels reading "R. B. Spencer & Co." The men stand in front of a brick building with reflective windows.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Kodak Exchange
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Men in Uniform with Hats #1]

Photograph of two unknown men in a uniform. They wear knee-long dark-colored military coats, secured with a striped belt. A ribbon, to which is pinned a star-shaped badge with a thin cross, is placed over their chests. A star-shaped medal, hanging from a narrow ribbon, is pinned to their chests, and their sleeves are decorated with crosses. A thin saber, held in a decorated sheath and held by chains, hang from under the belt. Both men hold identical bicorne hats, lined with wool on the inside and decorated with a cross on the front, in their left hand and hold it over their right shoulder. They look forward with serious expressions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mickle Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Waco Maennerchor Parade Float]

Photograph of a parade float for the Waco Maennerchor, a local German society for German men. The float is decorated with banners and flowers hanging from tall wooden harps. On the float are rows women sitting in light-colored dresses, while another woman stands under a canopy at the very end of a float. The parade float is drawn by two horses. Behind the Maennerchor float is a different parade display, decorated with American flags. The procession sits on a dirt road in front of several buildings.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCall
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Kate Sturm McCall Rotan]

Photograph of Kate Sturm Rotan (née McCall, 1851–1931), depicted here with a light-colored dress with an embroidered collar. She wears round eyeglasses and a pendant hung on a thin chain around her neck. She looks to the left of the photographer. Rotan is buried with her husband, Edward Rotan (1844–1932), in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances Prather Davis as a Child]

Photograph of Frances Prather Davis, pictured here as a child wearing a white gown and looking to the left. She is seated on a chair, which is covered with a blanket.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Todd Willis, Sr.]

Photograph of John Todd Willis, Sr. He wears a suit and a colored tie, and looks forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gustafson Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Allen and Dawson Residence Hall Construction]

Aerial photograph, looking south, of the Allen Residence Hall and the Dawson Residence Hall under construction at Baylor University, Waco. The Allen Residence Hall makes up the left portion of the long, thin building at center; the Dawson hall occupies the right half of the building. The large building with a pillared facade below the residence halls is the Memorial Residence Hall. Residential homes are on the side of the street across from the Dawson and Allen halls.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Austin Avenue Streetcars]

Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, looking south. A long streetcar runs along the center of the road, destined for the Cotton Palace Park at the south of town. Along both sides of the streets are shops and stores, with banners hanging between the buildings and over the road. A clock, with a pawnbroker's sign of three balls hanging above it, is placed on a post at left in the sidewalk. The Sanger Brothers' department store is advertised with a banner reading "SANGERS" hanging across the road. Another building banner in the background advertises Rev. H. D. Knickerbocker's visit to the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. In the very background, the ALICO (Amicable Life Insurance Company) Building is visible under construction, its lower half completed and its upper half still revealing its steel structure.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Willis Residence, Waco]

Photograph of the residence of Clara Evans Willis and John Todd Willis, Sr., in Waco, Texas. The house is a one-story brick building with a gable roof and windows with shutters. Trees with plentiful shade grow on the front yard, and a stone bench is placed in between two trees at left.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Willis Studio
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Child with a Stuffed Toy]

Photograph of an unidentified child seated in a chair with a toy animal in her hand. She wears a white gown and looks to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Coat #2]

Photograph of an unknown woman in a dark-colored coat. She stands in a field of grass populated by trees and looks forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stauts Studio
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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nora Moore, Tom Wilkins, Annie Moore, and Mr. Audry]

Photograph of Nora Moore, Tom Wilkins, Annie Moore, and a "Mr. Audry" seated on the front steps of a house. Two of the men are seated at far left and right, with two of the women seated in the middle. The positions of the people in the photograph are not specified.
Date: 1912?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Young Man]

Photograph of an unidentified young man with a coat and a necktie. He faces the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Williamson, L. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Coat #1]

Photograph of an unknown woman in a dark-colored coat. She stands in a field of grass populated by trees and looks forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stauts
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Man in a Suit and Tie]

Photograph of an unidentified man in a striped suit and tie. He has combed hair and looks forward.
Date: unknown
Creator: Thompson
System: The Portal to Texas History