Resource Type

[Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman]

Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman sitting in a chair next to a cloth covered table. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and kerchief, belt, and bonnet. In the background are several framed photographs on a wallpapered wall, and to the left of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman is another half-visible chair. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. Eliza E. Stacey Chapman. Born Dec. 15, 1818. Merry Xmas, Carrie, and Happy New Year, Dec. 25, 1909 - great grandmother. b. Dec. 15, 1818, d. 1917. Ashtabula, Ohio."
Date: December 25, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Four Soldiers in Front of a Rock Wall]

Photograph of four enlisted soldiers wearing full uniforms, standing at ease in front of a loose stone wall in France. The men are identified as (left to right): Sergeant E. W. Koerth, Sergeant C. C. McKee, Sergeant Joe Herman, and Sergeant U. C. Erwin.
Date: December 15, 1918
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Robert Evans, Sr. at Camp Bowie]

Photograph of Robert Warren Evans, Sr., standing at Camp Bowie in his military uniform. He is holding a rifle upright in front his body. Behind him is a row of pitched army tents and a fellow soldiers.
Date: December 2, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lillian and Daniel Attaway]

Photograph of Daniel H. and Lillian Chapman Attaway. He wears a suit jacket and a white bow tie, and she wears a dress embellished with lace. Both have pansies pinned to their breast.
Date: December 1899
Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Todd Willis, Jr. at Fort Dix]

Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. standing in the snow at Fort Dix, New Jersey, in his army uniform. Trees and houses are visible behind him.
Date: [1942-12..1943-01]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Todd Bradford Willis, Christmas on the Brazos]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis. He wears a tweed jacket and red tie, and sits in a chair with his hands folded in front of him at the Earle-Napier-Kinnard House in Waco. His name tag declares him to be Brad Willis. Another house and white fence can be seen in the background. Text under the photo reads: "Historic Waco Foundation. Christmas on the Brazos. December 1984."
Date: December 1984
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Todd Bradford Willis in a Stroller]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis in a stroller in the backyard of his maternal grandmother, Bessie Howell Beck. He is looking at the camera and the garage is visible behind him.
Date: December 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Todd Bradford Willis Decorating a Christmas Tree]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis decorating a Christmas tree in his living room at 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. A clock and figurines are visible on the fireplace mantel behind him, and a Christmas stocking with the name "Brad" on it hangs from the mantle.
Date: [1955-12..1960-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr. decorating a Christmas tree in the living room at 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. Brad Willis holds an ornament up to the tree, while Todd Willis leans down to investigate. A lamp and two round pictures on the wall are visible behind him.
Date: [1955-12..1960-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of Phil Blanchard wearing a military uniform and hat and standing in an open field. The photo was taken at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

Photograph of soldiers reclining and sitting on cots at Camp MacArthur, with rows of tents in the background.
Date: December 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lucille Dabney]

Photograph of Lucille Dabney (1891-1948) posing for a portrait at age five. She wears a light-colored dress over dark stockings and sits perched on a rock next to an urn full of flowers. She carries a basket of flowers in her left hand and a single flower in her right. The back of the photograph reads "Lucille Dabney- for Ruth."
Date: December 2, 1897
Creator: Sanders
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Young Woman]

Photograph of Mrs. W. M. Himick posing for a portrait in a high-collared, dark-colored dress. The photograph is framed by an illustration of a potted plant and several books.
Date: December 2, 1901
Creator: Petersen, Conrad
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Irvin Hart with Deer]

Photograph of Irvin Hart wearing a hat and holding a rifle, posing in front of two deer with a truck in the background.
Date: December 21, 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band]

Photograph of the 339th Army Air Force Band. The band is from Blackland Field Army Flying School in Waco, Texas. The young men are lined up with their instruments in hand and in uniform.
Date: December 24, 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Students From the Campus Ward School]

Photograph of a group of students from the Campus Ward School. The students are lined up in rows and standing on the steps of the school.
Date: December 11, 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of John Henry Kirby]

Photograph of John Henry Kirby (1860-1940) captured sitting down at a desk. He was chairman of the board of Kirby Lumber Company. He known as the "Prince of Pines". Within the image Kirby is wearing dark colored clothing and pictured holding a piece of paper in his hands.
Date: December 22, 1907
Creator: Gray
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Evans Family Photo on Porch Steps]

Photograph of George Washington and Lucy Evans posing for a family picture with 21 other family members on the steps of a porch. The couple stand on the porch, surrounded by the rest of the adults. The children sit lined up on the lowest step with a dog.
Date: December 25, 1919
Creator: Gildersleeve
System: The Portal to Texas History

[June Robertson with a Christmas Tree]

Photograph of June Robertson as an infant. She sits in a highchair next to a table with a Christmas tree on it. The tree is decorated with tinsel and ornaments.
Date: 1925-12~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Methodist Church Historic Site Marker]

Photograph of a marker mounted on a wall inside the narthex of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco. The marker is rectangular with a rounded top and has a dark blue textured background with a raised metallic border and design. At the center, a minister on horseback is riding within a globe; the illustration has the text "United Methodist" above and "Historic Site No. 390" below. The Historic Site marker was awarded by the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church.
Date: December 2, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior Window of Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Photograph of a tall, narrow stained glass window taken inside the tower of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco. The design is a series of rectangles in a marbled orange color, surrounded by thin panes in marbled green and orange that form a border around the entire window and also create a shape at the top like a pointed arch ending in a trefoil. The window is inset within a heavy, dark wooden frame and dates from 1925.
Date: December 2, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Methodist Church Chimes Dedication Plaque]

Photograph of a rectangular bronze plaque with a raised border and text, mounted on a wall inside the tower of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco. It says: "In order to further the worship of God through the ministry of music, and to commemorate the place that the music of Austin Avenue Methodist Church held in their hearts, the chimes in the tower of this church are affectionately dedicated to the memory of: Mr & Mrs. George W. Royalty by Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Edwards and George Royalty Edwards, A. D. 1940."
Date: December 2, 2022
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
System: The Portal to Texas History