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[Clara Willis Holding John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of Clara Willis holding baby John Todd Willis, Jr. in 1921. The Willis house can be seen in the left background.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John T. Willis, Sr. Holding John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr. holding his son, John Todd Willis, Jr., on the porch of his house at 2025 Colcord Avenue in Waco. He is seated on a porch swing.
Date: 1921
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

[Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. and John T. Willis, Sr.]

Photograph of John T. Willis, Sr., who holds his son, John Todd Willis, Jr. They sit in a porch swing at 2025 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. Willis, Sr. wears a white shirt and tie, and his son wears a white gown.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Clara Willis Holding John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Photograph of Clara Evans Willis holding her son, John Todd Willis, Jr. She has a gauze veil on her head, and the baby has only a blanket. She looks down at him. The photograph is housed in a brown folder which opens up and was probably meant to be used for presenting it in a household.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Todd Willis, Jr. at Four Months Old]

Photograph of John Todd Willis, Jr. at four months old, lying down. He wears only a diaper, and his mouth is open.
Date: September 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Roy LaVern Wise in Front of Store]

Photograph of Roy LaVern Wise, wearing a dark suit with a white belt and kerchief, standing outside a brick building with a glass storefront. The photographer can be seen as a shadow to the right of the boy. A hand written note on back reads, "Roy LaVern Wise, ca. 1921. In front of his grandfather's (Samuel [unknown] Wise store), Lockney, TX."
Date: 1921~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Book] (open access)

[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Book]

Scrapbook of photos from John Todd Willis, Jr.'s childhood. They have been pasted throughout the book on black pages, and many of them have been labeled. Photos of his relatives, by themselves and with him, can also be found in the book. Several pictures have not been pasted down. Many photos were taken at his home, 2025 Colcord Avenue.
Date: 1921/1930
Creator: Willis, Nannie Clara Evans
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Scrapbook] (open access)

[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Scrapbook]

Scrapbook detailing the circumstances of John Todd Willis, Jr.'s birth in 1921. Newspaper articles announcing his birth, poems about having a child, and photographs of Willis as a baby are pasted into the book. In addition, his relatives, the gifts given to his parents upon his birth, his height and weight, and his firsts are all recorded in the book.
Date: 1921
Creator: Willis, Nannie Clara Evans
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Book] (open access)

[John Todd Willis, Jr. Baby Book]

Scrapbook of photos from John Todd Willis, Jr.'s childhood. They have been pasted throughout the book, and many of them have been labeled. In many of the photos he is being held by aunts or uncles, or playing with cousins. Several pictures have not been pasted down.
Date: 1921/1925
Creator: Willis, Clara Evans
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William F. Itschner]

Portrait of William F. Itschner at 26 years old, wearing a suit and tie.
Date: 1921
Creator: The Brubakers
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Oakwood Cemetery]

Postcard of Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas. In the group of markers in the left half of the photo are Richard Coke, Dr. David Richard Wallace, and the Edwin A. Sturgis family. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. Fritz Schulz in Hamilton County, Texas and is mostly illegible.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Frances Luedde Beville]

Portrait of Frances Luedde Beville, an older woman wearing a dark blouse and glasses. She was the wife of Dr. Alexander Jacob Beville (1868-1957) of Waco.
Date: 1921
Creator: Mickle Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Benjamin Franklin Sharkey Jr. Portrait]

Postcard of a portrait of Benjamin Franklin Sharkey Jr as a child, wearing a dark cardigan sweater, posing standing on a bench in front of a light background.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kappa Alpha House at UT]

Photograph of eighteen young men in suits and ties posing in three rows on the front porch of the Kappa Alpha house at UT Austin. The names of many of the men are noted on the back of the photograph.
Date: 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Home of Isaac Fox]

Photograph of the home of Isaac Fox (1840–1911) in Williamson County. The house is wooden, has gabled roofs, and is bounded by a fence made of wooden stakes. Foliage surrounds most of the house; a porch and entrance is visible at center left.
Date: 1921
Creator: Eagle Picture Co.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Virginia Ebeth Powell to Mrs. S. E. Powell Sr. - November 1, 1921]

Postcard to Mrs. S. E. Powell, Sr. in Oglesby, Texas from Virginia E[?] Powell in Houston, Texas. Virginia writes about arriving in Houston with her mother. The front of the postcard depicts a small footbridge over a creek in Sam Houston Park in Houston, Texas. The bridge connects concrete footpaths on both sides of the creek, and is situated in front of large ferns and small red pavilions and buildings.
Date: November 1, 1921
Creator: Powell, Virginia Ebeth
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico] (open access)

[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 of Medina Dam]

Postcard of workers in the quarries used to build Medina Dam. Text on the back of the card reads "Showing Quarries from which rock is taken for making concrete for the dam More than 2500 laborers are at work in this project. Dam is located in left of picture in Distance." The card is addressed to Mr & Mrs. Harry Morland.
Date: March 9, 1921
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Edd Manning]

Photograph of Edd Manning posing for a portrait in a suit with a bow tied around his collar. He looks toward the photographer. Writing on the back of the card reads: "R. R. # 2 3. 3 mi S. E. Hamilton and Goldswait road."
Date: September 1921
Creator: Sparkman, W. M.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History