[Postcard of Laurene Adele McConnell #2]

Postcard with a photograph of Laurene Adele "Dell" McConnell wearing a ballerina outfit. She is posing with her left toe pointed, standing next to a large bouquet of flowers and holding her dress out with her right hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Stauts
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program for the Annual Masquerade Ball, April 19, 1895] (open access)

[Program for the Annual Masquerade Ball, April 19, 1895]

Program for the Masquerade Ball put on by the Waco Fire Department. It was held in the Blue Room at City Hall. This program lists all the dances and music to be played as well as the committees.
Date: April 1895
Creator: Drake, J. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing a Boy in a Magician Costume]

Postcard with a photograph of a boy in a magician costume. Appears to be about eight years of age.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Woman With Her Hands in Her Lap]

Photograph of a seated woman wearing a hat and flowers on her chest. She is resting her hands in her lap.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man in a Light-Colored Bow Tie]

Portrait of a man in a dark-colored suit and vest, striped shirt, and light-colored bow tie looking to his right.
Date: unknown
Creator: C. Harrison's Art Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Colgin Home From the Right Side]

Photograph of the Colgin home at 2611 Austin Avenue, Waco, from the right side covered in snow. Text on the back reads: "Mr. and Mrs. M W Colgin, Sr Constructed 1915...This is where I was raised...I took this picture in 1948 or 1949 ".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Luther Thompson]

Portrait of Luther Thompson. Text on the back reads: "Grandma Lee's brother's son Luther Thompson - age around 25 yrs of age died as young...around forty years of age - fifty years or more ago. (Aunt Helen Lee gave this to R L Sunday 1-9-72) Grandma Lee was mama Grummonds mother. Pauline Riddle estate sale, Waco, 2015."
Date: unknown
Creator: Parish
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman Dressed in Dark Clothing]

Photograph of a woman in dark clothing with her gloves off and an umbrella in the other hand.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mabel and Irwin Colgin]

Photograph of Mabel and Irwin Colgin (Dr. I. E. Colgin) with two dogs outdoors.
Date: 1947
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of an African-American Woman Dressed in White]

Postcard with a photograph of an African-American woman with short hair standing outside of a building in a white dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Bearded Man With a Checkered Shirt]

Photograph of a bearded man with a checkered shirt and ring on his little finger.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Mert Colgin and 8 Children]

Photograph of young Mert Colgin with eight other children that were his age at the time. Text on the back reads: "Mert at a Party at Lillian Riley's Home.....Lil Riley...Billy Abeel...Mert Colgin...Jimmy Colgin."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook with Photographs and Documents About Newton R. Smith's Building & Trade] (open access)

[Scrapbook with Photographs and Documents About Newton R. Smith's Building & Trade]

Scrapbook album containing photographs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concerning the building and trade experience of Newton R. Smith.
Date: June 21, 1972
Creator: Smith, Newton R.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Picturing Baylor University]

Postcard with a photograph of two bells and a small group of people in the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor University campus. It shows pieces of columns from Baylor at Independence, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Seated Man in a Hat]

Portrait of a John Kern Strecker, Jr. in dark clothing, a bow tie, and hat. His right arm is resting on a stone pillar and his left hand is on his hip. There seems part of another photograph on the back and text that reads: " Mr. and Mrs. James W. Baugh ".
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy of Photograph of Barbara Hessdoerfer and Grandchildren]

Copy of a photograph of Barbara Hessdoerfer and her grandchildren. From left to right: Katharine Wheatly, Elmer Josephine Wheatly (Dolly) and James Philip Baugh. The young girls are wearing white dresses and James is wearing a nice suit and tie.
Date: unknown
Creator: Heilmann
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Fred to His Sister, October 20, 1917]

Postcard from Fred to Ms. Eva Safowin telling her about life in Waco. The postcard shows three soldiers beside a tent, an American flag, and three rifles.
Date: October 20, 1917
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of E. R. Nash Sr.]

Portrait of Elihu Reuel Nash, Senior from the chest up in dark colored clothing and a bow tie. Text on the back says " Elihu Reuel Nash, Sr. (1854 - 1925) buried Oakwood Cemetery, Waco.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Older African-American Couple]

Portrait of an older African-American couple in which the husband is dressed in dark clothes, holding a book, and standing and the wife is dressed in a white gown and seated.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Man With a Mustache and Flower]

Portrait of a middle aged man with a mustache and flower on the right side of his chest. He is looking to the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson, W. D. Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl] (open access)

[Memorial Card for Phil Bahl]

Memorial card for John Phil Bahl, died January 22, 1918, at the age of 68. This card is black and has a short poem printed on the bottom half.
Date: January 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Naked Infant on a Rug, 1895]

Photograph of a naked infant lying on a rug. Text on the back only partially reveals the infant's name because the card is damaged. The infant's surname was Madden and its age was four and a half months at the time of the photograph.
Date: 1895
Creator: Jackson, W. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin]

Tinted portrait of Julia Elizabeth McKinnon Colgin (1917-2000) from the chest and up.
Date: 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Walter's Class Picnic]

Photograph of Walter's Class picnic in Waco, Texas. John Todd Willis, Sr. has a pencil check mark above his head. Text on the back reads: "Sunday School Pic-nic of Walters Class Waco...Walter is Taking the picture...John Todd Willis, Sr.".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History