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T. B. Willis Collection
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Rescuing Texas History, 2015
22
Rescuing Texas History, 2019
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Rescuing Texas History, 2017
12
Rescuing Texas History, 2018
9
Rescuing Texas History, 2014
8
Rescuing Texas History, 2016
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2021
7
Rescuing Texas History, 2022
5
Cotton Palace Collection
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[Four Generations of the Parker Family]
Photograph of four generations of the Parker family posing for a photograph together. From left to right is Sallie Ann Clarke Parker holding a fan, Sallie Ann Parker Willis holding a book, Neva Willis Hudson, and Margaret Ann Hudson, held in Neva's lap.
Date:
[1922..1924]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parker and McDaniel Brick Home]
Photograph of the Lavinia Parker McDaniel and George W. McDaniel brick home at 774 Butternut, Abilene, Texas. The house is a brick two-story building, with a raised covered porch extending from the main structure with steps. The upper floor windows are lined with shutters. A pile of dirt is at center, next to bare trees and shrubs. A man in a top hat holds a baby at center, to the left of the covered porch. The McDaniel house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date:
[1924..]
Creator:
The Fox Co.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parkers at Funeral, First Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of the Parkers during the first funeral held at the First Presbyterian Church in Abilene, Texas. They stand on the threshold of the uncompleted south entrance to the church, with temporary wooden planks installed between short brick walls. Sallie Ann Parker Willis stands with two of her children at left. Her mother, Sallie Ann Clarke Parker, stands second from right, and Margaret Parker Cox stands at far right, seated against the right short brick all. All face forward.
Date:
1923/1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas 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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wesley Baraca Sunday School, Class of 1920]
Photograph of the Wesley Baraca Sunday School Class of 1920 at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Numerous men are on the steps of a frame, bungalow-style structure located behind the church. They are all dressed in dark coats and neckties.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Fuller, G. E. & Boyd, F. M.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Academy Plaque]
Oval plaque made of brass with letters spelling out "Academy of the Sacred Heart." There are four holes punched in around the edges, at the center of each side.
Date:
1920%
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Dancer in Costume]
Photograph of an unidentified dancer in a colorful costume with a sparkly bodice. Her skirts have been colored pink and blue. She wears large, ruffled cuffs on her wrists.
Date:
1920~
Creator:
Mickle Studio
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary Frances and Lionel A. Robinson Posing Together]
Photograph of Mary Frances Robinson (left) and Lionel A. Robinson (right) posing together in front of a porch column.
Date:
[1922,1923]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Evans]
Photograph of Lucy Jane Zachary Evans and George Washington Evans posing together outside of their daughter's (Mrs. Virginia Evans Norton) home in Harlingen, Texas.
Date:
June 15, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[June Robertson Dressed up for Halloween]
Photograph of a young June Robertson in a short, light-colored dress and a dark, pointed hat with a large, round base. She poses outdoors in front of several large houses. Text on the back of he photograph identifies the date and the subject.
Date:
October 31, 1925
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[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 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
[Postcard to Mrs. J. P. Bahl - December 7, 1920]
Postcard addressed to Katharine Bahl, "Mrs. J. P. Bahl", of Waco, Texas, from Harry Bahl in San Antonio. Harry states he is having a "good time" and anticipates he will be home soon. The front of the post card depicts a large pagoda at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio. At left, people walk past footpaths lined with ferns onto stairs that lead to the leftmost wing of the pagoda. Along the bottom of the picture is a lower section of the park, below the pagoda, which contains more pathways, stone walls holding garden planters, and an arched stone bridge over a calm pond lined with bushes and flowers.
Date:
1920-12-07~
Creator:
Bahl, Harry
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from H. Lora to Miss Leta Ball]
Postcard from H. Lora in Houston, Texas to Leta Ball in Waco, Texas,. Lora writes about positive experiences with the "folks" and passes on regards to Leta. The front of the postcard depicts an open gated entrance into Courtlandt Place, an upscale suburban neighborhood with stone walls along the sides of the neighborhood and gas lamps atop the walls' pillars. Large two-story suburban homes are visible along the paved boulevard. The caption reads "Entrance to Courtland [sic], exclusive residential district, Houston, Texas."
Date:
1928-06-24~
Creator:
Lora, H.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Corenlia Josephine Bird Davis]
Photograph of Cornelia Josephine Bird Davis (1862–1929). She wears a white linen jacket over a white dress, looking into the camera. A note on the back indicates Davis was buried in Concord Cemetery in Waco.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Fuller Studio
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
[First Baptist Student Convention, 1920]
Photograph of the First Baptist Student Convention of Texas, convened in Howard Payne College in 1920. Four long rows of students are visible, seated on the grass in front of a large stone brick building. People standing on the windows hold banners bearing the names of multiple universities, including Baylor and Howard Payne.
Date:
1920-10-22/1920-10-24
Creator:
Taylor-Daniel Studios
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. Army Recruiting Service Banquet, 1920]
Photograph of a banquet held by the United States Army Recruiting Service. Dozens of individuals sit along tables with white tablecloths and plates of food, and banners hang around the room's walls and ceilings. A military band is partially visible at far left along the far wall.
Date:
1920
Creator:
Harvey Patteson
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard of Lock and Dam No.8 in Waco, Tx]
Postcard of lock and dam no. 8 on the Brazos River near Waco, Texas. The postcard is addressed to Mr. William Pinney from New York.
Date:
March 4, 1929
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Halloween Postcard to John Todd Willis, Jr.]
Postcard at Halloween addressed to John Todd Willis, Jr., from Charles & Jimmy Kendrick, Waco, Texas.
Date:
1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postcards from Thurman Milburn to Mrs. Maud Milburn Stilwell]
Twenty-two postcards showing various locations around Waco, Texas. The postcards are addressed to Mrs. Maud Milburn Stilwell from Oregon.
Date:
1922
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History