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[Boy Scout Card, 1966] (open access)

[Boy Scout Card, 1966]

Boy Scout card awarded September 1966 registering Hester Beck Willis as a den mother of Pack 6 in Waco, Texas.
Date: September 1966
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Presented to John T. Willis, Sr.] (open access)

[Certificate Presented to John T. Willis, Sr.]

Certificate given to John T. Willis, Sr. declaring that he has been a Master Mason for over fifty years. It reads: "To all Freemasons dispersed on the face of the Globe: This is to certify that our well-beloved Brother John Todd Willis has been a Master Mason for more than Fifty Years. As a visible token of their fraternal love and grateful appreciation, this certificate is presented to him by his brethren, the Masons of Texas, with the fervent hope that his years of service to the Craft will continue to increase. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed our seals in the City of Waco, this 4th day of March, A. D. 1968, A. L. 5968." It has been signed by Grand Master J. W. Chandler and Grand Secretary Harvey C. Byrd.
Date: March 4, 1968
Creator: Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Boy Scout Card, 1966] (open access)

[John Todd Willis, Jr.'s Boy Scout Card, 1966]

Boy Scout card belonging to John Todd Willis, Jr. It registers him for the years 1965-1966, and places him as a committeeman of Troop 43 of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Waco, TX.
Date: 1965/1966
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of the back of the First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas. The church building was designed by Wesley Clark Dodson.
Date: September 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of the back of the First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas. The church building was designed by W. C. Dodson.
Date: September 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Seven Men on Deer Hunt]

Photograph of Frank B. Stevens, K. Stewart Tabb, J. H. Hejtmancik, Mert W. Colgin, Harry Gorman, Harlan Lester, and Henry Seale posing in front of a car at the Seale ranch with a house in the background.
Date: November 16, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Waco Suspension Bridge from City Hall]

Photograph from the parking lot of Waco City Hall looking toward the Waco Suspension Bridge. Businesses visible on either side of the street leading to the bridge include Gem Theatre, Leroy's Shine Parlor, and Livingston's Barber Shop.
Date: 1967~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas. The church building was designed by W. C. Dodson.
Date: September 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Print of Earle-Harrison House]

Print of line negative of the Earle-Harrison House of Waco. The house was originally located on S. 4th Street across from what is now known as the Earle-Napier-Kinnard house, and was relocated in the 1960s by Mrs. Nell Jurney Pape to a large piece of property at 1901 N. 5th Street near Cameron Park.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Waco City Hall]

Photograph of Waco City Hall, located on the "Square," with cars in the parking lot around it. A sign on the building says "Police Dept." and another sign in the parking lot says "Fire Costs Live and Money."
Date: 1967~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Downtown Waco]

Photograph of downtown Waco with cars, including a police car, parked on the street and several businesses visible, including Harry Kestner Furniture, Hardware, and Appliances, John Q. Fitch Co. General Electric Appliances, Willie's Cafe, J. B. Holder & Co. Cotton, and W. D. Hunter Cotton.
Date: 1967~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas with cars parked on the street in front of it. The church building was designed by W. C. Dodson.
Date: September 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Photograph of First Methodist Church (formerly the Fifth Street Methodist Church) in Waco, Texas. The church building was designed by W. C. Dodson. The church tower and steeple received major damage in the Waco tornado of 1953. The brick on one side of the tower shows where the bricks were replaced.
Date: September 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History