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[Booklet for The Queen's Ball] (open access)

[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. Included in the booklet is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen of the Year, a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, a list of duchesses for Texas, and committee members.
Date: November 9, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916]

Letter written to Monteith Abstract Company in Belton, Texas from Hill Printing & Stationery Company in Waco, Texas, acknowledging the receipt of their order for 2 reams of paper and promising to complete the order quickly.
Date: September 21, 1916
Creator: Gordon, L. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Men from R. B. Spencer & Co.]

Photograph of 31 men from the R. B. Spencer & Co. posing, sitting and standing, in three rows in front of the porch of the Sam Sanger-R.B. Spencer home on Columbus Avenue; the men are wearing suits and ties and ribbons on their jackets.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Nannie Evans Standing Outdoors]

Photograph of Nannie Clara Evans as a young woman before she married and took the name Willis. She is standing outdoors near a small, leafy tree at 2100 Colcord Avenue. She is clad in a long, ruffled, and tiered dress.
Date: September 17, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Military Band]

Photograph of a group of men at Camp MacArthur most of whom are holding instruments. The text on the back reads: "World War I - Charley Huggins - Killed. Cliff's brother"
Date: 1916~
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Christmas Tree]

Photograph of a large tree under an arch surrounded with a white rail, with four wreaths lining the rail of the altar. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Torreson Tree, First English Lutheran Church."
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

Photograph of an altar inside of a church. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "First English Lutheran Church, Waco, Christmas 1916."
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

Photograph of the altar of First English Lutheran Church in Waco, taken at Christmastime, with some pews visible in the foreground.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Grave of Friedrich Schuler]

Photograph of the grave of Friedrich Schuler (1826-1916) covered in flowers with the grave of his wife, Maria Schuler, visible as well. The graves are located in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas.
Date: 1916
Creator: Gildersleeve
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the San Marcos Baptist Academy]

Photograph of the San Marcos Baptist Academy posing for a portrait. The students wear uniforms and hold various brass instruments and two drums. Two men in the back wave an American flag and the state flag of Texas.
Date: [1916..1917]
Creator: Brack, Asa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Men in a Shoe Repair Store, 1916]

Photograph of two men inside of what seems like a shoe repair store in Alice, Texas. The text in front of the man on the left side says "grover" and the text in front of the man on the right says "MR T" who is Mr. Traweek.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Woman with a Diploma]

Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting on a wooden stool with a rolled diploma and a bouquet of flowers in her lap. She wears a light-colored dress and a ribbon in her hair.
Date: 1916/1958
Creator: Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of a Young Lionel Robinson]

Photograph of a young Lionel Robinson (1915-1930) posing for a portrait in a light-colored coat with a matching hat. He stands in a carved wooden chair and looks to the right of the photographer.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Baeuchle Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Dress]

Photograph of an unidentified woman in a light-colored dress. She wears eyeglasses, and a flower brooch is attached to her chest. She sits on a raised wooden bench and looks forward.
Date: 1916/1958
Creator: Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Beulah Williams Evans]

Photograph of Beulah Williams Evans (1880-1968) posing for a portrait. Her hair is pulled into an elaborate updo with a comb and she wears a light-colored dress with a wide neckline. She wears a small pendant around her neck.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Irene Cole Roberson]

Portrait of Irene Cole Roberson, visible from the chest up, wearing a diaphanous light-colored dress with a pearl necklace. Held against her chest are two roses. A hand written note on the back identifies her as "Irene Cole Roberson."
Date: 1916/1958
Creator: Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Jean C. Barnes]

Photograph of Colonel Jean C. Barnes, 1st Signal Battalion, A Company. He is pictured against a stone building with a hat, uniform, and boots. A note written on the back states that Barnes was the "last soldier to have his picture taken at Ft. Duncan Texas".
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Joe Retchek and Julie Retchek]

Photograph of Joe Retchek (1887–1968) and Julie Retchek (1889–1966). Joe sits at left in a wooden chair in a suit and tie, and Julie sits at right in a bridal gown and veil.
Date: 1916?
Creator: Maresh
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Two Unknown People]

Photograph of two unknown people. A woman sits at left and a man is at right. Both smile and face forward.
Date: 1916/1958
Creator: Urbanovsky, Daniel Frank
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of First Baptist Church in Waco, Texas]

Postcard of First Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, with people walking on the sidewalks around it. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Hjalmar Haddorf in North Platte, Nebraska and says, "This is not colored, but I am sending it because you sent a view of the 1st Bapt. Ch. of Omaha, which is very pretty. Edena May Carroll. San Marcos, Texas."
Date: March 1916
Creator: Carroll, Edena May
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Round-up Yearbook Staff, Baylor University]

Photograph of staff of the Round-up, Baylor University's yearbook. They are gathered around a table with pens, bottles of glue, and oval portraits. Work is being done on the portraits along the bottom of the image, and two men write on sheets of paper along the top of the table. A drawer behind the table holds written signs above. Another table of staff is visible at right.
Date: 1916?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Woman Driving a Car, 1916]

Photograph of a woman behind the wheel of an automobile in 1916. She looks at the wheel in front of her. The car is open-air, and the passenger side door is open.
Date: 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Young May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans]

Photograph of May Jones and Nannie Clara Evans as young women, before Clara took the last name Willis. They are both wearing long, Edwardian-style dresses and hats.
Date: July 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History