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[Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford - October 26, 1914]

Description: Letter from Mrs. A. W. Koch and Mrs. W. O. Wilkes to Mrs. W. A. Crawford, inviting her to the Cotton Palace's Woman's Day Parade on November 7 and instructing her about her position in the parade. The letter is typed on Texas Cotton Palace stationery. Mrs. W. A. Crawford's mailing address is at the Tietz Hotel of Waco
Date: October 26, 1914
Creator: Koch, Mrs. A. W. & Wilkes, Mrs. W. O.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke - May 12, 1992]

Description: Letter from Rosa Walston Latimer to James Balke in which she asks him to fill out a questionnaire about Harvey Houses. A note from James Balke to Rosa Walston Latimer is written on the back of the original letter, explaining that she did not include a questionnaire and offering some leads for more information about Harvey Girls.
Date: May 12, 1992
Creator: Latimer, Rosa Walston & Balke, James
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter to J. L. Halbert - January 21, 1865]

Description: Letter to J. L. Halbert, dated January 21, 1865, from an unnamed widow. The letter is a reply to Halbert, after he wrote to her about her deceased husband. In the letter she describes her feelings towards her husband and about his death in the war (Civil War). Included with the original letter is a typed transcript.
Date: January 21, 1865
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Photo Album of Landscapes and Events]

Description: Photograph album with 19 pages of pictures of land around the Brazos and Bosque Rivers. The photographs include the following scenes: Mouth of Childress Creek; Bluffs on the Brazos; behind the Lake Waco Dam; the V. A. Hospital of Waco; construction of the Waco Drive Bridge across the Brazos River; Cruz’s Well; Cruz’s Lily Pool; Cruz’s Home; Waco’s Filtration Plant; Artesian Well in Waco; Lake Waco; National Guard; Old Gun Club; South Bosque River near Waco; Cameron Park of Waco; Ditto Crossing… more
Date: 1934~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Champe Carter McCulloch House]

Description: Photograph of the Champe Carter McCulloch house in Waco, Texas, with Mrs. Emma B. McCulloch (1843-1929), wife of Champe Carter McCulloch, sitting on the front porch. The original one story structure on the right was built by Dr. Josiah Hatcher Caldwell (1822-1896). This original one story structure was later sold to C. C. McCulloch. The Caldwell-McCulloch house is located at 407 Columbus Avenue in Waco, Texas, and presently is owned by Historic Waco Foundation.
Date: 1918
Creator: Gildersleeve
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.559229 -97.133530
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Christmas Parade Float]

Description: Photograph of a Christmas parade float being towed by a car. The parade has the text "A Merry American Christmas," with a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty and a man dressed as Uncle Sam standing on it. The float was sponsored by Guy Mitchell Cleaners, Pure Milk Co., and Blue Bird Ice Cream.
Date: 1949~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Douglas Select School Football Team of 1908]

Description: Photograph of the Douglas Select School football team of 1908. The team members are: (left to right) standing: Hal Hays, Green, Barton King, Bickham Cartwright, Jimmie Humphries, Prof. Stephen A. Douglas, Marcus Barnes, Andrew Crow, Hugh Eichelberger, Wade Russell, and Jesse McLendon; and sitting: Wady Sims, Arnold Floyd "Jim" Crow, Newton Lacy, and Tom Chapoton.
Date: 1908
Creator: Heilmann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Downtown Waco]

Description: 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~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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