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[Hand-Colored Portrait of an Unknown Woman]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman sitting for a portrait. The belt buckle and brooch on her dark-colored dress have been painted gold. The curtain behind her has been painted purple. Its tassels have been painted gold. The photo has a three cent U.S. Internal Revenue Proprietary Stamp on the back.
Date: 186X
Creator: Austin Photographic Company
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman in a Seersucker Dress]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman posing for a portrait in a long-sleeved seersucker dress. She wears a pendant on a dark-colored ribbon and a dark-colored bow at her collar. She wears her hair in an updo and rests her left arm on a table covered in a patterned tablecloth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Two Unidentified Men]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified men in suits posing for a portrait. The man on the left sits in a chair with fringe hanging off the arm. The man on the right stands and reaches his right hand into his suit jacket.
Date: unknown
Creator: Marks, Harvey Robert
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Two Women]

Description: Photograph of two women posing together for a portrait. They lean their heads on one another. Though damage to the photograph has obscured the names of the subjects written on the back, the last name McCaleb is visible.
Date: 1887
Creator: Chapman
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Insane Asylum in Austin, Texas, addressed to Miss Annie Forsgard in Waco, Texas. The front of the postcard features well-manicured grounds around a circular, artificial pond. Several buildings are visible in the distance. The text on the back of the postcard reads "I enjoyed you letter so much but have been too busy for letters lately. You ought to see how the Y.M.C.A. (of which I understand that you are a charter member) has grown. Alice accidentally landed in my class at the U… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Several Women Posing with Instruments]

Description: Photograph of a group of unidentified women posing with their instruments on an outdoor stage. Five of the six women sit at four pianos surrounding the stage. The other woman stands with a violin and bow. Several lamps and potted plants are placed across the stage.
Date: unknown
Creator: Christianson
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Three Men with a Stereoscope and a Cigar]

Description: Photograph of three men gathered around a table with photographs piled on it. The man on the left is sitting and holding a cigar. The man in the middle is standing and holding a stereograph. The man on the right is holding a stereoscope with his right hand and reaching for the photographs on the table.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hillyer, H. B.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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