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[Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe and his Cabinet]

Description: Photograph of Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe (center, wearing a stole) and his cabinet meeting at the Austin Avenue United Methodist Church in Waco. Reverend Henry Fred Meier, Jr., a former senior minister of the Austin Avenue Church, is on the far left of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Charlie Gray Posing With a Chair]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Gray posing for a portrait next to a cushioned chair with a wooden frame. He wears a light-colored cardigan with a large collar along with dark-colored boots and pants. He rests his right arm on the back of the chair. Text on the back of the card reads "For Uncle Logan."
Date: unknown
Creator: Ansley & Tinkle
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Description: Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Evans Family Photo on Porch Steps]

Description: Photograph of George Washington and Lucy Evans posing for a family picture with 21 other family members on the steps of a porch. The couple stand on the porch, surrounded by the rest of the adults. The children sit lined up on the lowest step with a dog.
Date: December 25, 1919
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[George Washington Evans with Family Members]

Description: Photograph of several members of the Evans family posing together in George Washington Evans's home when Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans Sr. moved in to care for him. The subjects of the photo are listed as: George Washington Evans (Grandpa), Walter Philmore Evans Sr., Beulah Williams Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Sr.), Lawrence Williams Evans, Margaret Green Evans (Mrs. Walter P. Evans Jr.), Elizabeth Ann Evans (Betty), and Walter Philmore Evans Jr.
Date: June 15, 1940
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Graduates Posing Outside of Paul Quinn College]

Description: Photograph of a group of graduates posing for a picture outside of Paul Quinn African Episcopal Methodist College, a private, historically black Methodist college in Waco. The graduates wear dark-colored robes with matching mortarboards. Two individuals in suits hold flags on either side of the graduates.
Date: 1946
Creator: Gildersleeve
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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