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[F. C. Olds' Residence, Waco]

Description: Postcard of Frederick Charles Olds' residence on Austin Avenue, Waco. The house here is a two-storied house with a large portico set on stone pillars and balconies on both floors extending in both directions for the house's front facade. A covered driveway juts out from the house's side at left, with a paved pathway leading up to the side of the house.
Date: December 24, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Downtown in Wortham, Texas]

Description: Postcard of downtown in Wortham, Texas. Dozens of black cars are parked on the road's curbs, lined with tall and narrow shop buildings. A bustling crowd walks under power lines along the sidewalk and across the roads.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jackson
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[William Eason Findley's Cotton Yard]

Description: Stereographic photographs of William Eason Findley's cotton yard. Four workers face the camera standing among of long rows of cotton bales set on the grass. A building and a set of machinery, known as the Munger gin process, are visible in the background.
Date: August 25, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Description: Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hugh Clemens' Horse]

Description: Photographs of Hugh Clemens and his horse, bowing its head, at the Munger farm and gin in Limestone County. The horse is saddled and is led by the reins by Clemens. Both stand in a field of tall grass in front of large trees.
Date: August 27, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[William Eason Findley's Home]

Description: Photographs of William Eason Findley's home in the "BlackLand belt". Findley stands at right, next to three women in light-colored dresses and bonnets to his left. The house behind him has two stories, a porch covered with a second-floor balcony, and a wide extension emerging from the back of the house.
Date: August 26, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Ed Evans and Addie Wilson on a Buggy]

Description: Photographs of Ed Evans and Addie Wilson, "prominent society young people". They wear formal clothes and are seated in a wooden buggy led by a single horse. The buggy is parked in a clearing in front of trees and bushes.
Date: October 2, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Munger Gin Remains After a Fire]

Description: Photographs of the remains of the Munger gin system after a fire in September 1911. Smoldering ruins are strewn across the background, with several workers standing nearby or sitting in front of the ashes. Twisted buildings and lumber lay behind the ruins.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mr. Byrd, Heading to New Mexico]

Description: Photographs of a Mr. Byrd, heading west from South Carolina to New Mexico by ox-wagon. He is depicted here resting and eating in the Chickasaw Nation, seated on a stool with a plate in his hands and a cup on a small box in front of him. His covered wagon is behind him, with packages laid to its side. Oxen are seated at left, resting on the grass. Trees and bushes are scattered in the background.
Date: June 1, 1906
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Farmers Union Cotton Yard]

Description: Photographs of a farmers' union cotton yard in Coolidge, Texas. On an wide, plain field are horse-drawn wagons full of cotton. In the far background are possibly piles or stacks of cotton bales.
Date: September 1, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Fourth Street, Waco]

Description: Postcard of Fourth Street in Waco, Texas, lined with tall buildings on both sides. Cars are parked along the curbs of the road, and a streetcar line runs through the center of the road with wires overhead. A large hotel is visible at left with a large advert reading "HOTEL METROPOLE", and below that is a sign for a tailor. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks and between the cars.
Date: 1917-10-11~
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Apparel Mart Great Hall Concession Booth]

Description: Photograph of a large, square concession stand in the Great Hall of the Dallas Apparel Mart. The stand has a striped fabric roof and a square paper sign reading "SALAD BOWLS" currently placed atop it. Employees work the counter below, preparing and serving food to customers. Soda dispensers and condiments are visible on the square counters running along under the stand. Outside the stand are arrangements of circular tables, and the Great Hall's large stage, accessible by stairs and decorated by… more
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.8058 -96.8343
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Hanukkah Card from Clif Bishop]

Description: Hanukkah greeting card sent from Clif Bishop to John T. Willis, Sr. and Clara Evans Willis. The front of the postcard has the text "best wishes" and above, a cut-out Star of David outlined in red, through which a drawing of a snowman is visible. It wears a hat, a scarf, and mittens, standing on hills of snow against a dark blue sky. Under the illustration, in the inside of the card, Clif Bishop's name is printed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bishop, Clif
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[The Lawrence House and Family]

Description: Photograph of the Lawrence/Laurence house and family outside Blue Ridge, Texas. The family stands at center, the father holding a child, the mother to his right in a dress, and a young girl in a white gown in front of them. Behind them is their wooden house, with plants and wooden fences adjoining. Notes are written on the front of the picture.
Date: 1904
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Knoll International Showroom, Dallas WTC]

Description: Photograph of the entrance to the Knoll International showroom in the Dallas World Trade Center. The signage for "Knoll International" is clearly visible across the image, likely printed on the glass surface. Behind the glass are chairs and tables with potted plants. Much of the showroom is obscured by the perspective of the photograph and a white wall that covers the left half of the image.
Date: 1974~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.803148 -96.824553
Partner: Dallas Market Center

Oral History Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, April 27, 2022

Description: Interview with Thomas Weir Labatt, III, community leader from San Antonio. Weir Labatt discusses the history of his family, which had roots in Kerrville, his grandfather's company, his career in water conservation, and the various leadership positions he held in Kerrville and San Antonio.
Date: April 27, 2022
Creator: Jones, Mary Elaine & Labatt, Thomas Weir, III
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Homefurnishing Mart Beautyrest Showroom]

Description: Photograph of the Beautyrest showroom in the Dallas Homefurnishing Mart. At center is an unfurnished mattress set on a box spring, without pillows or sheets. The mattress is set in front of a wall of light-blue curtains, and is behind low-wooden tables or benches, as well as a couch with a floral print at right. A display with pictures and information is hung on an illuminated sign to the left of the mattress; further signage includes display text behind the mattress (ostensibly knocked over), … more
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.803017 -96.822933
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Homefurnishing Mart, Buyers Passes Desk #1]

Description: Photograph of front desks at the Homefurnishing Mart. People are gathered in front of it, interacting with desk workers with machines placed in front of them. Signs and lamps hang from above the desk; the signs read "BUYERS PASSES" at left and right and "Please... HAVE PLASTIC PASS AND DRIVERS LICENSE READY FOR IDENTIFICATION" at center. A small potted plant and pamphlets are set upon the desk, at left. The wall is textured, with a pattern of white bricks arranged around a protruding brick in a… more
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.803017 -96.822933
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Market Hall Exterior, Looking West #1]

Description: Photograph of the exterior of the Market Hall and its sign at right. The building is brown, with white pillars along the building's exterior and short glass windows placed directly under the overhanging arched eaves of the square roof. A covered driveway is attached to the entrance at the corner of the building. Another portion of the building, shorter and decorated with black stripes, is to the right of the building. Cars are visible pulling into the driveway and parking in lots paved near the… more
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.802223 -96.827647
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Market Hall Sign, Ground View #1]

Description: Photograph of the Market Hall sign, as viewed from in front of the Market Hall building, looking westward. The sign is set upon six tall, white, and narrow stilts, holding a wide and short sign with a digital display which currently reads "MARKET CENTER CONVENTION CENTER". The four center stilts extend past the bottom sign to support another, less wide sign, which bears the text "MARKET HALL". The sign's stilts are planted on grass, among bushes, short trees, and shrubs.
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.802532 -96.828032
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Market Hall Sign, Ground View #2]

Description: Photograph of the Market Hall sign, as viewed from in front of the Market Hall building, looking westward. The sign is set upon six tall, white, and narrow stilts, holding a wide and short sign with a digital display which currently reads "MARKET CENTER CONVENTION CENTER". The four center stilts extend past the bottom sign to support another, less wide sign, which bears the text "MARKET HALL". The sign's stilts are planted on grass, among bushes, short trees, and shrubs.
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.802532 -96.828032
Partner: Dallas Market Center

[Market Hall Boat Show, Sterncraft Displays #1]

Description: Photograph of a boat show in the Dallas Market Hall, with boats from numerous companies on display. The boats are arranged in rows; along the bottom of the picture are small speedboats, and along the top are larger motorboats. The companies displaying boats have their signs hung from the ceiling: they include Tucker Boat and Motor from Grand Prairie, Sterncraft from Lewisville, Hundley Boat Co., and Lake Dallas Boat Co.
Date: 1960~/1979~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 32.803256 -96.829365
Partner: Dallas Market Center
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