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Waco, Texas. New Bridge over Brazos River.

Description: Color postcard depicting the new bridge that spans the Brazos River in Waco, Texas. A park is on the bank with landscaping and sidewalks. The city of Waco is in the background. Description on the back of the card reads, " New Bridge over Brazos River. The longest arch bridge in the country around Waco is this steel arch bridge erected across the Brazos River. It is 550 feet in length, 24 feet in width, and cost $110,000. It was christened in 1901 by Miss Katie Ross, a sister of the Ex-Gov… more
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of Joe E. Haynes

[Todd Bradford Willis, Christmas on the Brazos]

Description: Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis. He wears a tweed jacket and red tie, and sits in a chair with his hands folded in front of him at the Earle-Napier-Kinnard House in Waco. His name tag declares him to be Brad Willis. Another house and white fence can be seen in the background. Text under the photo reads: "Historic Waco Foundation. Christmas on the Brazos. December 1984."
Date: December 1984
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Scrapbook: "A Spring Week-End with The Admiral and Anne Marie on a Coloradean Cruise"]

Description: Scrapbook entitled "A Spring Week-End with The Admiral and Anne Marie on a Coloradean Cruise," with photos of Clara Evans Willis, John T. Willis, Sr., Bess Kirby, Louise Bidelspach, Anna Leigh Zimmerman, and others on a cruise down the Colorado River.
Date: unknown
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Sr. & Willis, Clara Evans
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Waco Flood]

Description: Postcard of Waco during a flood of the Brazos River. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Kate Dean in Claremont, New Hampshire and says "This picture does not half tell the tale of East Waco's terrible flood. The Brazos is a terrible river. With love, C.F.D."
Date: May 28, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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[News Clip: Arch dig]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 16, 1983, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Tanks Brazos queen]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 28, 1981
Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Waco killer]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about a man who was charged with the murder of drowning his four children in a river and attempting to drown his pregnant wife as well.
Date: May 19, 1964
Duration: 1 minute 06 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Brazos River Near Camp MacArthur]

Description: Postcard of the Brazos River taken from a higher viewpoint. The river runs through the center of the image with trees surrounding the shoreline on either side of it. A rocky ledge is visible in the right corner of the image.
Date: 1917
Creator: Mann, Fred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[News Script: Rangers]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about legendary Texas Rangers who officially observe their 150th anniversary in Waco the groundbreaking for a new 1 million dollar Texas Ranger Hall of Fame on the banks of the Brazos river.
Date: August 3, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Barges]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Texas congressman Bob Poage who also attended farm Bureau dedication at Waco.
Date: June 13, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Postcard of Lover's Leap in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a river cutting through lush green brush from a high vantage point. The scene is described as "View from Lovers' Leap. Waco, Texas." The letter on the back reads, "Hello Mammie: How are you? We are having some joy. This is a fine little town. Sure do miss you and we may see more Tx. Louis + Smith Anne." The postcard is addressed to "Miss Mammie McFadden 1906 McFadden Ave Beaumont, Tex."
Date: August 25, 1910
Creator: Louis and Smith Anna
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[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
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[News Clip: Floods]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about flooding of the Waco's rivers into the city.
Date: April 20, 1957
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

["Blue Hole" at Eichelberger Island]

Description: Photograph of unknown people at the "Blue Hole" on Eichelberger Island. The island is on the Bosque River in Waco, Texas. In the foreground of the photo is the Bosque River and in the background a wooded area is visible. The photograph was purchased at the Eichelberger - Harrison estate sale in Waco, Texas.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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