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[Portrait of Mary Frances Smith and Edward R. Barcus]

Description: Photograph of Mary Frances Smith Barcus and Rev. Edward R. Barcus, posed sitting, visible from the knees up. Mary Frances Smith Barcus wears a white dress with ruffle detailing along the bodice and sleeves, and Rev. Edward R. Barcus wears a dark-colored three-piece suit with a cravat and popped collar. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Grandmama Barcus and Grandfather Barcus. Taken on their wedding day July 1, 1852. Mary Frances Smith (1832-1922) and Rev. Edward R. Barcus (1825-1896)."
Date: July 1, 1852
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Wedding Shower Party

Description: Copy negative of two pictures at a wedding shower. The first is of Josephine Urbantke, Charlie Moore, and Ruby Jacobs standing behind a decorated table in a room. The second picture is of Mary Frances Seastrunk and three other women standing behind a decorated table, with one of the women serving punch.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of a Church Wedding Service]

Description: Photograph of African American church members participating in a wedding service at Second Baptist Church located at 1205 South 2nd Street in Waco, Texas. The men are wearing formal tuxedos, and the women are wearing light-colored dresses and head pieces. Four young girls in light-colored dresses are standing to the right of the man leading the ceremony. Other church members are seated in the chairs watching the event.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Wedding Photograph of the Marriage of Charles W. Toliver and Jeanne Gunter]

Description: Photograph of the marriage of Charles W. Toliver and Jeanne Gunter. From left to right: Catherine Dickson; Wanda Ervin; Rhubert Ewing; Charles W. Toliver; Dr. Marvin C. Griffin; Jeanne Gunter-Toliver; Willie Gunter, Jr.; Catherine Burleson-Watson; unknown male; unknown female; J.J. Wilson; and the little girl in front is Brenda Wilkins.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Group of People]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing around a recently married couple in the center of the group. The men are wearing dark pants and bow-ties with light suit jackets. The bride is wearing a light satin dress, veil and gloves and is holding a small bouquet of flowers. The other women are wearing dresses with gloves and hats. The group is standing in front of a large wooden door.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Photograph of a Wedding Announcement]

Description: Photograph of a newspaper clipping announcing the nuptials of the Franklin-Keys. The photograph included with the article shows a young African American couple cutting a cake. The man on the left is wearing a tuxedo with a bow-tie, and the woman on the right is wearing a light colored dress, veil and gloves. The first three lines of the announcement are visible underneath the photograph.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Lucile Evans as a Maid of Honor]

Description: Photograph of Lucile Elizabeth Evans, standing outside the Evans family home at 2100 Colcord Avenue in Waco, Texas. As the maid of honor to an unidentified bride, she is clad in a long-sleeved dress and a wide-brimmed hat. She is clutching a bouquet of flowers in her arm. The photo is attached to a piece of black paper upon which this note has been written underneath the photo: "the maid of honor Miss Lucile Evans, April 29, '17."
Date: April 29, 1917
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Wedding Portrait of Hester M. Beck]

Description: Photograph of Hester M. Beck in her wedding gown, a long-sleeved satin dress. She is also wearing a long veil and is holding a bouquet in one of her hands. She married John Todd Willis, Jr. at the Austin Avenue Methodist Church of Waco.
Date: 1952
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clara Evans' Wedding Journal]

Description: Journal belonging to Clara Evans detailing her relationship with John T. Willis, Sr., from their first meeting to their wedding. Newspaper announcements, wedding invitations, fabric samples from Clara Evans' bridal trousseau, pressed flowers, and photographs have been pasted into the book, along with descriptions of important events written by Clara Evans. It also contains articles pertaining to the Willises' Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1967.
Date: 1917/1967
Creator: Willis, Nannie Clara Evans
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 31.554850009752382 -97.15775699999995
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 17, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 17, 1944, in which Willis hypothesizes that he's not gotten any mail because all the ships are going to France, and that the invasion will shorten the war. He goes on to say that he went to the beach and got a sunburn recently, then mentions the marriage of a friend.
Date: August 17, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Invitation to the Wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly]

Description: Invitation to the wedding of Josephine Bahl and Elmer H. Wheatly. It reads: "Mr. & Mrs. J. P. Bahl request your presence at the marriage of their daughter Josephine to Elmer H. Wheatly, Wednesday, April twenty-fourth, nineteen hundred and one, at 8:30 p.m., at their residence, 409 South Eighth Street. At Home after May 1, 1507 Trice Ave."
Date: 1901
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 31.551283009751028 -97.13116590000004
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, July 2, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on July 2, 1944. He is glad to hear that Wilbur Crawford is home, and explains that he didn't say anything because he wasn't sure when Crawford would arrive. His outfit started holding church services in the mess hall, and he plans on going often. He received a letter from Bertie, who is getting married soon, and one from Joe Lattimore, who promised to clean and oil Willis' shotgun and rifles.
Date: July 2, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 30, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on August 30, 1944. Willis mentions that the mail is getting through again, and regrets hearing that Waco has been so hot recently. He recalls that dove season opens on September 1st, and he wishes he could go. He also mentions that he's talked to a friend who recently got married, and Willis doesn't think his friend was in the right position to get married. He's gone swimming a lot recently, and he hasn't gotten to … more
Date: August 30, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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