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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Thomas Middlebrook Willis (June 27, 1859 - November 27, 1937)]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Thomas Middlebrook Willis (June 27, 1859 - November 27, 1937) in Abilene, Texas. Text: Born in Bainbridge, Georgia, Thomas Middlebrook Willis was an important early leader in Abilene. Willis moved to Waco, Texas with his parents, Dr. Thomas L. and Mrs. Letitia Willis, in 1866. T. M. Willis first came to this area in 1878 to investigate range possibilities. In 1883, after graduating from the law school of Cumberland University in Lebanon, … more
Date: 2009
Creator: Willis, T. Bradford
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Mesquite Chamber of Commerce Banner]

Description: Photograph of individuals holding a banner at the reopening of the McWhorter-Greenhaw store in Mesquite, Texas. Individuals include Methodist pastor Walter Zimmerman, Art Greenhaw, Mesquite Balloon Festival founder Dr. Jack Nelson, Texas representative Bill Blackwood, U. S. representative John Bryant, and Frank Greenhaw.
Date: [1987..1988]
Partner: Mesquite Public Library

[John Milner and Charles Mounce in the Coryell County Clerk's Office]

Description: Photograph of three men inside of the Coryell County Clerk's office. A bearded elderly man stands with John Milner behind a desk. The bearded man wears a dark hat and suit, while Milner wears an unbuttoned vest and bow tie. Charles Mounce sits at a desk to the right while wearing a dark vest and necktie. A calendar hanging from a cork board on the wall shows the month of November in 1922.
Date: November 1922
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell

[1908 Officials and Employees of Coryell County, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the Coryell County, Texas, officers of 1908. Three rows of the men sit on the steps of the Coryell County courthouse. The men are identified from the top left as Pleas Post (collector), W. L. Carlyle (commissioner), J. O. Curry (commissioner), T. L. Allison (commissioner), J. P. Gardner (commissioner), G. E. Johnson (county attorney), Frank Parsons (janitor), W. W. Seeton (district clerk), Sam Davis (sheriff), R. T. Wilson (county clerk), Earl Stone (city marshal), John Caufield (… more
Date: 1908
Partner: Private Collection of Mary Newton Maxwell
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