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[Waco Inland Cotton Market]

Description: Postcard image of an inland cotton market in Waco, Texas. Text on the image reads "Waco, the Largest Inland Cotton Market in Texas". Visible is rows of cotton bales covered by fabric. In the background other buildings are seen including the First Presbyterian Church in the center.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Twelfth & Franklin Streets]

Description: Postcard image of the intersection of Twelfth Street and Franklin Street in Waco, Texas. Within the image on the left a house is visible and next to it is the Austin Ave. Methodist Church. Pedestrians are visible on that side of the street heading to the church. Handwritten text on back reads "Austin Avenue Methodist Church".
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Inside the Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of a man standing to the right side of the altar inside the Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rows of wooden pews can be seen on either side of the image making up the main aisle. Above the altar an image of a cross with sun rays beaming onto it is visible. Organ pipes are seen to the left of the altar.
Date: unknown
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Congregation During Note Burning]

Description: Photograph of a congregation during a note-burning service. A number of men are standing in two lines at the front of the church, while a man in the center lights a paper that he is holding. The pews are filled with women who are facing the front of the church. Handwriting on the back says, "Antioch Bapt. Church Note Burning."
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[St. Paul Choir]

Description: Photograph of a large group of people, most of whom are wearing choir robes, posing in three rows in the choir loft of St. Paul Baptist Church. Three people are seated in front of the group: a woman wearing a choir robe in the center, a man to the left, and a young man to the right. Writing on the wall above the loft says, "Thou Shalt Have No Other God Before [Me]" and handwriting on the back of the photo says, "St. Paul Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Group of People Wearing Crowns]

Description: Photograph of a man wearing a suit, seated in a chair with a group of people around him. There are two men, standing on either side, who are wearing elaborate robes and crowns; a number of women, also wearing crowns, are standing in a semi-circle, around them on the left side of the image.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Children at Corinth Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of a group of children, ten girls and four boys, posing in three rows in a choir loft at Corinth Baptist Church; a young boy and girl wearing crowns are standing together in front of the loft. A painting depicting Jesus in a river and Calvary is visible on the wall behind them (right), and an upright piano is partially visible in front of the loft on the left side of the image. Handwritten text on the back says, "King & Queen Review, Corinth Bapt. Church."
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

[Photograph of Mildred Lastinger and Walter George Hatley]

Description: Photograph of Mildred Lastinger and Walter George Hatley on their wedding day. The couple is pictured standing arm in arm outside of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Mildred is wearing all light color clothing with a bouquet of flowers in one arm. Walter is to the left wearing a dark color suit with a small floral piece pinned to his jacket.
Date: 1925
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco

[Photograph of the Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco]

Description: Photograph of the choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. The choir, composed of both men and women, is pictured standing in a raised loft behind the three seats for the ministers. Opened song books are visible in the hands of each member, and a Pilcher pipe organ is behind the choir.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Gildersleeve, Fred
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco

[Photograph of a Vacation Bible School Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco]

Description: Photograph of a Vacation Bible School Group of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco. The group of boys and girls is pictured sitting down on the steps of the church. Behind the group the double wooden doors of the church are visible. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten list of names of the boys and girls of the group.
Date: unknown
Partner: First Presbyterian Church of Waco

[Attendees at Women's Tea]

Description: Photograph of participants at a women's tea, including a group of eight women and two men standing in a semi-circle behind a table, with two other women sitting on either side of the table at the front. The table has a bouquet of flowers and a tea tray with a metal tea set. Handwriting on the back says, "Morningside Bapt. Church"
Date: unknown
Creator: John Turner Studio
Partner: Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society
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