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[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

Description: Two near-identical images of a cotton baling press in use at a mill. A bale is at the front and a man is standing just behind it at left, near the machinery. There is a blur where the man moved during the exposure. Descriptive text printed below the images in the lower-right corner: "7722- Baling Cotton--a powerful press just releasing a 500-lb. bale--at a mill in Texas." The same text is printed on the back in six languages
Date: 1905
Creator: Sun Sculpture Works and Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman]

Description: Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman sitting in a chair next to a cloth covered table. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and kerchief, belt, and bonnet. In the background are several framed photographs on a wallpapered wall, and to the left of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman is another half-visible chair. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. Eliza E. Stacey Chapman. Born Dec. 15, 1818. Merry Xmas, Carrie, and Happy New Year, Dec. 25, 1909 - great grandmother. b. Dec. 15, 1818, d. 1917.… more
Date: December 25, 1909
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

[Three Boys Standing in a Yard]

Description: Photograph of three young boys standing in a front yard. A baby sits in a chair between two older boys, both of whom wear flat caps, dark shorts, and button-up shirts. The boy on the left looks to the side. The other boy squints into the camera. A staircase can be seen to the far left.
Date: 1902
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[District School, McLennan County, Texas]

Description: Photograph of school children in front of the 6th District School in McLennan County, Texas. Several boys sit on the ground in front of a bench, which is occupied by girls. There are both boys and girls in the back row, as well as an African American man at the far left.
Date: 1902
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[School Children]

Description: Photograph of school children in front of a wooden building. The youngest children kneel on the ground, and the rest of them stand in rows. The photograph was purchased at the Abel estate sale in Waco.
Date: 1900~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of a Man with a Banjo]

Description: Postcard of a man sitting on a wooden box and playing a banjo. Text written across the bottom and along the side of the front of the card reads: "I am reading the book Melody but it is not like this at all. Lill. E." Text in the upper left-hand corner of the card reads: "Thank you for the cute postal so much" The card is addressed to Miss Ellen Forsgard of Waco, Texas.
Date: August 16, 1907
Creator: Shreok, V. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Ada Stagner Collins]

Description: Full-length photograph of Ada Stagner Collins, wearing a light-colored long sleeve button-up blouse, dark skirt and tights, and lace-up boots. The woman sits on a wicker photographer's chair with her right hand propped against her chin, and strung around her neck with a piece of ribbon and tied to her shirt is a pocket watch. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Ada Stagner Collins, Mineola, Texas @ 1904. Married Robert Collins."
Date: 1904
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Portrait of Clay Ledbetter]

Description: Portrait of Clay Ledbetter, visible from the chest up, wearing a dark-colored suit, light-colored shirt, and dark-colored bow tie. A hand written note on the back reads, "Clay Ledbetter, 1908."
Date: 1908
Creator: Heilmann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of C. E. Boles Reading]

Description: Photograph of Charlie E. Boles sitting in a wicker chair, wearing a light-colored suit, socks, and shoes, reading a book or pamphlet. A wicker table is positioned behind Boles, and potted foliage is in the background. A hand written note on the back reads, "C. E. Boles, 'Charlie' Boles, MHS teacher, room and board at Robinson, ca. 1908."
Date: 1908~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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