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[Photograph of Unidentified Woman Near Wood Fence]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified women standing with her right hand supported against an interwoven wooden fence. Behind the women is a painted scene of moving water and trees. She wears a checkered dress with a matching belt, puffy sleeves, and a large collar. A hand written note on the back reads, "In album of Aunt Abbie Collier."
Date: unknown
Creator: Pratt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of an Unidentified Man Near Wood Fence]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified man standing with his right hand supported against an interwoven wooden fence. Behind the man is a painted scene of moving water, trees, and shrubbery. He wears a three-piece suit, pattered tie, and a pocket watch. A hand written note on the back reads, "From album of Abbie Collier."
Date: unknown
Creator: Devenport
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Five Men in Bathing Suits]

Description: Photograph of five men in bathing suits sitting on top of a beam over a roaring river. They all look down. One sits off to the side on the left. The second from the right is labeled "Paul".
Date: 1915
Creator: Wiseman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Six Men in Bathing Suits Carrying a Canoe]

Description: Photograph of six men in bathing suits carrying a canoe above their heads. Trees are visible in the background, although they are fenced off with barbed wire. Two of the men wear shoes on the beach; the rest are barefoot. The second from the left has something white in his mouth.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Two Men on a Water Wheel]

Description: Photograph of two men in bathing suits on a water wheel. One of them sits on the wheel, and the other stands on his shoulders. The water is on the right of the picture, the ground and trees on the left.
Date: 1915
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[Postcard of Dredge in Brazos River]

Description: Postcard of a dredge in the Brazos River near Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Will try and write you in a fortnight. Rec'd Bertha's letter, was glad to hear from you. Mae."
Date: September 19, 1907
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard of Bosque River at Clifton, Texas]

Description: Postcard of the Bosque River in Clifton, Texas, with a building partially submerged in the river. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Hilda Maddox in Weatherford, Texas and says "Hilda, Ask your Pap if he knows this place. Sold a nice bill today. Well wishes. Your friend, Kelly."
Date: September 21, 1908
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

[Leon River]

Description: Postcard of a color image of a river dam with trees, a bridge, and a yellow house in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Favorite Fishing Spot Leon River near Temple, Tex." Handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Creator: McConnell, J. H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[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

["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

[Gateway Bridge Across Rio Grande]

Description: Postcard image of the Gateway Bridge across the Rio Grande between Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico. Within the image the bridge is the center with the Rio Grande below it. On the side under the label "Texas" various buildings and automobiles are pictured. The American Flag is also seen on this side. On the side under the label "Mexico" the bridge lets out to a large wooded area.
Date: unknown
Creator: C. T. American Art Colored
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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