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[Portrait of Willie Sappenfield at Christmas]

Description: Portrait of Willie Sappenfield at Christmastime, seated on a bench with his legs crossed. He wears a light-colored outfit with a long sleeve shirt, shorts, tights, and black shoes. On the bottom left corner of the mat, there is an embossed green and red wreath with "The Season's Greetings," the same cream color as the mat, in the middle.
Date: 191X
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

[Photograph of Mrs. Essie Anderson in Christmas Card]

Description: Portrait of Mrs. Essie Anderson in a Christmas card which reads, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Essie Anderson." Essie Anderson wears a dark-colored jacket with a light-colored shirt, eye glasses, and a small hat atop her head. A tiny Christmas tree with ornaments is printed to the right of the portrait of Essie Anderson. A hand written note on the back reads, "Mrs. Essie Anderson, McGregor, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 20, 1923]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front bears a drawing of a boy and girl lighting candles, from which green streamers hang. It reads: "Happy, Happy all day through, Merry Christmas." The note on the other side reads "Dear Johny, I wish you a Merry X Mas and Happy New Year. Pearl Anna."
Date: December 20, 1923
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Louise and Dorothy Lee to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1920]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of six babies dressed as Santa climbing over a wooden trunk and packing up presents into a sack. One of the babies is asleep next to the sack, and another has fallen head first into the trunk. It reads: "All through the year kind wishes I've safely stored away, For Santa Claus to bring to you on Christmas Day." The note on the back reads "We hope that Old Santa is good to you."
Date: December 22, 1922
Creator: Lee, Louise & Lee, Dorothy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1928]

Description: A postcard addressed to Johnie Louise Bruyere. The front has a drawing of two girls, one sitting on a sled and the other pulling her. They wear heavy winter clothing, and the ground is covered in snow. There are houses, fences, and bare trees in the background. It reads: "Christmas Greetings. I hope Santa Claus/Before he goes back/Will stop at your house/And empty his pack."
Date: December 23, 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from her Grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from her grandmother to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front has a drawing of a window seat, with a Christmas wreath and stocking hung on the window. It is snowing outside. The front reads: "Happy, Happy/all day through/Merry Christmas!" The note on the back reads: "This is wishing you and each one of Merry X-mas and a happy new-year loveingly [sic] Grand Ma Ma."
Date: December 22, 1928
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 22, 1928]

Description: A postcard from Louisa Messimer to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 22, 1928. The front of the card has a drawing of a holly branch with red berries and two red birds sitting on it. It reads: "Christmas Wishes. Never was Christmas Day more glad/Than the one I wish for you;/Never were wishes more sincere/From a heart more fond and true." The note on the other side reads "Dear sweetie, I hope old Santa's good to you this year and - hoping you a happy X Mas."
Date: December 22, 1928
Creator: Messimer, Louisa
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Loraine Buie to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 23, 1926]

Description: A postcard from Loraine Buie to Johnie Louise Bruyere on December 23, 1926. The front of the card has a drawing of a holly branch with red berries, a red bow, and a lit red wax candle. It reads: "Christmas Wishes. A Happy Christmas and New Year/A heartfelt wish and most sincere." The note on the other side reads "I hope you will have a very happy Xmas and a happy New Year. Loraine Buie."
Date: December 23, 1926
Creator: Buie, Loraine
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Postcard from Evol Gilmore to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 28, 1926]

Description: Postcard from Evol Gilmore to Johnie Louise Bruyere, December 28, 1926. The front bears a drawing of a river and surrounding grass covered in snow. It reads: "I cannot say one thing that's new/So send the same old wish to you. Merry Christmas." The note on the back reads "Wishing you a happy Xmas and a bright New Year. Your friend, Evol Gilmore."
Date: December 28, 1926
Creator: Gilmore, Evol
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
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

[Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr.]

Description: Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis and John Todd Willis, Jr. decorating a Christmas tree in the living room at 210 N. 30th Street in Waco, Texas. Brad Willis holds an ornament up to the tree, while Todd Willis leans down to investigate. A lamp and two round pictures on the wall are visible behind him.
Date: [1955-12..1960-12]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.537409009745733 -97.15652800000004
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Todd Bradford Willis Decorating a Christmas Tree]

Description: Photograph of Todd Bradford Willis reaching up to put an ornament on a Christmas tree at 210 North 30th Street in Waco. The tree has bulbs, ornaments, and tinsel on it, and a white embroidered tree skirt underneath it. A clock, figurines, and Brad's Christmas stocking are visible on the fireplace mantel in the background.
Date: [1955..1960]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.537409009745733 -97.15652800000004
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Pat Tomko to Hester B. and John Todd Willis, Jr., February 20, 1984]

Description: Letter from Pat Tomko of the First United Methodist Church of Waco to Hester B. and John Todd Willis, Jr. on February 20, 1984. Tomko informs the Willises of the Kneelers Todd Bradford Willis gave to the church in honor of his family members.
Date: February 20, 1984
Creator: Tomko, Pat
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Location: 31.555314009752564 -97.19734299999993
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, February 15, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, on February 15, 1944. He thanks her for a box she sent him at Christmas, and admits that Italy is better than Africa, and there are more things to take pictures of in Italy than in Africa, but he still wants to go home. He's heard that Margaret Ann is dating a soldier, and predicts that they will get married.
Date: February 15, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Christmas Tree]

Description: Photograph of a large tree under an arch surrounded with a white rail, with four wreaths lining the rail of the altar. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Torreson Tree, First English Lutheran Church."
Date: 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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