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[The Alamo]

Description: Postcard image of the front facade of the Alamo mission. connected to a portion of another building at left. Printed text below says, "The Alamo, built 1718, San Antonio, Texas." Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. W. L. Tucker from Weatherford, Texas without any additional correspondence.
Date: 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.425758 -98.486352
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Alamo Old Courtyard]

Description: Postcard image of the Alamo and the old courtyard in San Antonio, Texas. Text on back reads "Built in 1718 by Franciscan Friars who came over from Spain and established a chain of missions in which to educate the Indians".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Alamo Plaza]

Description: Postcard image of a park with a number of buildings lining the street on the far side, with printed text below the image: "San Antonio, Tex. Alamo Plaza, Looking North." Carriages with passengers are in the foreground on the cobbled streets of the plaza. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. W. L. Tucker from Weatherford, Texas with no additional correspondence.
Date: July 1906
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.424491 -98.486635
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Baby in Gown]

Description: Portrait of an unidentified baby wearing a white gown and a necklace posing sitting on a wicker chair in front of a light background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Paris & Rothwell
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Boy in Hat]

Description: Portrait of a boy (identified as John Philip Herlin "Harry" Bahl) wearing a ruffled shirt with lace and a hat posing in front of a painted backdrop.
Date: unknown
Creator: Curtis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Camp Travis]

Description: Postcard image of an army officer reading to the young men of Camp Travis in San Antonio, Texas. Text on the bottom of the image reads "Officer giving the boys the guard manual in front of the barracks". These men are sitting on the ground, in front of their officer who is sitting above them in a chair. Behind the men is one of the housing barracks.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Tx]

Description: Postcard image of Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Texas. The tan colored church is built with stained glass windows on the front side where white columns are also visible. The church steeples are colored green as well as the church domed center. Handwritten text on the back addresses Miss Ruth Cooper of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Clara Evans' Wedding Journal]

Description: Journal belonging to Clara Evans detailing her relationship with John T. Willis, Sr., from their first meeting to their wedding. Newspaper announcements, wedding invitations, fabric samples from Clara Evans' bridal trousseau, pressed flowers, and photographs have been pasted into the book, along with descriptions of important events written by Clara Evans. It also contains articles pertaining to the Willises' Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1967.
Date: 1917/1967
Creator: Willis, Nannie Clara Evans
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Location: 31.554850009752382 -97.15775699999995
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Columbia Bonner Portrait]

Description: Photograph of Columbia Bonner, visible from the chest up. She is posing in front of a light colored background while wearing a light-colored top that includes a high neckline. Text on the back identifies Curtis from San Antonio, Texas as the photographer.
Date: 1895-08-2X
Creator: Curtis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[F. I. Meyer Jug]

Description: Pottery wine jug with light brown glaze impressed near the top of the body with the text, "F. I. Meyer." At the top, it has a worn opening filled with cork and most of the handle has been broken off.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meyer, Franz Ignatz
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Family at a Grave]

Description: Photograph of a family sitting near a grave. Bundles of flowers are arranged under five female visitors, mostly dressed in black, looking into the camera. The small photograph is framed with cardboard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Fort Sam Houston Quadrangle]

Description: Postcard of the quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. At center right is a large stone clock tower, with a shorter water tower to its left. Small buildings with red roofs are along the bottom of the bell tower. At bottom left is a rectangular reflecting pool with a patch of plants in the center and a shaded bench to its left. Details about the quadrangle are written as notes on the other side of the postcard.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Location: 29.444517 -98.462353
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Gibbs Building]

Description: Postcard image of the Gibbs Building in San Antonio, Texas. In this image the Gibbs Building is from a corner view with automobiles in the street of the front entrance. To the left this is more buildings with 3 being on the small side and one large. On the side of the Gibbs Building striped awnings are visible.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Gunter Hotel]

Description: Postcard image of the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio, Texas from the corner view. The hotel has multiple floors with the entrance floor being covered by awnings. Street lamps line the corner for cars and pedestrians. In front of the hotel image a street car is visible with pedestrians next to it. On top of the hotel two American flags are stationed.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Headquarters, 2nd Co. B.]

Description: Postcard of several tents with cots underneath them and a message written with small rocks that reads "Headquarters 2nd Co. B. [...] with desert plants in the foreground.
Date: June 25, 1917
Creator: Sholin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Hospital Ward]

Description: Postcard image of the side and front of a hospital ward in San Antonio, Texas, taken from a street corner. There trees and bushes lining the front of the building, around the entrance, and to the right of the building, there is a tree with no leaves with a bench under the tree.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Lee Surgical Hospital]

Description: Postcard image of the Lee Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. In the image the white colored hospital is two stories with two porches where nurses are standing. In the corner of the the building a horse-drawn carriage is stationed.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Martina E. Rodriguez and Husband]

Description: Photograph of Martina E. Rodriguez and husband captured on their wedding day. Martina is pictured wearing a light colored wedding dress and veil while holding a bouquet of flowers in one of her arms. Her husband is pictured sitting down wearing a dark colored jacket and pants with a light colored vest and dress shirt underneath.
Date: August 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Martina E. Rodriguez on Wedding Day]

Description: Photograph of Martina E. Rodriguez and husband on their wedding day. Her husband is positioned sitting down with Martina resting her hand on his shoulder. Martina is positioned standing up with a flower boutique in her arm. Handwritten text in Spanish is visible on the back.
Date: August 1920
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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