Private Collection of T. B. Willis - 16 Matching Results

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[Cotton Baling Inside Mill]

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: Photograph

Cultivating Cotton, Dallas, Texas

A stereographic image of a man standing in a cotton field with a plow and a mule. Another man, also with a plow and a mule, is visible in the distance.

Date: 1905

Creator: Keystone View Company

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Nash, Robinson & Co. to A.M. Montieth - April 1, 1905]

Letter written to A.M. Montieth in Belton, Texas from Nash-Robinson & Co. in Waco, Texas, asking for remittance and giving a deadline and penalty if the deadline is not met.

Date: April 1, 1905

Creator: Nash, Robinson & Co.

Item Type: Letter

[Photo of the Westbrook & Evans Mercantile Store]

Photograph of an unidentified man standing in front of the Westbrook and Evans Mercantile Store in Lorena, Texas. A large house is visible in the distance on the right side of the frame.

Date: 1905

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Merchant William Colgin, Sr.]

Portrait of Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin, Sr. as a young man. Text on the back says that he lived from 1883 to 1934.

Date: 1905~

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in a Polka-Dotted Dress]

Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in a dark polka-dotted dress, seated and looking to her right. Text on the back reads: "1905...Waco Texas...Alexander Family...Photo taken by Zeta Farmer...Zeta Virginia Farmer (1890 - 1934) Waco."

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander in Her Room, 1905]

Photograph of elderly Mrs. Alexander in her room in a white dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) Oakwood Cem. Waco ".

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Mrs. Alexander Standing Behind a Settee, 1905]

Photograph of Mrs. Alexander standing behind a settee in a dark polka-dotted dress. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Mrs. Alexander Waco, Texas...Taken by Zeta Farmer (Zeta Virginia Farmer) Waco, 1890-1934 ".

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Five Others, 1905]

Photograph of a group a five sitting on a fence and an individual in a tree. Text on the back reads: " 1905 Waco Texas..L-R...The gang...1___ 2 Nellie Farmer Alexander 3___ 4___ 5___...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ".

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Six Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Alexander with six others outside of the porch of a house. Text on the back reads: " The gang...Front...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander...Taken By Zeta Farmer ".

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Three Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Farmer Alexander and three others in the woods. Text on the back reads: " Waco Texas...1905...Fishing Bosque River Near Waco...L-R...1___ 2___ 3 Nellie Farmer Alexander (1888 - 1955) 4...Taken By Zeta Farmer (1890 - 1934) ". The women appear to be eating plums and bananas.

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Nellie Alexander and Two Others, 1905]

Photograph of Nellie Alexander with two others. Text on the back states her full name and the name of the photographer.

Date: 1905

Creator: Farmer, Zeta Virginia

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Vanderbilt Medical Students with Cadaver]

Photograph of five Vanderbilt University medical students working on a cadaver. Listed on the back are the following names: Merchant William Colgin (Waco, Texas), Robert Mann (Brownsville, Tennessee), Prichette Dr. (Tennessee), George Evans (Waco, Texas), and T. J. Morris (Gainesville, Texas).

Date: 1905

Creator: Dury's

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Vanderbilt University Hospital and Clinic]

Photograph of people standing on the steps of the hospital and clinic building at Vanderbilt University.

Date: 1905

Creator: Dury's

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of a Group of Young Women]

Portrait of a group of young women wearing dresses. Several names and cities are written on the back of the photo, but are mostly illegible.

Date: May 1905

Creator: Thompson

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Paul L. Tyson]

Portrait of Paul L. Tyson. A handwritten note on the front of the photo says "To Joe - whose friendship and memory is a treasure of by gone days. P. L. Tyson." Another note on the back of the photo reads: "Oct. 25, 1884 - Sept. 9, 1950. Football coach for Waco High School. Several state championships and one national championship. Oakwood Cemetery, Waco. Purchased at Joe L. Ward estate sale in Waco Nov. 2013."

Date: [1905..1935]

Item Type: Photograph