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[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. Included in the booklet is a portrait of Her Majesty Queen of the Year, a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, a list of duchesses for Texas, and committee members.

Date: November 9, 1916

Item Type: Text

[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

Booklet for the Queen's Ball, a celebration of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen of the Year at the Texas Cotton Palace in Waco. It was held at the Cotton Palace Coliseum. Included in the booklet is a list of members of the royal court, a program of dances and songs, and a list of duchesses for Texas.

Date: November 11, 1915

Item Type: Text

[Graduation Announcement for Waco High School]

Graduation announcement for the Waco High School class of 1911. Included with the invitation is a class roll.

Date: June 2, 1911

Item Type: Text

[Invitation from Blair Stribling to Etta Mae Carroll - October 5, 1915]

Invitation extended to Miss Etta Mae Carroll of Abbott, Texas to serve as Duchess of Abbott in the Texas Cotton Palace of Waco, Texas. It is signed by Blair Stribling, the Queen's Chancellor. Included with the invitation is information for visiting duchesses and their attendants at the queen's court and a court calendar.

Date: October 5, 1915

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916]

Letter written to Monteith Abstract Company in Belton, Texas from Hill Printing & Stationery Company in Waco, Texas, acknowledging the receipt of their order for 2 reams of paper and promising to complete the order quickly.

Date: September 21, 1916

Creator: Gordon, L. B.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Wm. Cameron & Co. to Belford Lumber Co. - September 16, 1914]

Letter written to Belford Lumber Co. in Georgetown, Texas from William Cameron & Co. in Waco, Texas, which says "We wish to call your attention to car #62918, which is now due, and will ask that you kindly let us have exchange to cover."

Date: September 16, 1914

Creator: William Cameron & Co.

Item Type: Letter

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

Photograph of the interior of the mess hall at Camp MacArthur, with long tables on either side of the narrow room, and some soldiers at the far end. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Mess Hall, Co. A 1st Wis. Inf., Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas."

Date: [1917..1918]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

Photograph of a hospital ward with rows of beds on either side of the long building, and soldiers, some in uniforms and others in gowns, in the middle of the room. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Observation Ward, Camp McArthur."

Date: February 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Christmas Tree]

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: Photograph

[Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke Outside House]

Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke wearing a military uniform, holding a medical bag and hat, and standing at the front steps of a house in Mart, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the photo indicates that it is from the Stauts estate of Waco.

Date: 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

Photograph of an altar inside of a church. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "First English Lutheran Church, Waco, Christmas 1916."

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

Photograph of the altar of First English Lutheran Church in Waco, taken at Christmastime, with some pews visible in the foreground.

Date: 1916

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas]

Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas and the large group of tents lined up in rows on the left side; on the right side there is an open field possibly used for training and parading. The title of the photograph reads: "Home Again! Our Victory Greetings"

Date: 1918

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Group Outside School]

Photograph of a large group of men and women standing together outside of a school building. Three of the men are labeled with numbers 1-3, and a corresponding note on the back of the photo identifies them as "1. Boyce Attaway my brother, 2. Alton Hardin, and 3. Lesly Attaway my older brother."

Date: [1919,1920]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

Photograph of a young boy wearing a band uniform and holding a small trumpet while standing in a fenced yard with houses in the background. Handwritten notes on the back of the photo say, "South side of front yard, Hickory St. at 16th St. Looking east across Hickory (Person's house and barns in background)" and "Meredith Lewis, first mascot of first uniformed Simmons College Band, of which his father C.H. Lewis was director and organizer. Holding 'Daddy's horn.' About 1911 or 1912."

Date: [1911,1912]

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of Phil Blanchard wearing a military uniform and hat and standing in an open field. The photo was taken at Camp MacArthur in Waco, Texas.

Date: December 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Soldier at Camp MacArthur]

Photograph of a man in a military uniform standing in front of a line of tents, with more soldiers in the background. A note at the bottom of the photo says "Rec'd from Waco."

Date: September 27, 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

Photograph of soldiers reclining and sitting on cots at Camp MacArthur, with rows of tents in the background.

Date: December 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Soldiers on Train]

Photograph of two soldiers leaning out of the windows of a train traveling through a field. A handwritten note below the photo says "On way to Waco."

Date: September 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Soldiers with Watermelons]

Photograph of four soldiers and a small dog standing in a street, with three of them holding watermelons on their shoulders.

Date: September 1917

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Texas Christian University]

Photograph of Texas Christian University in a field speckled with small trees; there are people seated in small groups in the field. The main building was formerly Waco Female College.

Date: 1910

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of Waco, Texas in 1917]

Aerial photograph of downtown Waco, Texas as seen in 1917; the old city hall and the square around it can be seen directly in the center of the picture. The Brazos River can seen on the right side of the photograph.

Date: September 13, 1917

Creator: Stauts & Sons

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Merchant Colgin, Jr.]

Portrait of Merchant Colgin, Jr. as a baby, wearing a white gown. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Merchant Colgin, Jr. 5 months. Dr. Merchant Wm. Colgin 1915-1994."

Date: 1915

Creator: Thompson

Item Type: Photograph

[Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner)]

Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner) at 16 years old, wearing a white dress with a large bow in her hair.

Date: 1918

Creator: Maresh

Item Type: Photograph

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[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

[Booklet for The Queen's Ball]

[Graduation Announcement for Waco High School]

[Invitation from Blair Stribling to Etta Mae Carroll - October 5, 1915]

[Letter from Hill Printing & Stationery Co. to Monteith Abstract Co. - September 21, 1916]

[Letter from Wm. Cameron & Co. to Belford Lumber Co. - September 16, 1914]

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Mess Hall]

[Photograph of Camp MacArthur Observation Ward]

[Photograph of Christmas Tree]

[Photograph of Dr. J.E. Cooke Outside House]

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

[Photograph of First English Lutheran Church Altar]

[Photograph of Fort Crockett in Galveston, Texas]

[Photograph of Group Outside School]

[Photograph of Meredith Lewis with Horn]

[Photograph of Phil Blanchard at Camp MacArthur]

[Photograph of Soldier at Camp MacArthur]

[Photograph of Soldier on Cot]

[Photograph of Soldiers on Train]

[Photograph of Soldiers with Watermelons]

[Photograph of Texas Christian University]

[Photograph of Waco, Texas in 1917]

[Portrait of Merchant Colgin, Jr.]

[Portrait of Vera Mae Townley (Itschner)]