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[Arlington Hotel]

Description: Postcard of a color image of the Arlington Hotel, a three-story red and white building with several pillars around the entrance and a U.S. flag on the roof; there are trees and grass in the foreground and a blue sky in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Arlington Hotel, Marlin, Texas." There is handwritten correspondence on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown

[Artillery Club House]

Description: Postcard image of the Artillery Club in Galveston, Texas. The white colored building is two stories with a wrap around porch and balcony. Palm trees and other greenery grow around the club house. A cannon is present in the yard. In the background to the right of the club house another house is visible. Handwritten text on the back is addressed to Lillian Jerry of Dallas, Texas.
Date: 1915

[The Auditorium in Waco]

Description: Postcard of a colorized photograph of the Auditorium in Waco, a large yellow brick building with a red roof on a street corner. Printed on the front of the postcard: "The Auditorium, Waco, Texas. The largest theatre and convention hall in Texas." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.
Date: unknown

[Austin Ave During WW I]

Description: Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, Texas. Handwritten text on back identifies this photograph as taken during WW I. The Goldstein-Migel Co. building is on the left, the Amicable Life Insurance Company (A.L.I.C.O.) building in the center, and streetcars are visible lining the street.
Date: 1914~/1918~

[Austin Ave. East From 18th St]

Description: Postcard image of Austin Ave. East from 18th Street in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from 18th Street looking at an Austin Ave. neighborhood. Large white colored homes are visible with trees in both the yards and sidewalks. The home of William Waldo Cameron (1878-1939) is seen on the left. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. H. C. Johle from Temple, Texas.
Date: unknown

[Austin Ave Methodist Church in Waco, Texas]

Description: Postcard image of the Methodist Church on Austin Ave. in Waco, Texas. The image is positioned from an across the street vantage point allowing all of the building to be seen. The Gothic style church has noticeable stained glass windows and one large spire. Trees are positioned near both sets of steps leading up to the entrances of the church. Handwritten text on back is addressed to Mr. George Minier from San Antonio, Texas. The church was located at 12th Street and Austin Avenue.
Date: 1915
Creator: Cann, William A.

[Austin Avenue Image on Plate]

Description: White china plate with a blue image printed in the center of a main street lined with buildings, labeled "Austin Avenue and City Hall, Waco, Texas." The outer edge of the plate has decorative scallops edged in blue and there are images of colored flowers around the center image: blue flowers at the top, left, purple flowers at the lower left, and yellow flowers at right.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wheelock

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church]

Description: Postcard of a Methodist Church on Austin Avenue, in Waco, Texas. The church is built in the Gothic architecture style with one large spire on top of its highest corner. The steps lead up to pointed archways and large windows. Handwritten text on the back address the postcard to Mrs. R. L. McKnight.
Date: 1907
Creator: Cann, William A.

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church Chancel]

Description: Photograph of the chancel and the altar of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Most of the chancel is raised on a platform. At the very back is the raised choir loft and the Kilgen organ console (mostly obscured). The back wall contains wooden paneling, tracery and facade organ pipes. A short upper wooden screen separates the choir from the main part of the chancel, on which are clergy seats, the pulpit, decorated with a parament, and the altar. This portion is accessible by stai… more
Date: December 22, 1953
Creator: Willis Studio

[Austin Avenue Methodist Church, Men's Bible Class]

Description: Photograph of the Men's Bible Class of the Austin Avenue Methodist Church. Men, dressed in suits and ties, are arranged in several rows on the steps of the church building. Some wear hats and others hold papers. John T. Willis, Sr. stands fourth from the right in the backrow. A bicycle leans against the church's wall on the left, above which a man looks through an opening on the wall.
Date: 191X
Creator: Cann, William A.

[Austin Avenue Streetcars]

Description: Photograph of Austin Avenue in Waco, looking south. A long streetcar runs along the center of the road, destined for the Cotton Palace Park at the south of town. Along both sides of the streets are shops and stores, with banners hanging between the buildings and over the road. A clock, with a pawnbroker's sign of three balls hanging above it, is placed on a post at left in the sidewalk. The Sanger Brothers' department store is advertised with a banner reading "SANGERS" hanging across the road. … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Gildersleeve

[Avenue A]

Description: Postcard of a color image of Avenue A in Temple, with two horse-drawn carriages on the left in front of a large building with a sign that reads "Fine Watch Repairing," a trolley, an bicyclist, and a few people standing on the right, and several buildings and a sunset in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Avenue A., Temple, Texas."
Date: unknown

[B. F. Hancock and Wife, Munger Farm]

Description: Photographs of B. F. Hancock, the business manager of the Munger gin and farm, and his wife. They pose together several yards in front of a wooden chapel-like building, to which is attached a tall wooden tower capped with a belfry and a steeple. Open field surrounds the couple.
Date: September 20, 1911
Creator: Eichelberger, George W.

[L. B. Kinchion and Two Unknown Men]

Description: Photograph of L. B. Kinchion (far left) wearing a dark suit, striped tie, and cowboy hat and two other unidentified men wearing suits, ties, and cowboy hats sitting behind a desk with a placard that reads "The Teal Houston" on it; there is a fountain pen and ash try on the desk and a window with curtains in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: The Teal

[Baby Boots]

Description: Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~

[Baby Ethan Green]

Description: Photograph of baby Ethan Green positioned on a fabric chair. Green is pictured wearing all white clothing and an arm covered by a dark colored sleeve is visible holding onto him on the left.
Date: unknown
Creator: Rogers, Early
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