Category Archives: Photographs

Experience the Tradition: Baylor Homecoming 2012

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Homecoming 2012 is upon us! As this post goes up, the Baylor Nation is beginning to flood the Waco campus. Baylor University welcomes everybody home, from the 50th reunion class of 1962 to the class of 2012, for a weekend … Continue reading →

Posted in Baptist history, Baylor Homecoming, Baylor Lariat, Baylor Round Up, Baylor University, Photographs, YouTube | Leave a comment

A Fittin' Home for the Fightin' Baylor Bears: The 1949-1950 Baylor Stadium Campaign

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Every good Baylor Bear is abuzz with excitement about the new Baylor Stadium. The first time in more than 75 years that Baylor Football will play on campus! A new boat harbor and footbridge along the beautiful Brazos River! Baylor … Continue reading →

Posted in A.M. Goldstein, Baylor football, Baylor Stadium, Baylor Stadium Corporation, Baylor University, Connally Air Force Base, Dave Campbell, Floyd Casey Stadium, Gordon Rountree, Harlon M. Fentress, Jack Kultgen, Municipal Stadium, photographic negatives, Photographs, W.R. White, Waco, Walter G. Lacy Jr. | 1 Comment

Research Ready: August 2012

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Each month, we post a processing update to notify our readers about the latest collections that have finding aids online and are primed for research. Here’s the scoop for August: Cego German Evangelical Church Records: These records contain the minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Albert Clinton Horton, America discovery and exploration, American Revolution, Archives, Baptist history, Baptist universities and colleges, Baylor University, Benajah Harvey B.H. Carroll, Cego Texas, church history, Falls County Texas, First Baptist Waco, Fred Gildersleeve, German Evangelical Church, Historic Waco, Jack Jouett, Kentucky history, Matthew Ellenberger, Photographs, Republic of Texas, Research Ready, Southern Baptist Convention, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Texas Cotton Palace, Texas Revolution, Thomas Walker, Virginia history | Leave a comment

Geyser City, Waco: Reading a Photograph of the Crystal Palace Pool

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Amanda Norman

An old photo allows us to take a dip into the past…and in no image is that comparison more apt than these views of Waco’s Crystal Palace pool! Such an image almost allows you to see, hear, and feel the … Continue reading →

Posted in Amicable Alico Building, Archives, Artesian Bottling Co., artesian water, Bell Water Company, cellulose nitrate negative, Dr Pepper, Franklin Avenue, Fred Gildersleeve, Geyser City, Historic Waco, J.D. Bell, Natatorium Hotel, Photographs, Waco, Waco ISD | Leave a comment

Introducing Research Ready

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Processing archival collections is one of our central activities at The Texas Collection. In archivist lingo, “processing” means to enhance access to our records through arrangement and description. Archives are different from books—they usually don’t have a title page, table … Continue reading →

Posted in African-Americans, Archives, basketball, Baylor University, Bearettes, Lady Bears, Old West, Olga Fallen, Photographs, Reconstruction, Research Ready, Texas Rangers, Voting rights, Women's Athletics | Leave a comment

From Olga Fallen’s Bearettes to Lady Bears National Championships (updated May 11, 2012)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Amanda Norman

Before Baylor University had the Lady Bears, we had the Bearettes, and before Kim Mulkey, there was Olga Fallen. When Fallen came to Baylor in September 1956, her specialties were dance and swimming. Yet over the course of her career … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, basketball, Baylor University, Bearettes, Lady Bears, Olga Fallen, Photographs, Suzie Snider Eppers, Title IX, Women's Athletics | 10 Comments

A Homegrown Vision: Robert L. Smith and the Farmers Improvement Society

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Awc

In the late 1800s, Robert Lloyd Smith came to Texas. Smith, a highly educated man and an advocate of Booker T. Washington’s  philosophy of education and economic improvement for African-Americans,  called himself a “practical sociologist.”  He was also an educator and a … Continue reading →

Posted in African-Americans, Archives, Events, exhibits, Photographs, Waco | 7 Comments

Texas Trailers

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Awc

The Texas Collection staff decided to have a bit of fun over the summer and created video trailers to introduce you to some of our favorite collections.  Our Texas Trailers are up on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.  We’ve put … Continue reading →

Posted in Adams-Blakley, Archives, Cowboys, Old West, Photographs, Trailers, Waco, William Blakley, YouTube | Leave a comment

Before the Decepticons: early projected images from the Victor Animatograph Company

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Awc

In the days before Decepticons and Autobots, Viopticons, Stereopticons, and the other members of the Magic Lantern family thrilled audiences in darkened rooms. While perhaps difficult for us to imagine from our movie-savy perspective, for many years before the advent … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Discoveries, Photographs, Viopticon | 11 Comments

Best around town

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Awc

One of our recent experiments over on Flickr is a gallery of our favorite images of Waco. We searched through hundreds of photographs posted on the Flickr photosharing site, and found some terrific shots taken by folks who live here … Continue reading →

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