The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: WWI LETTERS PVT WILLIS W WAGENER
Letters, envelopes, and family photographs trace the world of Private Willis W. Wagener of Modesto, California, whose World War I correspondence was preserved beside portraits, annotated photograph cards, and household papers reaching back to 1903. Kept together across generations, these fragile artifacts offer an intimate counterpoint to the official military record of a soldier's service.
Studio Portrait of Anna Herron Hannibal, Late 19th Century
Verso of Family Photograph Card Inscribed 'Anna Herron Hannibal (Mrs. William Hannibal), ab. 1885 or Earlier' -- Wagener Family Archive
Hand-Tinted Studio Portrait of a Young Man, Identified as Dr. Marsh Boyd, Early 20th Century
Handwritten Identification Note: 'Dr Mark F Boyd,' Wagener WWI Letters Collection
Complete Archival Spread: WWI Letters and Ephemera of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener, Modesto, California
Wagener Family Correspondence and Ephemera, Modesto, California, Early 1900s
Archival Layout of Wagener Family Correspondence and Ephemera, Early 1900s
WWI-Era Personal Correspondence and Portrait Photograph of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener - Family Letter Archive Flat-Lay
Wagener Family Correspondence Archive: Letters and Envelopes, Early-to-Mid 20th Century
Wagener Family Correspondence and Photograph, Early 20th Century - WWI Letters Collection of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener
Wagener Family Correspondence and Ephemera, Modesto, California, circa 1903-1904
Studio Portrait of a Woman - Wagener Family Keepsake, Early 20th Century
Handwritten Identification Page: 'Georgia Alton Briggs / Mrs. William Hamilton, Hannibal, ab 1935'
Yeiser Family Grave Monument, Rural Cemetery (Wagener Family Collection)
Yeiser Family Obelisk Grave Marker, Callaway County, Missouri
Mounted Men and Wagon in Dry Riverbed, Early 20th Century, Wagener Collection
Verso Caption: 'Gold Shipment by Stage from Shafter, Presidio County, Texas,' 1888
Studio Portrait of Two Young Men, Associated with the WWI Correspondence of Pvt. Willis W. Wagener
Novelty Automobile Studio Photograph, Two Young Men, WWI Era — Wagener Collection
Oval Vignette Studio Portrait of a Woman, Cabinet Photograph, Inscribed 1901
Studio Portrait of J. A. Wagener, Wagener Family Collection
Studio Portrait of Mary Wagener, Early 20th Century
Portrait of Mary Wagener (née of Hannibal), Home-Front Companion Photograph, WWI Era
Studio Portrait of Mary Wagener, Early 20th Century (Wagener Family Collection)
Studio Portrait of William Hamilton Hannibal(e), Family Elder, Early 20th Century
Verso of Photograph/Card Inscribed 'William Hamilton Hannibal,' WWI-Era Wagener Family Collection
