Permanent Collection

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Permanent Collection

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The permanent collection at the WIlliamson Museum contains objects, artifacts, and photographs that have been permanently gifted or donated to the museum.

Collection Items

Ross Wilder in his uniform, 1940
Lieutenant Colonel Rodney Ross Wilder from Taylor, Texas, pictured in his uniform. He is wearing a hat with the insignia of the United States above the rim.

Rodney Ross Wilder (1917-1964) was from Taylor, Texas, and graduated from Southwestern…

Frank Parks and Raymond Logan in England, ca. 1940s
Black and white photograph of Frank E. Parks (left) and Raymond Logan (right), both raised in Liberty Hill, Texas. Taken during World War II in England. Parks and Logan are in uniform and standing in front of a plane, which has a star painted on…

George Kimbro in Birmingham, England, 1945
Black and white photograph of George P. Kimbro, Georgetown, Texas in December 1945 at Birmingham, England shortly before returning to Williamson County. Kimbro is pictured in uniform leaning on a white picket fence.

George Kimbro (1920-2000)…

Rodney Ross Wilder with bomber crew, 1942
Black and white photograph of crew #5 (Plane 40-2283). Left to right: Lt. Eugene F. McGurl (navigator), Capt. David M. Jones (pilot), Lt. Denver V. Truelove (bombardier), Lt. Rodney Ross Wilder (co-pilot), Sgt. Joseph W. Manske (engineer / gunner).…

Ethel Sauls in nurse's uniform, ca. 1940s
Ethel Sauls of Round Rock, Texas, poses with a young African-American boy in a military uniform. Ethel is wearing a World War II nurse's uniform.

Ethel Hurd Sauls (1911-2001) from Round Rock, Texas, volunteered with the USO after her husband Otto…

Santos Zamarripa, ca. 1940s
Black and white photograph of Santos Zamarripa of Round Rock, Texas in U.S. Army cadet uniform. He is sitting on a log with one leg up and one on the ground. Behind him there is a backdrop of a forest.

Zamarripa, son of Adrian and Roibia…

Leo Darby, ca. 1940s
A black and white photograph of Leo Darby standing in his military uniform. There is a bush behind him and to the the left of the picture. A two story building is on the right of the picture in the background.

Leo Darby (1914-2004) was born on…

Leo Darby, injured, 1945
A black and white photograph of Leo Darby, standing on crutches in a black robe. He is standing on the grass in front of a dark wood building. On the back of the photograph is written "Jan. 13, 1945 | 4107 U.S. Army Hosp. England."

This photo…

Boy Scouts working first aid tent, 1942
A black and white photograph of 3 boy scouts working at the first aid tent and information bureau. The tent is set up on lawn in the Georgetown, Texas square.

On the back of the photograph at bottom center is the printing information:…

Myrtle Horbratsch Hartman at work in the Pentagon, ca. 1940s
Black and white photograph of Myrtle Horbratsch working at a large desk. Large filing cabinets are behind her. A head lamp is situated right over her paper work. Her name, "Ms. Horbratsch," is visible on a nameplate at the edge of the…
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