Gildersleeve's Influence on Waco Photographer

ID: 1503 ~ Source: Conger, Roger Norman, interviewed by Thomas L. Charlton, April 14, 1977, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
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Roger Norman Conger tells about Jimmie Willis, a photographer for the Waco News-Tribune, and his relationship with Fred Gildersleeve.

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By Sarah Miller & Geoff Hunt
During the early twentieth century, Waco experienced economic growth, large amounts of community engagement and recreation, as well as racial tension and military training.Photographer Fred A. Gildersleeve, nicknamed “Gildy,” immortalized the lives…