J.W. Mann brick yard, East Waco. Many of the bricks that were used to build downtown Waco, including the Suspension Bridge, were made here. Made from the clay on the banks of the Brazos River, the brick had a pinkish rose tint.

Photo by Fred Gildersleeve. From the Gildersleeve-Conger Collection, The Texas Collection, Baylor University.

From the book “A Pictorial History of Waco” (1964) By Roger Conger.