Life in Brown County Tx 1909 to early 1940's

Brown County, Texas in 1800's to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Brownwood, Bangs, Early, Blanket, Lake Brownwood and Thunderbird Bay. Click on photos to view larger.

Model T at Gas Station Brownwood Tx 1939

This Model T has seen better days but the reliable little car still beats walking.

Payne College Class of 1912

When it wasn't  called Howard Payne it was Payne College like the pennant says.

Howard Payne Football Team 1909

Earliest known photo of the Howard Payne football team. Only a few of the players had helmets in this photo.

Howard Payne Football Team in 1923 Brownwood Texas

Players: Hodges, R. Harris, Flack, Caldwell, Stanford, Richey, Farmer, More, A. L. Kirkpatrick, Taylor, McAllister, Cook, Moore, Beasley, Sides, Bissett, Nunnaly, Wright, Chaeney, Keaton, Grady, Woodward, Henderson, Burns, E. Harris, Beach, Jobes and Shelton.

Howard Payne Football Team 1924 Brownwood Texas

Davis, Stanford, R. Allbright, McAtee, Keaton, Moore, Henderson, Grady, T. B. Amis, Bissett, Mcallister, Scott, Hodges, Jobes, Nunnaly, Caldwell, Beach, Dheaney, Burns, Blinn and Cook.

T.B. Amis, J. Allen, Stanford, Wright, Boyd, Jobes, J.B. Shirey, Cook, Caldwell, M. Hodges, W. Hodges, McAllister, Brown, Nunnally, Cottle, E.B. Grady, Blinn, F. Grady, Bissett, Burns, Etheridge and Scott.

Brownwood Feed Store 1939

Featuring Baker Boy Four and Carey's Salt

Featuring McLean's Studio, Tolin's Cafe and 1940's Cars

Building Army Barracks Brownwood Tx in 1940

Workers clamor to construct barracks ahead of looming storm.

Workers pack Swifts Turkey

Workers line up for shift change.

Brownwood Bulletin Board 1939

"We Trade for Livestock"

Brownwood Ice and Fuel Company c1900

Providing Ice, Coal and Cold Storage

If you like these images, you can browse and view more than a thousand images of early life in Brown County and throughout the state in our Historical Texas Collection. .

A Pictorial History of Brown County: The Early Years
Freemasonry in Brownwood: A centennial history of Brownwood Lodge No. 279
Rubber Guns: 'Bout A Little Texas Boy in a Texas 20's Town, by William Ellis from Brownwood
High School Yearbooks from Brownwood, Bangs and Blanket Texas

Revival!: The Story of the Current Awakening in Brownwood, Ft. Worth, Wheaton, and Beyond
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