Life in Texas from the 1800's to 1950
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![]() Crosby County, Texas in 1939. Images are from the US Farm Security Administration - Office of War (FSA) . Original FSA photos and negatives are archived in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. You can browse and view more than a thousand images of early life in Texas in eBay's Historical Texas Collection. . .
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Boy Drinks from Burlap Covered Jug Drinking water from jar covered in wet burlap on farm near Ralls, Texas in 1939 Rapping a glass jug in wet burlap would keep the contents slightly cooler than if it was left uncovered . . .
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![]() Thirsty Farmer Drinks from Canvas Bag On a hot summer morning on a farm near Ralls Texas in 1939, a farmer pauses for a cold drink of water from a canvas bag. Hung from tractor fenders, car hood ornaments and side view mirrors, military vehicles or from a cowboy's saddle horn . . . read more and view large image |
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![]() Farmer in Crosby County Texas changes plow points and makes final adjustments to his 4-row lister planter in 1939.
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Farmer's wife hangs laundry on clothes line to dry on farm near Ralls Texas in 1939. |
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Farmer sits on his new tractor in 1939 on a farm near Ralls Texas. |
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Allis-Chalmers Tractor with planter and go-devil attached Ralls Tx 1939 The "Go Devil" was a popular attachment for tractors in the 1930's through the 1960's.
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Resources: Davick Services on Facebook: True Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texas Postcards from the Panhandle (Facebook) You know you grew up in Dalhart if.... (Facebook) Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) Vintage Texas Photos (eBay) |
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Crosby County Treasures Rare Artifacts, Memorabilia, Ancestry and History Records from Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Ralls, Cone and Kalgary, Texas |
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