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Life in Texas from the 1800's to 1950 |
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Life in Tom Green County Texas from 1900 to 1950Tom Green County, Texas from 1900 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers.
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![]() Two teen-aged boys proudly show off their prize lamb in 1940. . . . Zoom in |
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![]() Barbers in vests and ties stand ready to cut patrons' hair with various tonics lining the shelves in background in this photo from 1908. see full size |
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![]() All dressed up in cowboy hat and bandana this young boy looks forward to the day when he can join the rest of the cowboys in the rodeo arena. He would be about 84 today. Do you recognize him? Take a closer look |
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In 1920 a farmer and his wife posed for a picture in their old car they converted into a truck complete with rifle mounted on side. look closer |
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![]() The Iron is hot for these cowboys near San Angelo in 1907. Branding was necessary to help ranchers identify new calves and to protect against rustlers. |
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The Landon Hotel was a busy place in 1909 San Angelo. Pedestrians and buggies cause traffic jam as trolley unloads passengers . . . see full size |
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Cowboy stands with his horse at the coral of the San Angelo cattle auction in 1939 | ||||||
Man takes family milk cow to market in low sided trailer. Many families kept kept milk cows in their back yards in 1939 often staking them them out to graze in vacant lots. |
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Resources: Early Life in Texas County by County Books about Texas People and Places True Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texas (Facebook) Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) Vintage Texas Photos (eBay) |
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