/r/texashistory
A place to share and discuss history of the great state of Texas!
A place to share and discuss Texas history.
Posts should be focused on the history of Texas. Posts with no reference to Texas history will be removed.
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The UT Austin (then simply called UT) campus in 1950. Note that east side of what would become the Six Pack, as well as the Pharmacy building, are slated for future construction, and the outdoor theater next to Waggener Hall.
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Bessie Coleman poses with her Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, circa 1922. Born in Atlanta, Texas, she and her family later moved to Waxahachie where they lived as sharecroppers. In 1921 Bessie became the first African-American woman to earn a pilot license.
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2024/11/06
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21 year old Waylon Jennings, working as a radio host at KLLL in Lubbock, 1958.
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2024/11/05
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An Ox cart in downtown El Paso, circa 1890's. The two signs in the background read La Tienda Nueva de B. Schuster y Cia. and Albers & Co. Druggists.
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2024/11/05
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A car covered in racial slurs and anti-integration sentiments on or near the Mansfield High School. This was done in order to intimidate three African-Americans from registering at the school. August 30, 1956.
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2024/11/04
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The original St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bremond, Texas, built in 1878.
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2024/11/04
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The Tex-Mex news stand in Corpus Christi Texas - 1949
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2024/11/03
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Competitors in The Light Cup Race on the San Antonio River with the Houston Street bridge between St. Mary’s and Soledad in the background. San Antonio, 1926. Racers would go from San Antonio to the Gulf of Mexico on the San Antonio River. The race took five and a half days to complete.
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2024/11/03
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Oldest known photograph of the Alamo. A daguerreotype from 1849. 13 years after the battle. 1 year before being rebuilt with the iconic facade.
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2024/11/02
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Fishing on the Carancahua River, Francitas, Jackson County, March 11, 1911.
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2024/11/02
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Three of the starters for the University of Texas in 1947. On the left is number 22, quarterback Bobby Layne, and on the right is #24 the stafety, and future Dallas Cowboys coach, Tom Landry.
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2024/11/01
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The intersection of Second & Main Street in Taylor, Texas, 1883. On the right corner is the First National Bank, which would later become Taylor National Bank.
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2024/10/31
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Comal County, Texas 1879 Map
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2024/10/30
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The line at the Alabama Theatre for the release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Located at the intersection of Alabama Street and Shepherd Drive in the Upper Kirby district of Houston, this building still stands and is now a Trader Joe's.
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2024/10/30
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Dinosaur footprints excavated in the bed of the Paluxy River in Texas - 1952
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2024/10/29
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Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in front of the Alamo, 1982.
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2024/10/29
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Colt Stadium in Houston, temporary home of the expansion Houston Colt .45s for their first three seasons (1962–1964). The initial stages of construction for the Astrodome can be seen in the background. The Colt .45s would change their name to the Astros on December 1, 1964.
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2024/10/28
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Men of Smith's Company of the Texas Rangers posed behind barrels of confiscated bootleg liquor. Nov. 9, 1922 near Tyler, Texas.
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2024/10/27
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Peters Shoes, which shared it's location with the Post Office in Big Lake, Reagan County, in 1920.
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2024/10/27
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B Gittings, F Kameny, and Dr H Anonymous (Dr J Fryer) at the American Psychiatric Association. Fryer masked himself in order to say 'I am a homosexual. I am a psychiatrist'. As a result of their efforts APA removed homosexuality from the list of psychological disorders. Dallas, May 2, 1972.
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2024/10/27
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Downtown Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County) in 1940.
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2024/10/26
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Wichita Falls Texas 1979 F4
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2024/10/26
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Aerial view of the University of Texas in 1940. The famous tower is just 3 years old in the photo.
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2024/10/25
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Famous Fort Worth Fire Horses Doomed
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The Fort Worth Fire Department lined up for a parade in 1910
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