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Look Who's Talking about Texas History Davick Services recommends the Facebook Group "West Texas History & Memories" for history, famous people, old photos, stories, unclaimed estates and genealogy of the Western Half of Texas . . . Check it out and join the conversation |
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Life in
Bastrop County Tx 1891-1943 Bastrop County, Texas 1891-1943 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville, Camp Swift, McDade and Wyldwood, Texas.
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Swift Main Entrance in 1942Entrance to Camp Swift in Bastrop Texas in 1942 |
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 Bastrop
Cafe in 1940sSometime in the 1940s a large crowd gathered in front of the Bastrop Cafe next door to the Texas movie theater |
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Blacksmith in Smithville 1891 - 1909Two men pause their horse-drawn wagon for a picture in front of K H McCaskill Blacksmith and Wheel Wright Shop in Smithville sometime between 1891 and 1909 |
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.jpg) Snowstorm Smithville Tx 1920 |
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.jpg) Smithville Street Scene 1920
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.jpg) Smithville Texas Fire Department
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.jpg) Horse-Drawn Bakery Delivery Wagon
in Smithville TexasLone Star Bakery R E Hoppe |
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.jpg) Cotton Field
and Cotton Choppers Near Smithville |
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.jpg) Smithville
Residents Relax on the Colorado River in 1900All dressed up in their Sunday best with trusty rifle at the ready, these early residents of Bastrop County Texas are ready for anything. |
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 Bastrop Texas Railroad Station
in 1900Horse draw wagons wait to pick up weary travelers at the Bastrop Railroad Station in 1900 |
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 Bastrop County Courthouse
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Resources: Early Life in Texas County by County Books about Texas People and Places Amazing People from Texas County by County Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) Vintage Texas Photos (eBay) Bastrop Bulletin Board (Facebook) |
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Books about Bastrop County People and Places
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View of Post Exchange at Camp Swift in Bastrop in 1940
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