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Life in Lubbock County Tx 1900 to 1950
Lubbock County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 from family albums archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers.
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![]() The Hi-D-Ho was a popular hangout for Lubbock Texas teens in the 1950s. It was one of Buddy Holly's favorite places and some of his best songs were reportedly written on Hi-D-Ho napkins. |
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![]() In 1926 C.M. Doyle posed with his car in Shallowater Texas for this huge highly-detailed image |
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![]() In 1907 the Doyle Family posed for this wonderful old photo in Lubbock County. Pictured are: Clinton Montgomery (C.M.) Doyle, Sally Mattie (Williams) Doyle, Viney (his previous marriage) left, Willie May Doyle right. |
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![]() Mail Hack from Lubbock to Plainview in 1909. The following year it was delivered by automobile. Before the automobile, mail was delivered by horse or mule-led conveyances known as hacks. The “mail hack” might have been an enclosed carriage, a buggy or a vehicle specifically made for the purpose of carrying letters and packages |
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![]() Remember when gas was 13 cents a gallon and you watched the attendant pump it into a clear cylinder to prove you were getting what you paid for? That's how it worked at Harvey's Gas Station in New Deal Texas in the 1930s |
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![]() In November 1931 three pioneer brothers were reunited for the first time in 37 years at the home of J. G. Marr in Shallowater Texas. The brothers pictured were John Allen Marr (left) 86 Crowell, Texas, W.A. "Bill" Marr (center) 76 Apache, Okla., A.G. "Bud" Marr (right) 73 Llano Co., Texas |
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![]() In 1940 the Williams family posed for this photo of the Williams Rock house near Shallowater Texas as it nears completion. Rock houses were rare on the Texas panhandle due to very few rocks were available and often had to be transported from below the Caprock. |
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![]() In 1943 WL and Tressie Faye Williams and Willie May and Roe Marr posed beside their car somewhere in Lubbock County Texas in this slightly faded photograph but still with easily recognizable faces |
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![]() In the 1940s the Williams family raised hogs on their farm for family consumption and for the market. Their well-known rock house can be seen in the background |
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![]() In 1943 Willie May Marr and Tressie Faye Williams were photographed on the front porch of the Williams Stone House near Shallowater Texas. Photo courtesy Cloyce Williams |
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![]() Sometime between 1885 and 1886 Anthony Lambert Houston and his son Samuel S. Houston were on a trail ride somewhere in or near Lubbock Texas when they posed with three other cowboys for this photo A. L. Houston is seated with dark hat. His son is reclining with his boots off. . . . tap to see full size Photo courtesy Margaret Deans Letzkus. |
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![]() This store in Lubbock in the early 1900s seems to specialize in coffees and teas. In fact there doesn't seem to be anything that doesn't relate to coffee or tea. Starbucks doesn't have anything on these guys . . . see for yourself |
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On the ground, left to right: J. D. Wynn, Henry Lawson, Franklin Butler,
Max Walthall, Francis Bearden, Jimmy Williamson. |
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![]() Horse drawn carriages, pedestrians and even a couple of early cars can be seen in this large clear image of the east side of the square in Lubbock captured about 1910. |
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![]() Patrons and workers turned out for this great old photo of Lubbock's first hotel taken in 1889 when the Nicolett still had a second story balcony. Originally located east of the present Lubbock Country Club. It was moved to downtown Lubbock on February 1891 |
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Shallowater Mercantile and Bank in 1913 and Today N.R. Porter, an early Lubbock County settler, moved the wooden structure over eleven miles of rutted roads from Lubbock to Shallowater in 1913 . . . |
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![]() This family with seven children were on their way from Arkansas to Lubbock in 1938 looking for a better life. The father was a blacksmith in Paris, Arkansas. Eldest son was a tenant farmer. They stopped to fix a flat in Oklahoma when . . .Read more. View full size |
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![]() In June 1938 famous photographer Dorothea Lange captured this photo of an unnamed man living on "Scratch Hill" outside Atoka, Oklahoma. "I'm going west because this country's through, there isn't anything here for anyone. I'm going west to Lubbock . . . |
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![]() In 1937 over 200 happy boys from the Lubbock Kiwanis Knot-Hole Gang Posed for this huge photo. Take a closer look and you may see your Dad, Granddad or Great Granddad smiling back at you. |
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First Train to roll into Lubbock in 1909 When the first train rolled into Lubbock, schools closed and everyone who could be there to welcome the train turned out for this rare photo. |
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Lubbock in 1890 before town site is laid out Early pioneers of Lubbock County pose for picture in 1890 of what would become Lubbock Texas. |
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![]() Great old photo of the South Side of the Courthouse Square in Lubbock the way our ancestors would have seen it in 1906. The Lubbock Mercantile building is in the final stages of construction. The J. E. Murfee Lands company would later become J. Murfee and Sons and move into the Lubbock Mercantile building . . . . . . see full size |
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Shallowater Celebrates Arrival of Railroad in 1913 Band turns out to celebrate the arrival of the first train in Shallowater, Texas in 1913. |
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Boys Loading Wagon at the Slaton Livery Barn in 1900 The expression on the faces of these young boys as they load a freight wagon illustrates just how hard the work was in Slaton Texas in 1900. |
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Slaton Post Office with Postmistress and Patrons 1910 Two men and their dog pose with Slaton Postmistress in front of the Slaton Post Office in 1910 |
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![]() Artis Taylor and William Thomas Taylor at work in their blacksmith shop in Slaton Texas in 1920s. Central power source distributed power to machines by leather belts . . . |
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Wilselma Theatre in Slaton Texas in 1920 Young boys wait for the theater to open in Slaton in 1920. |
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![]() Located on Ave H near downtown Lubbock. It was owned and operated by Hiram Wesley (Bo) Stotts, a Lubbock area business man who owned . . . read more |
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Studebaker Dealership in Lubbock Texas in 1952 Lubbock Police pose with their new Studebaker Commander V-8s purchased from Kerr Motor Company. |
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![]() Nice photo of Texas Street in Slaton Texas shows Model T's lining the dirt street in front of local stores in early 1900s . . . see it full size |
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George M Hunt School Yearbook Class of 1936 in Lubbock Children, parents and teachers pose in this composite of the George M Hunt School . The class roll for 1936 is also included. |
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Gin in New Deal Texas with Farmall F30 tractors 1930's W.O. Fortenberry Gin with tractors and drivers lined up beside owners and Conoco tanker truck in background. |
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Daniel's Gin in Wolfforth Texas in the 1930s Woman walks along highway past Daniels Gin and Model T pulling cotton trailer in Wolfforth in 1930's. Smoke fills the air in background from burning cotton burrs and trash. |
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![]() Workers pose beside their trucks at a cotton gin in Slaton Texas in the 1930s. Fuzzy cotton seed is piled two-stories high in the background. The gin was owned by Hiram Wesley (Bo) Stotts . . . read more |
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![]() During the 1930s Artis Taylor's Snow Cone and Fruit Julep wagon was a welcome sight at Lubbock County events. This photo is believed to have been taken near his home in Slaton. Photo courtesy Debbie Stotts Dickson, his granddaughter. |
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Circus Parade in Lubbock Texas in 1912-1919 Early residents of Lubbock line the street with their Model Ts to watch elephants and and other exotic animals pulling carriages in the circus parade. |
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Lubbock's First Mosquito Sprayer at Work in 1947 City worker stands on running board of the City of Lubbock truck to tend the fogging machine filling the air with insecticide as they drive down dirt road past playground in 1947. |
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Railroad Station in Slaton Texas in 1914 Five men in front of the Slaton Railroad Station in 1914 |
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![]() Patriotic citizens of Slaton deposit large pile of scrap metal on main street in 1944. Slaton stores in background include O.Z. Ball and Co., Texas Utilities, Barber Shop, Drug Store, Texas Grocery, Jewelry store and the Dry Goods Store. |
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Slaton Texas Fire Department in 1940 Eleven Fireman pose with fire trucks in front of the Slaton Fire Station in 1940 |
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Resources: Books about Lubbock, Shallowater, Idalou, New Deal, Slaton, and Wolfforth Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) I LOVE LBK (Facebook) If you grew up in Lubbock, Texas (Facebook) You know you're from Shallowater if (Facebook) Whats Happening in Slaton Texas (Facebook) |
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Lubbock County Treasures (eBay) |
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