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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 Nolan County Texas 1850 - 1950
Nolan County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers. This was life in Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors saw it. |
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Creek School 1909-1910 Class PhotoPhoto of Bitter Creek School students in 1909 - 1910. Boy with checkmark above his head is Charley Hall Smith. William Ellis Eidson is the tall one on the right. His brother, Albert is next to him ... |
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 Hotel
Wright in Sweetwater in 1930Just a few parking spaces left at the Hotel Wright in Sweetwater Texas in this 1930 postcard. |
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Texas Post Office in 1940Nice old photograph of vintage cars parked in front of the Sweetwater Post Office in 1940 |
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Saloon Postcard in 1890’sSometime in the late 1800s - early 1900s an enterprising saloon owner stretched a new sign over a general store and asked a dozen men to pose for this post card promoting the Sweetwater Saloon |
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and Girl on Tricycles in Sweetwater in 1930sSometime in the 1930s a cute little boy and girl posed with their tricycles in Sweetwater Texas |
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%20Sweetwater%20Tx%201870's.jpg) Squirrel
Tooth Alice in Sweetwater in 1870'sSquirrel Tooth Alice (Mary Elizabeth Haley) Sweetwater Tx 1870's |
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 Connell
General Store in Sweetwater in 1882
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 1927
Sweetwater Boy in a Goat Cart
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 Blue
Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater Texas in 1945
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 City
Lake in Sweetwater in 1907
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 Farmer
and Tractor in Nolan County in 1930's
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 Grogan
Hotel in Sweetwater Texas in 1907
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Mercantile in Early 1900sSometime in the early 1900s, the staff posed in front the the Sweetwater Mercantile in Sweetwater Texas for this huge photo. It was a place where you could buy just about everything a pioneer family needed including, dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats and groceries and grain . . . see it full size |
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View of Sweetwater in 1907
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Texas Bull Rider in 1930sAmazing close-up photo of a determined cowboy riding a bull in in a rodeo in Sweetwater Texas in the 1930s . . . zoom in |
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Powered Combine in 1930s Nolan County
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%20Harvest%20Nolan%20County%201939.jpg) Maize
Harvest in Nolan County Texas in 1939
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 Wheat
Harvest in Nolan County in 1930s
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Texas Main Street 1930s Postcard
1930s post card of main street in in Sweetwater Texas
captures a man in mid-stride stepping off sidewalk and many cars parked
in front of the barber shop, two drug stores, a cafe and an eye glasses
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 Cowboy
Rides a Young Bull in Sweetwater Texas
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 Roscoe
Texas Main Street in 1900
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 Birdseye
View of Roscoe Texas in 1910
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 Sweetwater
Chuck Wagon Association Members 1930s
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Locomotive in Roscoe Texas Depot in 1950
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Resources: Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) Vintage Texas Photos (eBay) Davick Services History Page (Facebook) |
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Books about Nolan County People and Places
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County Unclaimed EstatesThese Deceased Residents from Sweetwater, Roscoe, Nolan and Maryneal Texas left a total $35,120 in unclaimed money for their heirs . . . |
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