Parmer 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 in Bovina, Farwell, Friona and Lazbuddie Texas saw it.

In 1909 some of the pioneers of Friona Texas posed for this huge photo with their early cars behind them

On September 4, 1908 early pioneers of Friona Texas crowded together for this huge group photo

Main Street in Bovina in 1950s

Main Street in Bovina Texas as it was in the 1950s

In the early 1900s twenty men, women and children posed in front of the W.L. Townsen company in Bovina Texas for this huge crystal-clear image

Students and staff at the Bovina school posed for this huge image in Bovina Texas in 1905

Bovina Texas in 1906 with cattle on the street, horse drawn wagons stores and hotel

Two little girls playing with their puppies in Farwell Texas in 1913

The Plains Grain & Seed Co as seen from a passing train in the early 1950s in Farwell Texas

The First National Bank in Farwell Texas was chartered in 1908. Soon afterward this photo was captured including horse-drawn carriages and wagons parked next door.

Sometime in the early 1900s a photographer captured this birds-eye view of Farwell Texas including a figure leaning against the feed store wall

Proprietor and workers inside the State Line Tribune in Farwell Texas in 1914. Note the overhead belts that powered the equipment from a central source.

In the early 1900s Flanders Photography captured a rainbow over Friona Texas including an early church

West Side of Main Street in Friona Texas in early 1900s

Nice photo of the tiny Post Office in Farwell Texas in 1949

Ten young athletes including Ruby Forbes (2nd from left) climbed on to a wagon and posed for this photo in 1910 near Farwell Texas. Ready for anything they came with a softball, a basketball and a bat.

Friona Hardware in 1908

Very clear photo of Friona Hardware in 1909 shows owner and customers arriving in horse drawn buggy and some riding burros
 

In the 1950s the Gaines Hardware and Furniture Co. in Bovina was promoting the town even more than the store.

In 1896 Edward Connell, the sheriff of both Parmer and Deaf Smith County posed with his wife for this photo.

The Sante Fe Railroad Station in 1889 when it was being built in Friona shows men working on scaffolding

In the late 1800s this postcard titled "FRIONA TEX. -- Cowboys See the March of Civilization" was circulated to promote the town

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories (Face Book Group)

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Famous People from Texas County by County

These Deceased Residents of Parmer County left a total $20,295 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? Please Share this with your Family and Friends in Farwell, Bovina, Friona and Lazbuddie Texas to Let them know . . . Check the list