Life in Texas from the 1800's to 1950
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Anderson County, Texas from 1908 to 1946 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers.
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Busy day on Spring Street in Palestine in 1908 as farmers bring crops to market in horse drawn wagons and early trucks and customers fill the street. |
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Highway passes through unnamed small town near Neches Texas where weary travelers can get gas, oil, soft drinks and lunch. |
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Street scene on Oak Street in Palestine in 1918 featuring horse drawn wagons and well dressed shoppers. |
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Cars line up for a good steak at Perry's Steak House in Palestine in 1940's Palestine. |
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In the 1930's filling your car at an Esso Gas Station in Palestine Texas was a full-service experience where two uniformed attendants filled your car with gas, checked your tires, tires, washed your windshield and swept out your floorboard. |
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Mexican migrant workers returning from Mississippi where they had been picking cotton travel by truck to their next field site somewhere near Neches, Texas in 1939. |
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Mexican migrant truck stops for 16 cent a gallon gasoline on their way to a location near Neches, Texas |
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Migrant workers on their way to a field in Neches stop to enjoys cold drinks and candy under the watchful eye of the Bell Station attendant. View Larger |
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![]() Young migrant boy standing beside public water fountain enjoys a rare treat, a 5 cent RC cola at a gas stop near Neches in 1939. |
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Featured Item from Anderson County Texas Rare Artifacts, Books, Memorabilia and Historical Documents from Palestine, Elkhart and Frankston, Texas.
Important: Tap or click the title (not the photo) for details on the items listed below.
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Books about Anderson County People and Places A pictorial history of Palestine and Anderson County, Texas Heritage II: A pictorial history of Palestine and Anderson County, Texas 1855-1993 Pioneer Families of Anderson County [Texas] Prior to 1900 Historic Palestine: An Illustrated History . . . Get Details on these and more books about Anderson County Texas |
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