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.

Smithville Texas was a busy place in 1935 when this photo was captured with vintage cars, drug stores, liquor stores and a Texaco station down the street

Cute Little Girl in Elgin in 1870

In the 1870s a cute little girl who may have been called Ella posed for a photo at the Bryan Studio in Elgin Texas

Very nice old photo of downtown Elgin Texas in 1910 with horses, wagons and pedestrians on the wide dirt street

Young Woman Playing Guitar in 1890

In 1890 J.S. Blagg took this very nice photo of a young woman playing the guitar in Bastrop Texas

Entrance to Camp Swift in Bastrop Texas in 1942

Sometime in the 1940s a large crowd gathered in front of the Bastrop Cafe next door to the Texas movie theater

McCaskill Blacksmith in Smithville 1891 - 1909

Two 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

Inside View of Post Exchange at Camp Swift in Bastrop in 1940

Horse-Drawn Bakery Delivery Wagon in Smithville Texas

Lone Star Bakery R E Hoppe

Smithville Residents Relax on the Colorado River in 1900

All dressed up in their Sunday best with trusty rifle at the ready, these early residents of Bastrop County Texas are ready for anything.

Bastrop Texas Railroad Station in 1900

Horse draw wagons wait to pick up weary travelers at the Bastrop Railroad Station in 1900

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