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Life in Dickens County Texas 1800 - 1950 | |||||
Cowboy
Dance on Spur Ranch In 1918 the cowboys of the Spur Ranch held a cowboy dance near Spur Texas. |
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Spur
Ranch Cook Resting In 1909 the Spur Ranch cook found time for a little rest under the fly of his Chuck Wagon |
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Cowboys
Adjust Chuck Wagon Harness In 1909 two cowboys adjust the harnesses while another holds the reins on the chuck wagon laden with bed rolls before breaking for the night near Spur Texas |
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Spur
Inn in 1910 Photo by Erwin E. Smith of the Spur Inn in Spur Texas in 1910 |
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Cutting
Out a Yearling in 1908 Nice photo by Erwin E. Smith of cowboys seperating a yearling calf from the rest of the herd on the Spur Ranch in 1908 |
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Jim
Smith and Newt Cravy After Their 1,350 Mile Trail Ride In 1912 two Dickens County cowboys, Jim Smith and Newt Cravy, were hired by the Swenson Ranch to travel with several carloads of cattle by rail from Spur Texas to Cleveland Ohio. The trip took 36 hours to complete and the cowboys were rewarded with new suits, shirts, hats and boots and gave each of them pocket watches which they proudly showed off in this great old photo. |
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Spur
Ranch in Dickens County in 1908
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SMS
Ranch in Dickens County in May 1939
Great old action shot of cowboys at work on the SMS ranch in Dickens County Texas in May 1939 |
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Three
Men in Spur Texas in 1920s In the 1920s three men posed in front of and on top of a Model T for this great old photo in Spur Texas |
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Welcome
to Spur Texas in 1900 Along about 1900 the citizens of Spur Texas stretched a Welcome banner across main street and gathered on foot, in buggies and wagons to welcome someone to town. |
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McAdoo
Cowboys in 1911 Dickens County Texas In 1911 nine cowboys (probably from the Pitchfork Ranch) posed for this amazing photo in McAdoo Texas. The original photo was given to my grandmother, Ludie Mills Sanderson by her brother Sid Mills and then passed down to my mother, Elna Sanderson Bloys. Sid Mills worked on the Pitchfork ranch for most of his life. |
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Spur
Ranch Cowboys around Hoodlum Wagon in 1910 Eight Cowboys gather around the Hoodlum wagon on the Spur Ranch in 1910. One of the cowboys looks to be about 10 years old. A hoodlum wagon was a specialty wagon used for hauling branding irons, tent posts and other gear. The Spur Ranch had its beginning in 1878 . . . Read more View full size |
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Chuck wagon on ranch near Spur, Tx 1939 Chuck Wagon on ranch near Spur, Texas in 1939 with dining area for cowboys under tarpaulin for shade . . . see full size |
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Cook of the SMS Ranch Dickens County Tx 1939 | |||||
Cowboys
Gather around Wagon in 1939 Cowboys gather around wagon loaded with brush in Dickens County in 1939. The older cowboy was a top hand nicknamed Shorty who worked for ranches across the area. . . . Zoom in |
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Farmers Relax outside Store in Spur Texas in 1939 . . . See full size |
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Cowboy
Takes a Nap in Bunkhouse in 1939 In 1939 a cowboy from the SMS ranch settles down for a quick nap in his bunkhouse in this rare look into the inside of a bunkhouse in Dickens County . . . zoom in |
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Cowboy Petting His Horse In 1939 In this iconic photo of a cowboy and his horse the bond between the two is crystal clear . . . See it full size |
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Two Farmers in Spur Texas in 1939 Two farmers visiting in Spur Texas. Both wearing suspenders and one with the sweat stained hat so common among hard working farmers |
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Bunkhouse Interior in Dickens County in 1939 Interior shot of bunkhouse on the SMS ranch shows everything a cowboy needed in 1939 |
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Cowboy
Eating Lunch Beside Chuck Wagon Cowboy from the SMS Ranch in Dickens County eats from a pewter plate in front of the chuck wagon before heading into town in 1939 |
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Girls
Photo Spur Texas 1930s Two beautiful young girls posed for this photo by the Arwell George Studio in Spur in the 1930s . . . look closer |
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Resources: Early Life in Texas County by County Books about Texas People and Places Famous People from Texas County by County Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) |
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Postcards from the Panhandle (Facebook) |
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Books about Dickens County People and Places | |||||
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