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Life in Eastland County Tx 1800 to 1950
Eastland County, Texas from 1800's to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, Olden, Ranger and Rising Star. Click on photos to view larger.
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Ranger
Train Depot in 1901 Sometime between 1901 and 1907 hundreds of men gathered at the railroad depot in Ranger Texas |
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Downtown
Ranger Texas in 1900s Nice photo of downtown Ranger Texas in the early 1900s |
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Birds
Eye View Ranger Texas 1918 Great bird's eye view of Ranger Texas in 1918 with old cars, dance hall, bath house, drug store and barber shops |
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Olden
Texas in 1900 Nice view of Main Street in Olden Texas in 1900 with several men standing on horse-drawn wagon and others milling about |
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Horse
Drawn Wagon Stuck in Mud In 1900 a horse-drawn wagon hauling hay has was mired in a mud hole on a dirt street in Ranger Texas |
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Commerce
Street in Eastland Texas Commerce Street looking East in Eastland Texas in early 1950s |
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Panoramic
View of Ranger Texas in 1919 Rare panoramic aerial view of Ranger Texas in 1919 |
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Sam's
General Store Sometime in the late 1800s the local band and a group of women and children posed in front of Sam's General Store in Eastland Texas |
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Side
Street in Desdemona Texas in 1920s A side street in Desdemona Texas in the 1920s where you could pick up a casing crew for your oil well or fill your belly at the Wide-A-Awake Buffet or get a hair cut at the barber shop |
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Desdemona
Texas in 1918 Very interesting photo of Desdemona Texas in 1918 with buildings backed up against oil derricks and old cars and horse-drawn wagons double parked in front of the buildings |
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Duke
Street in Desdemona in 1920s Classic photo of Duke Street in Desdemona Texas in 1920s with horse drawn wagons, period cars and trucks... |
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Downtown
Desdemona Texas in 1920s Cars parked along street as a horse drawn wagon makes its way in front of Jim's Cafe, and two drug stores in Desdemona Texas in the 1920s |
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Desdemona
Street Scene in 1920s In Desdemona Texas in the 1920s a lone man on a horse rides past cars parked on both sides of the dirt street in front of the City Hotel, First National Bank and cafe's on both sides of the street. |
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Street
Scene in Cisco in 1920s 1920s street scene in Cisco Texas featuring 5-story building, stores, period cars and pedestrians |
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Randolph
College in Cisco Texas 1934 Peaceful day at Randolph College in Cisco Texas with three period cars and three young women standing on the stairs in 1934 |
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Laguna
Hotel in Cisco Texas in 1940s Very nice old photo of the Laguna Hotel in Cisco Texas with period cars in the 1940s |
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Cisco
Bank Building in 1930s Sometime in the 1930s the David S Castle Company captured this great old photo of the Cisco Bank Building in Cisco Texas |
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Cisco
Swimming Pool & Water Slide 1930s Very large crowd gathered at the entrance to the swimming pool and water slide in Cisco Texas in the 1930s |
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Eastland
County Courthouse 1950s
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T&P
Railroad Depot in Ranger in 1904 Horses, wagons, workers and well dressed gents crowd around the Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot in Ranger Texas in 1904 |
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Eastland
Texas Train Station in 1917 Very busy day at the Eastland train station in 1917 as passengers scramble for position. |
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5
Cent Ride across Ranger Texas Mud Street Sometime in the 1800s an innovative man with a team and a sled began charging pedestrians a nickel to ferry them across the muddy streets of Ranger Texas . . . take a closer look |
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Cisco
Texas Railroad Depot 1920s Period cars parked outside the Cisco Texas Railroad Station in 1920's . . . see full size |
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Desdemona
Oil Derricks 1918 In 1918 Oil Derricks sprang up almost overnight in Desdemona Texas . . . see panoramic photo |
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Desdemona
Texas Downtown Street Scene 1920’s Pedestrians walk on wooden sidewalk in front of Post Office, First National Bank and the drug store while earl cars and horses and wagons pass on the dirt street . . . see the amazing detail |
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Downtown
Cisco Texas 1950s 1940s and 1950s cars along the street in front of drug store, Sears and local cafe in this large photo of downtown Cisco in the 1950s . . . view larger |
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Downtown
Ranger Tx Early 1900's Rare old photo shows Main Street in Ranger Texas in the early 1900s |
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Eastland
Texas Main St. Corner Drug Store 1940s 1940s Eastland Texas Street Scene shows Corner Drug Store, Eastland Hotel and period cars . . . view this nice old photo |
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Main
Street Ranger Texas 1920s Bird's Eye View of Ranger Texas in 1920 shows Firestone Store and Commercial Store . . . zoom in |
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Ranger
Texas Railroad Depot Station Train Wreck 1800’s Teams of horses attempt to pull overturned train engine out of mud as some railroad workers look on from their perch on top of box car in aftermath of Ranger Texas Train Wreck in early 1800s . . . see full size panoramic view |
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Ranger
Texas Street Scene 1920 Early Cars park in front of National Supply Company forcing pedestrians to walk the dirt street in Ranger Texas in the 1920s . . . zoom in |
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Ranger Texas Railroad Depot
in 1920s Big crowd gathers waits for next train to come in to the Ranger Texas Depot in 1920 . . . zoom in |
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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 Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) |
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Eastland County Genealogy - Obituaries - History |
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Books about Eastland County People and Places | ||||||||
Eastland County Unclaimed Estates These Deceased Residents of Carbon, Cisco, Desdemona, Eastland, Gorman, Ranger and Rising Star Texas left a total $30,568 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? . . . . See the list |
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