Hudspeth 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 from Sierra Blanca, Fort Hancock, Dell City and Cornudas saw it.

Salt Flat Highway in 1940s

Sometime in the 1940s a car pulls to the side of the lonely highway to Salt Flat Texas

Great old photo of the Salt Flat Post Office with a Yucca plant as tall as the building in the foreground and a windmill in the background

Slow day at the Salt Flats Cafe in Hudspeth County Texas  in the 1950s

Dell City Texas Carnival in 1950

In 1950 there was a carnival event in Dell City Texas that was captured by this great old photograph

Filibusters Captured Near Fort Hancock in 1915

Photograph shows a group of twenty-four unauthorized Mexican soldiers captured near Fort Hancock, Texas by Major General Frederick Funston and the 13th Cavalry E Troop in August 02, 1915

Sierra Blanca Railroad Station in 1896

In 1896 twenty-two people posed for this photo of the Sierra Blanca railroad station

Salt Flat Gas Station & Cafe 1950

In this street scene from Salt Flat Texas in 1950 you can see Ed Hammack's gas station and the local cafe.

Boy with two Ranch Hounds

In 1915 a young boy posed with his two ranch hounds in Hudspeth County Texas

Best Cafe in Sierra Blanca in 1950s

Great old photo of the Best Cafe owned and operated by Mr. & Mrs. M.E. Akins in Sierra Blanca Texas in early 1950s

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