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Life in Lynn County Texas 1850 - 1950 Lynn County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, family albums, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks, family albums and newspapers. This was life in Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors from Tahoka, O'Donnell, Wilson and New Home saw it.
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Burnett
Brothers Cattle in 1910 In 1910 the Burnett Brothers white face yearlings were featured in this promotional postcard at their ranch west of Tahoka |
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Fruit
Orchard Near Tahoka Two women and a man posed for this huge highly-defined photo in front of a fruit orchard near Tahoka Texas in 1910 |
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Weighing
Feed At Farm Store Dale Thuren Weighs Purina livestock feed as it is augured into his store in Tahoka in 1950s |
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Dale
Thuren Farm Store in 1950s In the 1950s Dale Thuren was operating feed stores in Tahoka and O'Donnell Texas and delivering Purina Check-R-Mix feed throughout Lynn County. |
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Aycock
Family at Their Lynn County Home in 1920s Some time in the early 1920s the Aycock family posed on their porch in Lynn County Texas. Joel & Martha Aycock are in their chairs holding their baby boys Joel (Boy) & Elmer (Pie) and Flossie stands behind her parents. Photo provided by Kari Leanne Levacy-Torres |
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Flossie
Aycock in New Lynn Texas in 1920 In 1920 little Flossie Aycock posed at her home in what is now the ghost town of New Lynn Texas with a little chair that appears to be holding two puppies. Photo courtesy of her granddaughter Kari Leanne Levacy-Torres. |
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Family
Plows Field with 4-Mule Team in 1920s In the 1920s a farmer in Lynn County near New Lynn Texas stopped his 4-mule team and posed with a young girl named Flossie Aycock, as her two little brothers and the family dog climbed on to the plow. Photo provided by KariLeanne Levacy-Torres. Flossie Aycock was her grandmother . . see it full size |
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New
Lynn School Children in Mid 1920s In the mid 1920s 84 students of the New Lynn school near Tahoka Texas posed for this rare image from a town that no longer exists The article includes a list identifying the students . . . see it full size and read more |
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Downtown
Tahoka in 1912 - Image one In 1912 an unknown photographer captured 3 wide angle photos of downtown Tahoka. This is number 1 in the series and features pedestrians gathered in front of the R. G. Morris Grocery Store |
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Downtown
Tahoka in 1912 - Image two Image two in this remarkable series of downtown Tahoka Texas in 1912 shows the real estate office, drug store, hardware store and hotel |
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Downtown
Tahoka in 1912 - Image 3 Image three of the downtown Tahoka Texas series features a buggy parked on the street near the Wells and Welcher General Merchandise, men standing near the hotel and a woman crossing the street near a calf that seems to be tied to the hitching post. |
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L.
G. Phillips Store in O'Donnell in 1911 Some time in 1911 L. G. Phillips posed in front of his General Merchandise store in O'Donnell Texas |
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Hotel
Lynn in 1908 Here's a picture postcard of the Lynn Hotel in Tahoka Texas from 1908 |
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Grassland
School in Lynn County 1924 It's amazing to find a school photo this detailed from a ghost school from 1924. It's a real treasure when someone has hand written the names of the students below the photo. This is the case in this incredible image of the Grassland School in Lynn County Texas . . . read more an see full size |
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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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Books about Lynn County People and Places | |||||
Historic and Nostalgic Items from Tahoka, New Home, O'Donnell, Wilson, Grassland and Wayside Texas . . . browse Lynn County Treasures (eBay) | |||||
Lynn County Estates with
Unclaimed Inheritance These Deceased Residents of Lynn County Left a total $16,320 in Unclaimed Money for their heirs. Know the Heirs? Share this with your list of Family and Friends from Tahoka, New Home, O'Donnell and Wilson Texas . . . see the list |
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