Mitchell County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Colorado City, Loraine, Westbook and Lake Colorado City. This was life in Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors saw it.

In 1929 an article reported on William Griffith, a member of the 4-H of the Loraine High School. in Mitchell County and the feed he used to produce a pig that was easily 2-3 times the size of a litter mate . . .

Very nice photo from the 1920s of Colorado Texas with cars lining the street.

Two nurses posed in front of the the C.L. Root Memorial Hospital in Colorado City in 1946

Busy day at the lumber yard in Colorado Texas in 1904 as wagons line up to load and unload building products in front of the A. J. Roe Lumber Company

On December 29 1915 a photographer climbed into an early plane and captured this amazing aerial photograph of Colorado Texas covered in a light dusting of snow.

In Colorado City Texas in the 1930s you could pull into this Gulf gas station and an attendant would pump "That Good Gulf Gasoline" into a visible pump before pumping it into your tank

Very large crystal clear photo of Main Street in Colorado City Texas in 1925 when street lights were in the middle of the intersection

In 1939, a man leans against a large sign showing local establishments in Colorado City Texas. Only one business showed a phone number. You could call Kiker & Son by dialing 22.

Resources:

West Texas History & Memories

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People and Places

Amazing People from Texas County by County