Nolan 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 saw it.

6-Year-Old Boy with Fiddle in Sweetwater

On August 15, 1932 six-year-old W.A. Pirkle Jr posed with his fiddle for this wonderful photo in Sweetwater Texas

Very nice photo of the Sweetwater Texas High school as it was in the 1920s with newly planted trees and vintage cars

Sundown Motel in Sweetwater in 1954

This postcard from Sweetwater Texas was used to promote the Sundown Motel in 1954

Camp Joy Motel, Gas Station & Grocery

The Camp Joy Motel in Sweetwater Texas featured a gas station with visual pumps and a grocery store in the 1930s

Doscher Building in Sweetwater in 1930s

Hand-colored picture postcard features early cars and bicycles can be seen in front of the Dosher Building in Sweetwater Texas in the 1930s

Amazing photo of the Sweetwater High School Football Team in 1913

In 1950 the 2nd grade class in Sweetwater Texas had a football team called the Mini Colts as can be seen in this team photo with their teacher / coach

Bitter Creek School 1909-1910 Class Photo

Photo of Bitter Creek School students in 1909 - 1910. Boy with checkmark above his head is Charley Hall Smith. William Ellis Eidson is the tall one on the right. His brother, Albert is next to him ...

Just a few parking spaces left at the Hotel Wright in Sweetwater Texas in this 1930 postcard.

Sometime in the late 1800s - early 1900s an enterprising saloon owner stretched a new sign over a general store and asked a dozen men to pose for this post card promoting the Sweetwater Saloon

Sometime in the 1930s a cute little boy and girl posed with their tricycles in Sweetwater Texas

Squirrel Tooth Alice (Mary Elizabeth Haley) Sweetwater Tx 1870's

Sometime in the early 1900s, the staff posed in front the the Sweetwater Mercantile in Sweetwater Texas for this huge photo. It was a place where you could buy just about everything a pioneer family needed including, dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats and groceries and grain . . . see it full size

Amazing close-up photo of a determined cowboy riding a bull in in a rodeo in Sweetwater Texas in the 1930s . . . zoom in

1930s post card of main street in in Sweetwater Texas captures a man in mid-stride stepping off sidewalk and many cars parked in front of the barber shop, two drug stores, a cafe and an eye glasses store.

Sweetwater Texas Post Office in 1940's

West Texas History & Memories (Face Book Group)

Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon)

Vintage Texas Photos (eBay Ads)

Davick Services History Page (Facebook)

Early Life in Texas County by County

Books about Texas People County by County

Nolan County Unclaimed Estates

These Deceased Residents from Sweetwater, Roscoe, Nolan and Maryneal Texas left  a total $38,770 in unclaimed money for their heirs . . .

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