Tarrant County, Texas from 1800's to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers. Click on photos to view larger.

Sometime in the 1920s the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce promoted the city with this postcard. Turns out they were right. At the start of the 20th century, Samuel Crothers wrote about the “psychological West.” “It is a feeling, an irresistible impulse,” Crothers wrote. “It is the sense of undeveloped resources and limitless opportunities.” Cowboy poet Arthur Chapman opined in his poem, “Out Where the West Begins . . .” see full size and read more

Sometime in the 1930s 5-Year-Old Mary Elsie Thannisch posed for this Christmas Photo at a sidewalk Christmas store at 308 N. Oak in Arlington, Texas . . . tap to view full size

100's gather at the the Tarrant County Fair and Fat Stock Show in 1916 . . . see the big picture

Livestock Exchange Building in Fort Worth in 1928

The Bull Calf Cafe on Hwy 80 between Fort Worth and Dallas featured "Calf Fries Coming Up!"

Aircraft Mechanic School Tarrant County 1942

Aircraft Mechanic Instructor with students in Tarrant County in 1942
 

Building the Liberator Bomber in Fort Worth in 1942

Unidentified woman rivets wings on Liberator Bomber at the Consolidated Aircraft Corp in Fort Worth in 1942

Located on Highway 80 between Dallas and Fort Worth

WW2 era airmen at Meacham AFB in 1942

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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