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Life in McLennan County Tx 1935-1939

 

 

 

McLennan County, Texas in 1935-1939 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers from Waco, Beverly Hills, Gholson, Hallsburg, Hewitt, Leroy, Lorena, Moody, Riesel, Robinson, Ross and Woodway Texas.

Activity around farmers' supply store,Waco,Texas 1939

 Gus' Cafe on market square Waco, Texas 1939

Working on Car in Market square,Waco,Texas 1939

Annie Little,Ex-SLave Waco,Texas 1937

Cotton Seed Oil Mill,McLennan County,Texas 1939

Farmers' supply store,Waco,Texas 1939

Market Square,Waco,McLennan County,Texas 1939

McLennan County,Texas Cotton Seed Oil Mill Worker

Pounding down sack so that it will stack more evenly

Workman removing cotton seed cake after oil has been removed

 

 

Original FSA photos and negatives are archived in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.

Resources:

Davick Services on Facebook: True Stories of Amazing People and Places in Texas

Waco, Texas History in Pictures (Facebook)

Vintage Texas Photos

 

 

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Rare Artifacts, Books, Memorabilia and Historical Documents

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