Here is a collection of 33 fascinating photos that shows everyday life of Dallas in the 1970s.
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
August 28, 2017
August 4, 2017
22 Interesting Photos of Baylor University Students, Texas From Between the 1940s and 1950s
Baylor University is a private Baptist university in Waco, Texas. Chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas, it is the oldest continuously-operating university in Texas and one of the first educational institutions west of the Mississippi River in the United States.
This set includes 22 interesting photographs from The Texas Collection, Baylor University that shows some activities of Baylor University students, Texas from between the 1940s and 1950s.
This set includes 22 interesting photographs from The Texas Collection, Baylor University that shows some activities of Baylor University students, Texas from between the 1940s and 1950s.
February 11, 2017
30 Rare Vintage Photographs That Show What the Texas-Mexico Border Looked Like in the Late 1930s
The border between the United States and Mexico has been in the headlines for a while now. Images of today's Texas-Mexico border are filled with reinforced walls, national guard troops and guard towers, images that look more military than an open zone for trade and immigration.
But it wasn't always like that.
Images of the area in 1937-39 from the Library of Congress archives show a border that is loosely guarded and relatively free, with only small swinging gates and few border officers present.
This was near the end of the Great Depression, when white migrant workers living in tents were striving to provide for their families along with Mexican workers and their families in ramshackle huts.
But it wasn't always like that.
Images of the area in 1937-39 from the Library of Congress archives show a border that is loosely guarded and relatively free, with only small swinging gates and few border officers present.
This was near the end of the Great Depression, when white migrant workers living in tents were striving to provide for their families along with Mexican workers and their families in ramshackle huts.
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| Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas, June 1938. |
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| State border plant inspection maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture between Mexico and the United States. Shoppers returning from Mexico (Juarez) to the United States (El Paso) over the bridge which carries all the traffic are required to open their packages for inspection, June 1937. |
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| Plant quarantine inspectors examining packages brought over the bridge between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Families and housewives returning to their homes in El Paso after their Saturday marketing in Juarez, where they benefit by the present rate of exchange, May 1937. |
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| Inspecting a freight train from Mexico for smuggled immigrants. El Paso, Texas, June 1938. |
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| Mexicans entering the United States. United States immigration station, El Paso, Texas, June 1938. |
February 5, 2017
17 Beautiful Photos of American Belly Dancers in 1981
Texas-based photographer Jay Phagan took these beautiful photos of belly dance troupe that performed at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History in June, 1981.
“I think the name of the group was something like "Shireem's Belly Dancers", but I'm not sure. I took these pictures with a Nikon FM and a Vivitar flash on Ektachomre film.”
“I think the name of the group was something like "Shireem's Belly Dancers", but I'm not sure. I took these pictures with a Nikon FM and a Vivitar flash on Ektachomre film.”
January 29, 2017
30 Wonderful Color Snapshots Show Street Scenes of Corpus Christi, Texas in the 1970s
Corpus Christi, colloquially Corpus, is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio Counties. Corpus Christi is 130 miles southeast of San Antonio. The city's political boundaries encompass Nueces Bay and Corpus Christi Bay. Its zoned boundaries include small land parcels or water inlets of three neighboring counties. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth-largest in the United States. The region is served by the Corpus Christi International Airport.
These photos were taken in the downtown area of Corpus Christi, Texas in the late 1970s by Texas-based photographer Jay Phagan.
These photos were taken in the downtown area of Corpus Christi, Texas in the late 1970s by Texas-based photographer Jay Phagan.
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| 1440 Keys Radio Station in 1977 |
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| Alamo Loan & the Ritz Theater in 1977 |
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| Amusu Theatre in 1975 |
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| Barnacle Bill's in 1978 |
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| Big Cars from Corpus Christi, Texas in August, 1978 |
January 22, 2017
Old Photos Captured Street Scenes of Houston, Texas in the 1950s
Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States, located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf of Mexico. It also is the largest city in the Southern United States, as well as the seat of Harris County. It is the principal city of Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, which is the fifth-most populated metropolitan area in the United States of America.
Take a look at these old photos taken in the 1950s to see how Houston has changed.
Take a look at these old photos taken in the 1950s to see how Houston has changed.
December 30, 2016
Started as a Mistake, Retired Gym Teacher Wore the Same Disco-Era Outfit for 40 Years of Yearbook Portraits
Retired gym teacher Dale Irby posed for his first yearbook photo back in 1973 at Prestonwood Elementary school in Dallas, Texas. The next year, completely by accident, Irby wore the exact same outfit.
“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” Dale told Dallas Morning News.
At first he was horrified to discover the faux pas, but then his wife Cathy dared him to do it a third year. Then Dale thought five would be funny. “After five pictures,” he said, “it was like: ‘Why stop?’”
So he just never did, right on through this, his final year as every kid’s favorite physical education teacher at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district.
What started as a mistake, turned into a dare, and then ultimately into a 40-year tradition that ended in 2013 when Irby chose to retire. From 1973 until 2013, you can pick up any of Prestonwood Elementary’s yearbooks and find an aging Irby wearing the same exact outfit.
“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” Dale told Dallas Morning News.
At first he was horrified to discover the faux pas, but then his wife Cathy dared him to do it a third year. Then Dale thought five would be funny. “After five pictures,” he said, “it was like: ‘Why stop?’”
So he just never did, right on through this, his final year as every kid’s favorite physical education teacher at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district.
What started as a mistake, turned into a dare, and then ultimately into a 40-year tradition that ended in 2013 when Irby chose to retire. From 1973 until 2013, you can pick up any of Prestonwood Elementary’s yearbooks and find an aging Irby wearing the same exact outfit.
December 29, 2016
19 Amazing Photographs Document Everyday Life of El Paso (Texas) Street Teenagers in the Early 1970s
While on assignment for DOCUMERICA, Danny Lyon captured striking images of inner city American life of the early 1970s, including neighborhoods in El Paso, Houston, Galveston, Chicago, and the boroughs of New York City.
And here are some from photo set that captured everyday life of street teenagers in El Paso, Texas in 1972.
And here are some from photo set that captured everyday life of street teenagers in El Paso, Texas in 1972.
September 26, 2016
27 Rarely-Seen Vintage Snapshots Documented Daily Life of De Kalb City, Texas from between the 1900s-10s
De Kalb is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas – Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Here below is a rare collection of vintage photos taken everyday life of this city over 100 years ago.
Here below is a rare collection of vintage photos taken everyday life of this city over 100 years ago.
September 23, 2016
32 Vintage Photos of Downtown Dallas in the 1950s
Dallas is a major city in the state of Texas and is the largest urban center of the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the United States.
Here below are vintage images capturing everyday life of this city in the 1950s.
Here below are vintage images capturing everyday life of this city in the 1950s.
August 11, 2016
32 Rare Photographs That Show Everyday Life of Texas Before 1900
Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault, Texas contains diverse landscapes that resemble both the US southern and southwestern regions. Although Texas is popularly associated with the US southwestern deserts, less than 10 percent of Texas' land area is desert.
The term "six flags over Texas" refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas. France held a short-lived colony. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th state. The state's annexation set off a chain of events that caused the Mexican–American War in 1846. A slave state before the American Civil War, Texas declared its secession from the US in early 1861, and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year. After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government, Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation.
One Texan industry that thrived after the Civil War was cattle. Due to its long history as a center of the industry, Texas is associated with the image of the cowboy. The state's economic fortunes changed in the early 20th century, when oil discoveries initiated an economic boom in the state.
Here we collected some of rare photographs that capture everyday life in Texas before 1900.
The term "six flags over Texas" refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory. Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas. France held a short-lived colony. Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence, becoming an independent Republic. In 1845, Texas joined the United States as the 28th state. The state's annexation set off a chain of events that caused the Mexican–American War in 1846. A slave state before the American Civil War, Texas declared its secession from the US in early 1861, and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year. After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government, Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation.
One Texan industry that thrived after the Civil War was cattle. Due to its long history as a center of the industry, Texas is associated with the image of the cowboy. The state's economic fortunes changed in the early 20th century, when oil discoveries initiated an economic boom in the state.
Here we collected some of rare photographs that capture everyday life in Texas before 1900.
