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A yellow streetcar in the middle of a street that is lined with people and which has a red sign visible above that reads PARK HERE

History

Vintage: El Paso’s Colorful International Streetcars

After shuttering in 1973, the beloved yellow trolleys were restored in 2018

By Asher Elbein
October 12, 2026
A red-and-white catering truck with a cart attached displaying Inman Catering branding that advertises their turkey sausage and BBQ. A large field of bluebonnets is foregrounded, with a small crowd of customers gathered at the cart behind.

Vintage

Vintage: Inman’s BBQ’s Fleet of Catering Wagons

By Julia Jones
September 4, 2026
Four women, hand-in-hand running through shallow water on a beach with many people behind them

Vintage

Vintage: Life’s a Beach in Old Galveston

By Asher Elbein
May 25, 2026
Four children in Easter Bunny costumes surround a wheelbarrow filled with plastic eggs, behind them is a large pile of brush with a wooden cross atop it

Vintage

Vintage: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

By Asher Elbein
April 3, 2026

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A man in sunglasses and a short-sleeved, light blue button-down shirt with a pen in the pocket stands in a field of sunflowers

Vintage

Vintage: The Sunflower Is Texas’ Golden Goose

By Asher Elbein
March 23, 2026
A man taking a picture of two men next to a woman on a mule in front of a white adobe lodge

Vintage

Vintage Texas: The Rich History of Indian Lodge

By Asher Elbein
February 23, 2026
Old-fashioned cars drive down the highway, passing a sign that says "Marriott."

Vintage

Remembering Dallas’ Marriott Motor Hotel

By Julia Jones
January 2, 2026

Nature

The Unconventional Origins of McKinney’s Heard Natural Science Museum

By Asher Elbein
November 24, 2025

Nature

The Majesty of Gorman Falls

By Asher Elbein
June 27, 2025
A red tram car hangs from a dark wire, El Paso is visible below in a wide valley expanse

History

Remembering the Franklin Mountains Tramway

By Asher Elbein
May 20, 2025
A person paints a picture of wildflowers in a field of bluebonnets

History

Painting the Brush

By Asher Elbein
April 22, 2025
An amusement park ride moves toward an artificial snow-capped mountain peak

History

Take Me Back to AstroWorld

By Asher Elbein
March 6, 2025
A wooden cabin in a wooded green scene near a lake

Nature

A Lake Retreat at the Big Thicket National Preserve

By Christopher Collins
February 20, 2025
A large group of cows in a dusty area being led by a cowboy on a horse

Vintage

Capturing a Cattle Roundup

By Christopher Collins
December 26, 2024
A woman wearing an official-looking uniform holds a large brochure reading 'Pecos Trail' over a large map of Texas. Two other women, on the other side of the counter, smile as they look at the information

Road Trips

Texas Travel Counselors Are Ready to Help

By Christopher Collins
November 15, 2024
A group of people sit and stand around an ornate carriage with a ferris wheel in the background

History

A Traveling Show Rolls into Small-Town Texas in 1921

By Traces of Texas
November 24, 2021

History

The Old Nighthawk No. 2 in Austin

By Traces of Texas
October 28, 2021
A man in a large cowboy hat kicks back with his feet up on a desk and a small white dog in his lap

History

Sheriff Rufe Jordan Kicks Back with Honey

By Traces of Texas
September 23, 2021
A man in a cowboy hat sits atop a horse in a black and white photo

History

The Legend of Pioneering Black Rodeo Cowboy Bill Pickett

By Traces of Texas
August 26, 2021
Vintage photo of a Sinclair Station with a man pumping gas

History

A Nocturnal Motorist Stops for Gas at a San Augustine Sinclair Station in 1939

By Traces of Texas
July 29, 2021
Vintage photo of people canoeing on the Colorado river

History

Boaters Pose in Front of the Marble Falls Around 1900

By Traces of Texas
June 24, 2021
A sepia image of a mule-drawn cart standing in front of a large mound of dirt with some buildings elevated

History

The Raising of Galveston After the 1900 Hurricane

By Traces of Texas
May 27, 2021
A group of people dressed in suits and ties stand on the green grounds of the University of Texas campus

Looking Back on the Dedication of the LBJ Library 50 Years Ago

By Traces of Texas
April 29, 2021
A black-and-white photo of people seated at picnic tables outside

History

A Chili Queen Holds Court in 1904 San Antonio

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
March 25, 2021
Women enjoy a spring day and pick wildflowers in Breckenridge, Texas in 1935.

History

Reveling in the Beauty of a Field of Wildflowers near Breckenridge in 1935

By Traces of Texas
February 25, 2021
A man in a short cowboy hat, shirt and tie leans his arm against the passenger door of a Buick Roadster

History

Corpus Christi’s First Hispanic Police Officer and His 1936 Buick Roadmaster

By Traces of Texas
January 28, 2021
A sepia-tone photograph of a man on a motorcycle and a woman behind him. The motorcycle is loaded down with letters and packges.

History

A Motorcycle Mail Carrier
in the Texas Panhandle, Circa 1912

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
December 24, 2020

History

The Infinite Bling of Neiman Marcus, a Dallas Tradition for 113 Years

By Traces of Texas
November 26, 2020

History

The Carrasco Sisters Teenage Musical Duo of 1920s Canutillo

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
October 29, 2020

History

A Not Completely Serious 19th-Century Portrait

By Traces of Texas
September 24, 2020

History

Get Your Chickens! A Vintage Vendor at Weatherford’s First Monday Market

By Traces of Texas
July 30, 2020
Three people paddle a canoe in the Guadalupe River near Kerville Texas

History

A Peaceful Day on the Guadalupe River in Kerrville in 1910

By Traces of Texas
June 25, 2020
Men fish off of a rock jetty in Corpus Christi Texas

History

A 1939 Photograph Captures Fishermen on a Corpus Christi Pier

By Traces of Texas
May 28, 2020

History

Governor Coke Stevenson Takes the Davis Mountain Scenic Loop in 1958

By Traces of Texas
April 30, 2020
Visitors at Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande

History

Sightseers have been marveling at Big Bend’s signature canyon for more than 100 years

By Traces of Texas
March 26, 2020

Wildflower Photo Contest Winner: Spangled Up In Bluebonnets, 1954-Style

By Traces of Texas
February 27, 2020

History

An April 1943 Day on the San Augustine Square

By Traces of Texas
January 30, 2020
Photo: Courtesy Keri Davila, of Killeen, granddaughter of Floy Blankinship Byrd.

History

Happy and Carefree Days at the Old Store on Clear Creek

December 27, 2019

Photo: Fort Worth families made the most of this snowy day in January 1889

November 27, 2019

Vintage Photo: Gone Fishing

October 31, 2019

Vintage: High School Homecoming Heritage in Fort Worth

September 30, 2019
A football player carrying the ball diving as they are tackled in a black-and-white photo

Remembering a Classic Game of the Old Longhorn-Aggie Thanksgiving Football Rivalry

August 21, 2019

Century-Old Image Captures a Bastrop County Mining Band

July 23, 2019

Vintage Mural in Hamilton Post Office Depicts Texas Rangers Singing in Camp

June 24, 2019

Photo: Vintage Postcard Depicts Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard in the 1940s

May 22, 2019
A black-and-white photo of a man driving an old car filled with baskets

Photo: The Texas Basket Company in the 1930s

April 30, 2019

The Surrender of Santa Anna

March 28, 2019
LBJ sits in a chair and howls with his dog

The 50th Anniversary of LBJ’s Return to his Texas Hill Country Ranch

February 28, 2019
Historic photo of a CCC campsite in the Chisos Basin

A 1930s Photograph Shows CCC’s Role in Building Big Bend National Park

January 29, 2019
Frank Lively answers the phone in his office

Remembering Texas Highways Founding Editor Frank Lively

December 18, 2018
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