Vintage

Four women, hand-in-hand running through shallow water on a beach with many people behind them

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: Fredericksburg’s Easter Fires

By Asher Elbein

April 3, 2026

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: 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 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."

Remembering Dallas’ Marriott Motor Hotel

By Julia Jones

January 2, 2026

The Unconventional Origins of McKinney’s Heard Natural Science Museum

By Asher Elbein

November 24, 2025

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

Remembering the Franklin Mountains Tramway

By Asher Elbein

May 20, 2025

A person paints a picture of wildflowers in a field of bluebonnets

Painting the Brush

By Asher Elbein

April 22, 2025

An amusement park ride moves toward an artificial snow-capped mountain peak

Take Me Back to AstroWorld

By Asher Elbein

March 6, 2025

A wooden cabin in a wooded green scene near a lake

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

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

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

A Traveling Show Rolls into Small-Town Texas in 1921

By Traces of Texas

November 24, 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

By Traces of Texas

January 28, 2021

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