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A vintage photograph of a man in a white shirt holding a large snake

Vintage

Snake Farms Were Big Business in the 1900s Rio Grande Valley

Joe Guerrero handled snakes for a living at Armstrong’s snake farm in Brownsville

By Traces of Texas
March 28, 2023

The Return of Dallas’ Legendary Longhorn Ballroom

By Michael Corcoran
March 23, 2023
A large black grand piano contained inside of a plexiglass case in a museum

Music

Bobbie Nelson’s Grand Piano Finds a Home at the Bullock Texas State History Museum

By Michael Corcoran
February 28, 2023
A man with a hat and white linen outfit inspects a plant in a black and white image.

Vintage

A Local Boy’s Pioneering Efforts To Protect the Big Thicket in East Texas

By Traces of Texas
February 28, 2023

More

A display of a whiskey still, barrel, jars and more at a museum that is meant to recall the Prohibition era.

History

‘Moonshine Capital’ Glen Rose Recalls the Tumultuous Era of Prohibition

By Kathryn Jones
February 28, 2023
A black and white picture of a group of people in white shirts working with large metal equipment in a factory setting

Waco’s Dr Pepper Museum Reopens Historic Bottling Room with New Exhibition

By Anthony Head
February 22, 2023

From Soap Creek Saloon to Willie Nelson’s Picnic, 1973 Was the Year Austin Music Peaked

By Michael Corcoran
February 21, 2023
A glass display case contains

Houston’s 1940 Air Terminal Museum Preserves the Culture of Flight

By Clayton Maxwell
February 14, 2023
An armadillo faces to the left of the photo in a grassy field with a light blue cloudy sky and trees on the horizon

Armadillo Day is Texas’ Response to Punxsutawney Phil

By Asher Elbein
January 30, 2023
A group of people enjoy the cool water of Barton Springs Pool under green trees in a black and white photograph

Vintage

A Playful Day at Barton Springs in Austin

By Traces of Texas
January 24, 2023
The interior of an ornate cream and gold chapel, with a few wooden chairs and pews under a vaulted ceiling

Architecture

A Photographer Captures Divine Inspiration in Texas’ Transcendent Landmarks

January 24, 2023
A red, white and blue circular collection of bricks under Texas and United States flags

Drive

Hemphill Remembers the Columbia Disaster 20 Years Later

By Clayton Maxwell
January 24, 2023
A highway sign post reading "Farm Road 669" stands in the foreground of a dry rural Texas scene along gray asphalt

Dry January? These Texas Counties Are Dry Year-Round.

By Omar L. Gallaga
January 20, 2023
The photo shows the exterior of the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building.

Go on a Treasure Hunt at the State Archives Building in Austin

By Robyn Ross
January 9, 2023
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