Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Quanah Parker and Three of His Wives
May 12, 2022 | By Traces of Texas
Comanche leader Quanah Parker with three of his eight wives at his “Star House” in what is now Cache, Oklahoma, 1892.
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Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An Aerial View of the Astrodome
April 7, 2022 | By Traces of Texas
Traces of Texas reader Frank Pasket was in the Coast Guard during the 1960s and was nice enough to send in this amazing picture of himself flying a helicopter over the Astrodome in Houston back in 1965.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Pappy O’Daniel’s Giant BBQ
December 9, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
Former Gov. Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel was an iconic Texas character. When he was inaugurated in 1941, he held a giant barbecue at the governor’s mansion in Austin, serving 40,000 pounds of meat.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Cowboys on Turkey Track Ranch
November 11, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
The iconic Turkey Track Ranch located just north of Amarillo recently went up for sale.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Woman and Her Calves
October 21, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
Traces of Texas reader Daphne Hatcher sent in this nifty photo of her mom, Hazel Harbison Roehr, mugging for the camera while wearing her dad’s boots, hat, and gun belt, and posing with her calves.
Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Newlywed Couple in Swisher
October 14, 2021 | By Traces of Texas
Traces of Texas reader Kim Crumbley graciously shared this 1910 photo of her great-grandparents on their wedding day in Swisher, located in the Panhandle.
