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A Chili Queen Holds Court in 1904 San Antonio

Long before food trucks, chili queens were famous for their late-night street fare

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

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

By Traces of Texas
February 25, 2021
People dance at New Braunfels' Wurstfest

History

German Immigrants Bucked Texas Conventions to Create Their Own Communities

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

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

By Traces of Texas
January 28, 2021

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A desert lanscape with prickly pear cactus

History

The Little Known History of Texas’ Underground Railroad

By Maya Payne Smart
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

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The Legend of the Guadalupe Bass, the State Fish of Texas

By Dan Oko
December 24, 2020

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

By Traces of Texas
November 26, 2020
A group of women voters

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How Texas Suffragists Secured Women’s Right to Vote

By Robyn Ross
October 29, 2020

History

The Carrasco Sisters Teenage Musical Duo of 1920s Canutillo

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
October 29, 2020

History

The Forgotten Stories of Pro-Union Texans Recall a Tumultuous Time

By James L. Haley
October 29, 2020

History

A Not Completely Serious 19th-Century Portrait

By Traces of Texas
September 24, 2020
Beverage signs at a Gulf store, including Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Budweiser and 7 Up

History

Vintage Beer Signs Celebrate Texas’ Past

By Dave Dalton Thomas
September 24, 2020

History

Ballad Hunters Alan and John Lomax Preserved the Work of Little-Known Musicians

By Michael Corcoran
September 24, 2020

History

What Do We Really Know About Bonnie and Clyde and Their Legacy in Dallas?

September 24, 2020

History

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

By Traces of Texas
July 30, 2020

History

The Galveston Legend of the Infamous Pirate Jean Lafitte

By Pam LeBlanc
June 25, 2020
Three people paddle a canoe in the Guadalupe River near Kerville Texas

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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
Three pitchers pose for a photo in Fort Worth Cats uniforms

History

The Texas League Takes the Field for the State’s Oldest Circuit of Pro Baseball

By Andy Rhodes
May 28, 2020
2019 Juneteenth parade in San Antonio

History

How Juneteenth Brought Emancipation to Enslaved People in Texas

By Michael Hurd
May 28, 2020

History

Find the Roots of Cinco de Mayo in the Story of Ignacio Zaragoza

By Gene Fowler
April 30, 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

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

By Traces of Texas
March 26, 2020

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A Texas Panhandle Museum Explores the Wire that Tamed the American West

By Joe Nick Patoski
February 27, 2020

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An April 1943 Day on the San Augustine Square

By Traces of Texas
January 30, 2020

History

How The East Texas Oil Field Changed Kilgore Forever

By Robyn Ross
January 30, 2020

History

Preserving the Legacy of Rosenwald Schools in Texas

January 30, 2020
The golden domed ceiling inside the McLean Foyer of Meditation is one of the visual highlights at the Armstrong Browning Library in Waco, Tex. Photos by Tom McCarthy Jr. 10/11/19

History

How do I Love Thee? Victorian Romance Lives on in Waco

December 27, 2019
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
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