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A group of men in suits stand around a seated man, who is signing paperwork

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When Texas Highways Became the Official Travel Magazine of Texas

By Traces of Texas
January 19, 2024
A young man makes an excited expression as he looks at a table with a Christmas feast

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A Christmas Feast for San Antonio’s Newsboys

By Traces of Texas
November 21, 2023
A vintage photograph showing a man sitting in a wagon with a large team of dogs in front

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Traveling Texas by…Dog?

By Traces of Texas
October 24, 2023

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A black and white picture of a group of football players

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‘Slinging’ Sammy Baugh’s Groundbreaking Football Career

By Traces of Texas
September 19, 2023
A black and white photograph of a group of men sitting on a bench wearing suits and hats

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What Happened to the Wild Bunch, the Most Notorious Train Robbers in the Old West?

By Traces of Texas
August 22, 2023
A sepia-tone historic photo of a town

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The Rise of San Angelo

By Traces of Texas
July 25, 2023

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Meet Isabella Neff, the Mother of Texas State Parks

By Traces of Texas
May 2, 2023
A vintage photograph of a man in a white shirt holding a large snake

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

By Traces of Texas
March 28, 2023
A man with a hat and white linen outfit inspects a plant in a black and white image.

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

By Traces of Texas
February 28, 2023
A group of people enjoy the cool water of Barton Springs Pool under green trees in a black and white photograph

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A Playful Day at Barton Springs in Austin

By Traces of Texas
January 24, 2023
A young person sits in a small goat cart reading "Laredo" with a white goat attached with reins

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The Curious Historical Trend of Photographing Children in Goat-Drawn Carts

By Traces of Texas
December 29, 2022
A black-and-white photograph of a woman holding tamales

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The Tex-Mex Christmas Tradition of Tamales

By Traces of Texas
November 23, 2022
A black-and-white photograph of a woman leaning against a spiny cactus plant, with numerous mountains in the background

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Finding Isolation on Pinto Canyon Road in West Texas

By Jac Darsnek and Traces of Texas
October 27, 2022
A group of men stand around a blindfolded man holding a plate of chili and a spoon

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A Look At Terlingua’s Chili Origins

By Traces of Texas
September 29, 2022
A vintage black and white photograph of a man painting a mural on a wall, surrounded by scaffolding and a curtain

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El Paso Artist Tom Lea’s ‘Pass of the North’ Is an Enduring Tribute to His Homeland

By Traces of Texas
August 25, 2022

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A Family Photo Depicts a Blacksmith Shop in Keller

By Traces of Texas
July 28, 2022
A large group of horses and buggies move through the water in front of a white building in a vintage photograph

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Rinsing Wagons in the San Antonio River

By Traces of Texas
June 30, 2022
A vintage photograph of a cockfight

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Cockfighting Flourished in Texas in the Early 1900s

By Traces of Texas
May 26, 2022

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Quanah Parker and Three of His Wives

By Traces of Texas
May 12, 2022
A black and white photograph of men standing near large logs and pieces of rock

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How Prison Labor Helped Build the Texas Capitol in the 1880s

By Traces of Texas
April 28, 2022
A red and white helicopter flying over the Astrodome

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An Aerial View of the Astrodome

By Traces of Texas
April 7, 2022
A black and white photo of a very tall bridge over a rocky canyon

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Once the Tallest Span in the U.S., the Pecos High Bridge was a Nerve-Wracker

By Traces of Texas
March 24, 2022
A brightly colored painted scene featuring bluebonnets, a field of bluebonnets, a tree, and a barn

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A 1920s Modernist Interpretation of Texas Bluebonnets

By Traces of Texas
February 24, 2022
A young man in a cowboy hat wearing the number 76 stands next to a large cow

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Raising ’em Right for Stock Show Season

By Traces of Texas
January 27, 2022
A sepia photograph of a three-story stone hotel with several vintage cars parked out front

Remembering the Beaton Hotel of Corsicana’s Oil Boom Days

By Traces of Texas
December 23, 2021
Six people around a barbecue pit in black-and-white

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Pappy O’Daniel’s Giant BBQ

By Traces of Texas
December 9, 2021
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

A Visual History of Cowboys in Texas

By Traces of Texas
November 17, 2021
A black-and-white photo of men in horseback on a ranch

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Cowboys on Turkey Track Ranch

By Traces of Texas
November 11, 2021

History

The Old Nighthawk No. 2 in Austin

By Traces of Texas
October 28, 2021
A woman in Western wear next to two calves in a black-and-white photo

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Woman and Her Calves

By Traces of Texas
October 21, 2021
A sepia-tone photo of a man and woman in a horse-drawn carriage

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: A Newlywed Couple in Swisher

By Traces of Texas
October 14, 2021
Dozens of people, men with musical instruments, women and children without, in front of a general store in a black-and-white photograph.

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Election Day in Eastland

By Traces of Texas
October 7, 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
Old Houston building that houses Studes Bakery.

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Stude’s Bakery and Confectionery

By Traces of Texas
September 16, 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

A Look at Small-Town Texas

By Traces of Texas
August 23, 2021
A man works with a bronc at the Matador Land and Cattle Company in Matador, Texas.

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Matador Land and Cattle Company

By Traces of Texas
August 19, 2021
A man delivering Coca Cola near Sabinal, Texas.

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Coca-Cola Delivery near Sabinal

By Traces of Texas
August 12, 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
Eleven women in elegant dresses pose for photo in living room

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Prom Night in Marlin, 1960

By Traces of Texas
July 15, 2021
A woman moves a pole at the International Creosoting Company in Beaumont

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Women Do the Heavy Lifting in Beaumont, 1943

By Traces of Texas
July 8, 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 view down a historic Main street in Fredericksburg

175 Years of Fredericksburg in Photos

By Traces of Texas
May 6, 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 sepia-tone photograph of Theodore Roosevelt sitting at a desk

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Theodore Roosevelt at the Rough Riders Reunion

By Traces of Texas
April 8, 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
Two women in colorful blue, red, and yellow outfits stand next to a red hatchback car, an airplane behind them

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Dallas Love Field Airport in 1940

By Traces of Texas
March 18, 2021
A Russell Lee image of farm workers headed back to the Rio Grande Valley.

Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: Farmworkers near Neches

By Traces of Texas
March 11, 2021

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