Davick Services - Where Texas history is
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Life in Texas from the 1800's to 1950
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![]() On a large farm in Crosby County Texas the farm owner provided housing for his farm workers in 1939. Not all migrants had cars but in this photo three early cars can be seen. |
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![]() The owner of a 4900 acre farm near Ralls Texas built this elaborate home in 1939 in this photo by famous photographer Russell Lee |
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![]() A farm worker hand cranks an early tractor on a large farm near Ralls Texas in 1939 |
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![]() In 1939 a young farm worker posed for this very nice photo near Ralls Texas |
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![]() Five years after John Robinson Ralls laid out a town site and began moving a number of businesses and houses from Emma Texas to Ralls a photographer captured this photo of the thriving town. |
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![]() The A. R. Michaels family at the original Paris Cox Farmstead in Estacado Texas |
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![]() John Wheeler is pictured competing in a ring race in Emma Texas in 1905. The ring race is one of several horseback games played in the Southwest. Cowboys tried to skewer tiny dangling rings with a short lance. |
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![]() In 1928 a salesman demonstrated his Model E Cotton Stripper on a farm near Ralls Texas in Crosby County |
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![]() It was a mighty muddy day in downtown Ralls Texas when an unknown photographer captured this amazing photo . . . see it full size |
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Boy Drinks from Burlap Covered Jug Drinking water from jar covered in wet burlap on farm near Ralls, Texas in 1939 Rapping a glass jug in wet burlap would keep the contents slightly cooler than if it was left uncovered . . .
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![]() Thirsty Farmer Drinks from Canvas Bag On a hot summer morning on a farm near Ralls Texas in 1939, a farmer pauses for a cold drink of water from a canvas bag. Hung from tractor fenders, car hood ornaments and side view mirrors, military vehicles or from a cowboy's saddle horn . . . read more and view large image |
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![]() Farmer in Crosby County Texas changes plow points and makes final adjustments to his 4-row lister planter in 1939.
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Farmer's wife hangs laundry on clothes line to dry on farm near Ralls Texas in 1939. |
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Farmer sits on his new tractor in 1939 on a farm near Ralls Texas. |
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Allis-Chalmers Tractor with planter and go-devil attached Ralls Tx 1939 The "Go Devil" was a popular attachment for tractors in the 1930's through the 1960's.
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Resources: West Texas History & Memories (Face Book Group) Early Life in Texas County by County Books about Texas People and Places Famous People from Texas County by County Texas History in the 19th Century (Amazon) |
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Rare Artifacts, Memorabilia, Ancestry and History Records from Crosbyton, Lorenzo, Ralls, Cone and Kalgary, Texas | ||||||||||