Life in Cottle County 1850-1950

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Life in Cottle County Texas 1850 - 1950

Cottle County, Texas from 1850 to 1950 as pictured in archived government photographs, vintage postcards, old school yearbooks and newspapers. This was life in Texas as our parents, grandparents and ancestors from Cee Vee, Narcisso and Paducah saw it.

Parr Family in Paducah in 1919

This picture was taken in 1919 in the Paducah, TX area. The little girl on the right sitting down is my mother born March 1918 in Chalk, TX. Also in the picture are my Aunts, Lucy standing on the left, Mary sitting holding Uncle Raymond, and Minnie standing behind momma ... Read more

Mrs L C Hanks, Paducah in 1936

In 1936 Mrs. L.C. Hanks of Paducah Texas endorsed the Electrolux Kerosene powered refrigerator as a means of bringing modern conveniences to farm families.

Improving Streets in Paducah in 1912

In 1912 the citizens of Paducah Texas took to the streets to improve East Backus Street

C. H. Long in Life Magazine

On August 22, 1949, LIFE magazine ran a cover photo of C.H. Long who was a thirty-nine year old foreman of the JA Ranch in Paducah, Texas. The magazine described the cowboy as “one of the most purely functional human beings the world has ever developed.” In 1954...read more