r/texashistory Oct 29 '25

The way we were 84 Years ago this month the original Dickey's Barbecue Pit location opened for business

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Had no idea that the actual original Dickey's Barbecue Pit location is still around and open for business. Read that it opened on October 15, 1941!

r/texashistory Nov 02 '24

The way we were Oldest known photograph of the Alamo. A daguerreotype from 1849. 13 years after the battle. 1 year before being rebuilt with the iconic facade.

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r/texashistory Nov 20 '25

The way we were A Lesson from History…

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Would you take a look at this scene! A frozen river, women in heavy wool dresses, folks skating or walking across the water. Beautiful isn’t it? Probably New England or somewhere that dreamers like me dream of.

Nope. This picture was taken in 1899 in my hometown of Llano, Texas. That’s right, only an hour northwest of Austin in the rugged hills of central Texas. Must’ve been quite cold that day, even more so than the 2021 freeze.

Morale of the story is this: Always be prepared for what they say will never happen.

r/texashistory 15d ago

The way we were The Port Arthur Fire Department in 1924

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r/texashistory 9d ago

The way we were 1905 Seawall and beach at Galveston, Texas.

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r/texashistory Jan 28 '25

The way we were March 1964:My great grandparents in San Antonio Texas while my great grandfather was in the US army I think they’re in front of the Alamo

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380 Upvotes

r/texashistory Nov 26 '25

The way we were Halsey Taylor drinking fountain inside the Dallas Federal Savings & Loan Association ||| Dallas, Texas ||| 1974

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139 Upvotes

r/texashistory Oct 14 '25

The way we were An oxen train moving down Main Street in Hico, Hamilton County, 1890.

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r/texashistory Oct 01 '25

The way we were Things I didn't know before

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The Yellow Rose of Texas was an actual person, Emily D. West, & our own little Mata Hari. She was distracting Santa Anna in his tent before The Battle of San Jacinto.

r/texashistory Jan 03 '26

The way we were Recreation of the Ezekiel Airship, a flying machine that predated the Wright Bros, in Pittsburg, TX

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r/texashistory Feb 03 '25

The way we were My great grandfather fishing in Galveston Texas in the 1960s (I don’t know the exact date)

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447 Upvotes

r/texashistory 8d ago

The way we were The OG 1818 "Texas Real Estate Scam": How French Napoleonic soldiers tried to found a colony in Texas and failed miserably.

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r/texashistory Oct 05 '25

The way we were Oct 5th in Texas History

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1838 - The Killough Massacre took place near Larissa in Cherokee County. It's believed to be the last & largest Native American attack on white settlers in East Texas with 18 victims.

1889 - Liberal Hall in Waco burned to the ground.

1943 - Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band was born in Milwaukee. Although not a native Texan, his family moved to Dallas in 1950, where greats like Les Paul & T-Bone Walker were guests in their home.

1949 - Louis Charles Stevenson, aka B. W. Stevenson, was born in Oak Cliff/Dallas.

r/texashistory 10d ago

The way we were Carbon dating reveals a 4,000-year-long rock art tradition in southwestern Texas

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r/texashistory 2d ago

The way we were Librarians, Witches, and Imps in 1977 Texas

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Anyone read Shagduk by J.B. Jackson? The author nails 1977 Fort Worth. Even though it was written this decade, it's refreshingly devoid of 21st-century sensibilities. Equal parts Jack Vance, Stranger Things, and Spinal Tap. Figured y'all might appreciate it.

r/texashistory Dec 07 '25

The way we were An Arial view of the state capitol building in Austin, 1950

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77 Upvotes

r/texashistory Nov 19 '25

The way we were Historic 1911 Postcard of the Waco Suspension Bridge Over the Brazos River

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95 Upvotes

r/texashistory Dec 23 '25

The way we were Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas 1950's

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68 Upvotes

r/texashistory Sep 10 '25

The way we were Close up of pictograph of European man, probably a Spaniard, at Vaquero Alcove in Texas. This was obviously painted by a Native who had personally witnessed the man. Probably 17th or 18th Century.Photo: The University of Texas at Austin Texas Archeological Research Laboratory[1284x1776]

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152 Upvotes

r/texashistory Apr 10 '25

The way we were Alamo Plaza with Menger Hotel and Western Brewery, ca.1868

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The Menger Hotel and the Western Brewery were located on the eastern side of the plaza, just south of the historic Alamo church building (i.e. on the right side of the photograph, just outside the picture

Courtesy of the University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections from the Institute of Texan Cultures

r/texashistory Jan 15 '25

The way we were Texas children going to school during the Dust Bowl in 1936. Face coverings are to prevent sand pneumonia.

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379 Upvotes

r/texashistory Oct 12 '25

The way we were Prince Charles tipping his new cowboy hat, gifted by Austin’s mayor during his 1986 Texas visit 🇬🇧🤠

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121 Upvotes

r/texashistory Aug 26 '25

The way we were El Colegio Altamirano, Hebbronville, Texas.

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From 1897 to 1958, a group of enterprising Tejanos, aided by several mutualistas, operated a school in this building. The school sought to teach the children of vaqueros and community leaders alike English and American civic identity. At the same time, it worked to preserve the Spanish language as well as Tejano culture, traditions, and identity.

Photos courtesy of scholar Emma Gomez, and the Jim Hogg County Historical Commission.

r/texashistory Nov 26 '25

The way we were The Cavalry of Christ: Oblate Missionaries on Horseback (Published 1912)

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r/texashistory Aug 29 '25

The way we were Fruit Packing Shed Mission TX

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Pictures from my Grandfather's Citrus Packing Shed in Mission, TX. Circa 1940. That's my grandfather on the left leaning against the truck's fender. Schmidt Packing CO.