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Portraits of Highland Park High School Teenage Girls, 1947

Highland Park High School is a public, co-educational high school located immediately north of downtown Dallas in University Park, Dallas County, Texas. It is a part of the Highland Park Independent School District, which serves residents who are predominantly college-educated professionals and business leaders in the Dallas community. It serves: all of the city ofContinue reading “Portraits of Highland Park High School Teenage Girls, 1947”

50 Amazing Photos Show What Texas Looked Like in the Late 19th Century

Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, ArkansasContinue reading “50 Amazing Photos Show What Texas Looked Like in the Late 19th Century”

Vintage American Interiors: 14 Pictures Show What Dallas Rooms Looked Like in the 1950s

These photos show modern rooms in Dallas during the 1950s. They were taken by Tom Collins who spent his early years as a photographer taking photos for businesses, advertising firms, architects, and newspapers.

22 Amazing Photographs Documenting Female Pilots Training for Duty in Sweetwater, Texas during WWII

In 1943, LIFE Magazine devoted a cover story to the Women Airforce Service Pilots training in Sweetwater, Texas. Looking at the images from this 1943 LIFE cover story about their training, it’s easy to see why the women of the WASP program fought for that recognition. Though the “girl pilots” seemed to be enjoying themselvesContinue reading “22 Amazing Photographs Documenting Female Pilots Training for Duty in Sweetwater, Texas during WWII”

Started as a Mistake, Retired Gym Teacher Wore the Same Disco-Era Outfit for 40 Years of Yearbook Portraits

Retired gym teacher Dale Irby posed for his first yearbook photo back in 1973 at Prestonwood Elementary school in Dallas, Texas. The next year, completely by accident, Irby wore the exact same outfit. “I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very sameContinue reading “Started as a Mistake, Retired Gym Teacher Wore the Same Disco-Era Outfit for 40 Years of Yearbook Portraits”

Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962

Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and “electric” stage presence. Joplin graduated from high school in 1960 and attended LamarContinue reading “Early Portraits of Janis Joplin With Guitar in Austin, Texas, 1962”

44 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Texas in the early 1970s

Texas is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after California). Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east, ArkansasContinue reading “44 Amazing Photos Showing Life in Texas in the early 1970s”

48 Amazing Photos Of The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900, The Deadliest Disaster In American History

The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, was the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and the fifth-deadliest Atlantic hurricane, only behind Hurricane Mitch overall. The hurricane left between 6,000 and 12,000 fatalitiesContinue reading “48 Amazing Photos Of The Galveston Hurricane Of 1900, The Deadliest Disaster In American History”

Amazing Photos Showing Life in Texas migrant camps During the 1940s

Migrant Camps, or Weedpatch Camp, has its origins in the migrations during the drought that caused the Dust Bowl in the mid-1930s. Oklahoma was especially hard hit by the drought and many of the farmers there left. They migrated to California where they moved from farm to farm looking for work as farm laborers. TheyContinue reading “Amazing Photos Showing Life in Texas migrant camps During the 1940s”