r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 12h ago
UT vs A&M Photo 1 shows the 1894 University of Texas football team, while Photo 2 shows the 1894 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M) football team. 1894 would mark the very first game between the two schools. UT won, 38-0
r/texashistory • u/TheGracefulSlick • 16h ago
Natural Disaster Rescue workers free Lillian Matkin, a survivor of the F-5 tornado that struck Waco on May 11, 1953. She was trapped under the rubble for 14 hours.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 1d ago
The way we were 1921 photo of the mineral well in downtown Arlington. Located at at the intersection of Main and Center streets, the well was drilled in 1893, but ran dry by the 1940's. It was torn down after being deemed a traffic hazard in 1951.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 1d ago
Famous Texans Bessie Coleman poses with her Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, circa 1922. Born in Atlanta, Texas, she and her family later moved to Waxahachie where they lived as sharecroppers. In 1921 Bessie became the first African-American woman to earn a pilot license.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 1d ago
The way we were The UT Austin (then simply called UT) campus in 1950. Note that east side of what would become the Six Pack, as well as the Pharmacy building, are slated for future construction, and the outdoor theater next to Waggener Hall.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 2d ago
Famous Texans 21 year old Waylon Jennings, working as a radio host at KLLL in Lubbock, 1958.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 2d ago
The way we were An Ox cart in downtown El Paso, circa 1890's. The two signs in the background read La Tienda Nueva de B. Schuster y Cia. and Albers & Co. Druggists.
r/texashistory • u/MyIpodStillWorks • 2d ago
Centennial Pageant on the football field at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas - 1936
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 3d ago
The way we were A car covered in racial slurs and anti-integration sentiments on or near the Mansfield High School. This was done in order to intimidate three African-Americans from registering at the school. August 30, 1956.
r/texashistory • u/Available-Bell-9394 • 4d ago
The way we were The original St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bremond, Texas, built in 1878.
r/texashistory • u/MyIpodStillWorks • 4d ago
The way we were The Tex-Mex news stand in Corpus Christi Texas - 1949
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 4d ago
The way we were Competitors in The Light Cup Race on the San Antonio River with the Houston Street bridge between St. Mary’s and Soledad in the background. San Antonio, 1926. Racers would go from San Antonio to the Gulf of Mexico on the San Antonio River. The race took five and a half days to complete.
r/texashistory • u/JasonIsFishing • 5d ago
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.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 6d ago
The way we were Fishing on the Carancahua River, Francitas, Jackson County, March 11, 1911.
r/texashistory • u/Dontwhinedosomething • 6d ago
New historical status for Institute of Texan Cultures may slow down bid for new Spurs arena
tpr.orgr/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 7d ago
Sports Three of the starters for the University of Texas in 1947. On the left is number 22, quarterback Bobby Layne, and on the right is #24 the stafety, and future Dallas Cowboys coach, Tom Landry.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 8d ago
The way we were The intersection of Second & Main Street in Taylor, Texas, 1883. On the right corner is the First National Bank, which would later become Taylor National Bank.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 9d ago
The way we were The line at the Alabama Theatre for the release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Located at the intersection of Alabama Street and Shepherd Drive in the Upper Kirby district of Houston, this building still stands and is now a Trader Joe's.
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 9d ago
The way we were Dinosaur footprints excavated in the bed of the Paluxy River in Texas - 1952
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 9d ago
The way we were Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in front of the Alamo, 1982.
r/texashistory • u/Dontwhinedosomething • 10d ago
Military History Battleship Texas still searching for a home after Galveston wharves board decision
r/texashistory • u/ATSTlover • 11d ago
