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What would you order off this menu for under a quarter? 🤔☕ Because we’re pretty sure this is the greatest menu ever photographed in Texas history. 😄 This gem was captured in October 1939 by Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee right in Taylor, Texas — and it is a full window

Does this photo stop you in your tracks the way it stopped us? 😍🌼 This absolutely stunning shot comes straight from a 1944 Vogue fashion spread titled Texas Fashions, captured by legendary photographer Toni Frissell. Two young women in classic 1940s midi dresses — one soft blue, one butter yello

What’s the most Texas thing you’ve ever seen? 🤠⭐ This gem just stopped us in our tracks — a 1947 vintage postcard titled Texas A Paradise, printed by Curt Teich and now preserved in the Library of Congress. The poem, written by the same anonymous author behind the classic Hell in Texas, takes a

🤠 Do you recognize this style of Texas character? This weathered face tells a story all on its own. 👀 Captured on the streets of Waco, Texas in November 1939, this portrait was taken by acclaimed documentary photographer Russell Lee — one of the legendary Farm Security Administration photographe

West Texas, 1930s: Virginia Buckner stands back in the shade like she’s keeping the crew on schedule, while five travel-worn companions settle into a rough-and-ready trail lunch on the ground - wide-brim hats tipped low, tin cups in hand, a coffee pot and canisters spread across a blanket, tucked b

This old-school store sign was photographed by Lars Plougmann near Austin, Texas. 🎨🤠 The sign reads Thomas Marker – Austin, Texas with Miss Grocer’s Food Store above it. Two vintage floodlights sit on top of the frame, a retro woman carries a grocery basket, and the lettering has that mid-centur