#rare historical photos of Texas

Corpus Christi, 1935: The Pamphlet That Sold a City

A 1935 Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce pamphlet captures the city mid-transformation — still pitching palm trees and sea breezes while the port and oilfields were rewriting everything.

Texarkana's 1908 Fourth of July: One City, Two States, and a Brand-New Flag

An 118-year-old pamphlet from Texarkana's Board of Trade captures a Fourth of July celebration on the first morning the 46-star American flag flew — in a city built on two states and one state line.

Could You Feel the Tension at the 1940 San Angelo Stock Auction? 🤠👀