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View fullsize Happy 91st birthday, the man, the legend, Willie Nelson!! Here he is at Panther Hall, July 1966 🎙✨ It was here when he recorded his Live Country Music Concert, over two nights at Panther Hall, Willie’s home away from home in Fort Worth. A tr
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View fullsize Sally Rand’s Nude Ranch, 1936 👙 Rand, a burlesque dancer, knew how to put on a show! In 1936, she came to Texas for the Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Exposition for a performance - that show would be the first at the original Casa Manana The
View fullsize Haas Cafe, Grandbury Rd., Fort Worth, Texas 1968 🍔 One of my favorite late Saturday afternoon Spring time memories as a kid was when my mom would take me here as @charleys_hamburgers 🥤🍟 mmmmm. Photo from our personal collection, photographer unk
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View fullsize Riding high into the weekend ⚡️ Cowgirl Trick Rider Berenice Dossey doing what she does best. Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, 1949 🐎💥 📸 Photograph by James Cathey. Purchased at auction, now in our personal collection. #FortWorthHistorical #F
View fullsize Gene Autry visiting The Light Crust Doughboys studio, c. 1950 🪕 Band member names listed on the back (next slide). The Doughboy’s studio was located inside in the Burris Mill & Elevator Company 🌾 So cool. Photograph by Smith Photo Co.
View fullsize A Jessie Lee on longhorn, 1936 🐂 Photographer unknown. Photo purchased at auction. Now in our personal collection ✨ #FortWorthHistorical #FortWorthTexas #Texas #tx #fortworth #fortworthtx #internationalwomensday #womenshistorymonth #texashistory #
View fullsize The Westbrook Hotel, corner of Main & 4th, c. 1920 🛎️ Opened in 1910, the grand Westbrook Hotel was popular with wealthy cattlemen and oilmen visiting Fort Worth on business. So pretty sure it was fancy-shamncy in side. The hotel stood for ov
View fullsize Gulf Station, Fort Worth, Texas c. 1950 ⛽️ (Exact location unknown, perhaps Sylvania at Belknap) One of my favorite photos. Photo purchased at auction, now in our personal collection. Stamped on the back, “Calvin Litttlejohn Studio”,
View fullsize Original Vintage Fort Worth Fat Stock Show and Rodeo label, c. 1940s 🏆 Beautiful artwork. They truly don’t make ‘em like they used to ✨ Stock Show Ephemera purchased at auction. Now in our personal collection. 🎨 #FortWorthHistorical
View fullsize Jon “Bunky” McConal of the Fort Worth Star Telegram reporting on the Stock Show & Rodeo, 1965 📝 Nice hat! 🤠 Photographer unknown. Purchased from an estate. Now in our personal collection 📸 #ForrWorthHistorical #Texas #Tx #FortWo
View fullsize Mrs. Steiner, Bill Foster, Frances Moats & Jerry Flemmmons (sorry if I butchered any of those names!) reviewing the results from a Sunday night Rodeo, 1965💥🤠🐎 📸 Photographer unknown. Purchased from an estate. Now in our personal collection🤠
View fullsize Original hand-painted Stock Show & Rodeo Banner, circa I’m not quite sure but all I know is that I am OBSESSED! ✨🐎🤠 Beautiful piece of stock show history. Found in the cattle barns back in 80’s. Purchased from an estate, now livi
View fullsize Max Schmeling, Louis Kulitz and Bob Calen with Bob’s horse Midnight after the rodeo, 1937 🐎 Behind them is the La Plaza Building located on Exchange Ave., next to the coliseum. If only I could look half as good as these cowboys 🫡 📸 Photog
View fullsize Photo proofs from a 1965 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo 📸🐂🎡✨ Just fantastic. Zoom in to check out all of the action (and the outfits!) 🤠 Proofs purchased from an estate. Photographer unknown. Now in our personal collection ✨ #FortWorthHisto
View fullsize An official 1940s Southwestern Exposition & Fat Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show Program, Night Performance 🐎 a.k.a., vintage Fort Worth rodeo gold!✨ Ephemera purchased from an estate. Now in our personal collection 💥 #FortWorthHistorical #
View fullsize Dolly Parton, Fort Worth, Texas, 1968 👗🪕 Couple days late, but that’s because we celebrate this angel everyday. HBD dolly! ✨ 📸 Photographer unknown. Photograph purchased at auction, now in our personal collection 🌹 #FortWorthHistorical #
View fullsize Houston Street, c. 1960 ❄️ Burrr y’all! 📸 Photographer unknown. Photograph purchased from an estate, now in our personal collection ☃️ #fortworthhistorical #fortworth #fortworthtexas #tx #texas #downtownfortworth #1950s #texashistory #fort
View fullsize Martin Luther King, Jr. on a trip to Fort Worth on October 22, 1959 King spoke to a crowd of about 400 who paid $1.25 to hear his sermon entitled “A Great Time to Be Alive” at the Majestic Theater. The Majestic was an old vaudeville hous