Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texashttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TRCTX/browse/?fq=untl_institution:WILLM&fq=dc_language:eng&fq=untl_decade:1940-19492014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: Are We There Yet? Transportation in Central Texas[Kids in front of tractor]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402859/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402859/"><img alt="[Kids in front of tractor]" title="[Kids in front of tractor]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402859/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of kids in front of a tractor.</p>[Car in front of movie theater]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402862/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402862/"><img alt="[Car in front of movie theater]" title="[Car in front of movie theater]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402862/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Grand Movie Theater in Granger.</p>[Foster's Laundry with delivery truck]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402876/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402876/"><img alt="[Foster's Laundry with delivery truck]" title="[Foster's Laundry with delivery truck]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402876/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of crew of women posing next to a Foster's Laundry truck and metal building.</p>[Band in parade]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402909/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402909/"><img alt="[Band in parade]" title="[Band in parade]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402909/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of band in parade in Georgetown. South Avenue "LINDELL PETERSON & CO." on left. MILES BRO'S CLEANERS TAILORS HATTERS on right. Band in center of street with car behind. Crowds on both sides of South Avenue.</p>[Men hog butchering in a barrel with wooden wagon]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402910/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402910/"><img alt="[Men hog butchering in a barrel with wooden wagon]" title="[Men hog butchering in a barrel with wooden wagon]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402910/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of members of the Osuna family, who were sharecroppers on the "Dunlop Place" near Andice, in an early stage of butchering a hog, 1949. After the hog's throat was cut, the carcass was dipped into scalding water to help remove the hair.</p>[Men hog butchering on wooden wagon]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402924/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402924/"><img alt="[Men hog butchering on wooden wagon]" title="[Men hog butchering on wooden wagon]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402924/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Pat Osuna (right) butchering a hog at the Dunlop Place. The Osunas were sharecroppers who worked the Dunlop property.</p>[Men butchering hog strung up on a wagon]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402933/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402933/"><img alt="[Men butchering hog strung up on a wagon]" title="[Men butchering hog strung up on a wagon]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402933/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Pat Osuna butchering a hog strung up on a wagon at the Dunlop Place.</p>[Man plowing snow with tractor]2014-04-09T14:59:45-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402942/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402942/"><img alt="[Man plowing snow with tractor]" title="[Man plowing snow with tractor]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth402942/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a 1941 John Deere "H" with V. Kokel in the snow in Walburg. He used the tractor to plow the snow.</p>[Emzie Fisher on Train Holding His Son During World War II]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159930/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159930/"><img alt="[Emzie Fisher on Train Holding His Son During World War II]" title="[Emzie Fisher on Train Holding His Son During World War II]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159930/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Emzie Fisher on train holding son, Lester Fisher, while on furlough during World War II.</p>[Emzie Fisher and His Wife]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159931/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159931/"><img alt="[Emzie Fisher and His Wife]" title="[Emzie Fisher and His Wife]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159931/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of of the soldier Emzie and Elzora Fisher in front of his car.</p>[A Mule-Drawn Trash Wagon]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159948/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159948/"><img alt="[A Mule-Drawn Trash Wagon]" title="[A Mule-Drawn Trash Wagon]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159948/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Francisco "Frank" Castro driving his mule-drawn trash wagon in downtown Taylor. One of Taylor's most popular businessmen, when Castro had to convert to tractor power, he did so reluctantly. Castro and his wife, Helen Fuentes Castro, raised five children in Taylor. Mr. Castro was the only trash collector for businesses in Taylor from 1935 to 1952. He supported his family and neighborhood during the depression.</p>[Carl Lidell in a Large Plane]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159950/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159950/"><img alt="[Carl Lidell in a Large Plane]" title="[Carl Lidell in a Large Plane]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159950/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Carl Lidell, from Jonah, in flight training.</p>[Man on Scooter at a Military Base]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159966/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159966/"><img alt="[Man on Scooter at a Military Base]" title="[Man on Scooter at a Military Base]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159966/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of a younf man on a scooter at a military base. Part of the picture is torn.</p>[Couple in a Wagon in Andice]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159974/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159974/"><img alt="[Couple in a Wagon in Andice]" title="[Couple in a Wagon in Andice]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159974/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Milt Love in wagon with horses, Gus and Ben Jacob. R&W Store which was in business from 1932-1974 can be seen in the background.</p>[Two Women in Car at Norman's Crossing]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159988/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159988/"><img alt="[Two Women in Car at Norman's Crossing]" title="[Two Women in Car at Norman's Crossing]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159988/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of Flo and Billie at Richard's Store in Norman's Crossing.</p>Men loading Corn on Train in Granger2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159998/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159998/"><img alt="Men loading Corn on Train in Granger" title="Men loading Corn on Train in Granger" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth159998/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of workers posing for a photograph after loading corn into an American Refrigerator Transit Co. Train.</p>[Three men loading truck (onion harvest)]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160005/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160005/"><img alt="[Three men loading truck (onion harvest)]" title="[Three men loading truck (onion harvest)]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160005/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of onion harvest, three men loading a truck, Thrall.</p>[Loading corn onto train-Granger]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160008/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160008/"><img alt="[Loading corn onto train-Granger]" title="[Loading corn onto train-Granger]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160008/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of loading corn from wagons onto a train, Granger.</p>[Refrigerated train car - loading corn]2011-06-08T13:12:19-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160009/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160009/"><img alt="[Refrigerated train car - loading corn]" title="[Refrigerated train car - loading corn]" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth160009/small/"/></a></p><p>Photograph of loading corn from wagons on to a refrigerated train car.</p>