Some more beautiful photos from turn of the century Texas!
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The last post featured photos donated by Richard Niles Graham, who was evidently a man of means. These photographs depict people who probably had considerably less in the world but are just as fascinating.
These photos are also from the Texas State Library and Archives, the Clyde and Thelma Collection. I believe most of the pictures, if not all, were taken in the towns of Batson and Saratoga.
Group portrait of five men with instruments
Woman in rocking chair on grass by bushes
This next picture is amazing in so many ways! What do you notice?
Four young women in hats on porch steps
Frank Majors (Saratoga?)
Group portrait of seven adults and one child in woods, Batson, Texas
Woman on horseback
Group portrait of two women and one man standing by side of building, Batson, Texas
Woman wearing coat with fur collar and oversize hat
Does the man in front (second from the right) favor Bobby Kennedy Jr. a little bit?
Four young men in suits and hats
Heavens, look at this beard!
Elderly couple standing by side of building
old spirituals 