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Over the Top
Over the Top, a World War I memorial sculpture at the Llano County Courthouse.Image from the Austin Chronicle website.I have long admired the World War I memorial statue on the southeast corner of the...
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Saturday Link Pack
First National Motor Bank, 1960s, near intersection ofWater and Washington streets, on the south side of Water Street.Super modern design, don't you think?Editor's Note: I'm afraid the links this week...
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River trails
Fish among the cypress knees, Tranquility Island, near Lemos Street, KerrvilleI walked along the riverbank behind our print shop today, a rough stretch of bluff above me, and the green Guadalupe just...
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Kerr county women who changed our community
Margaret Thatcher famously suggested if you wanted someone to speak, ask a man; if you wanted to get something done, ask a woman. In my study of local history I’ve found that many of the successful...
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Pampell's: The Sweetest Corner in Town
Pampell's after a big July 4th parade, 1952I believe the man with the cane and hat, along the back counters, is J. L. PampellClick on image to enlargeIt's hard to walk by Pampell's these days and see...
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An Autumn Kerrville Afternoon in 1956
Tivy High School Pep Rally, 1956Downtown Kerrville, intersection of Water and Earl Garrett streetsClick on any image to enlargeIn the autumn of 1956, students of Tivy High School staged a pep rally in...
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Dedicated To Their Memory
Dedication Ceremony, WWI Memorial Park,Kerrville, 1938Did you know we have a park in Kerrville dedicated to the memory of Kerr County soldiers who gave their lives for our country in World War...
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Every H-E-B employee in a single photograph
C. C. Butt Grocery Company employees and the Florence Butt family,a selfie, taken around 1915 in downtown KerrvilleAn interesting photo returned to Kerrville this week. It was taken in the 800 block of...
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Solving the Mysteries of Kerr County Photographs
Tivy Bugle Corps, 1938, on Antler Field,back when the football field was parallel to Tivy Street.Note building in the background behind bleachers.It's one of my small obsessions, trying to figure out...
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Two newly discovered photos of Kerrville in 1897
Kerrville, 1897. Â On the left, the Gregory Hotel; on the right, the St. Charles Hotel.These stood at the intersection of Water and what is now Sidney Baker Street.Click any image to enlarge.In the...
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A snowfall in Kerrville in 1923
Kerrville, after a snowfall, February 5, 1923Click on any image to enlargeA copy of this image is available HERERecently a kind reader shared some historic photographs of Kerrville with me, and I've...
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A Grand Hotel in the Heart of Kerrville
Courtyard of the St. Charles Hotel, Kerrville, around 1917Click any image to enlargeA poster of this image is available HERERecently a kind couple gave me an album of historic photographs and I've...
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Celebrating July Fourth in Kerr County since 1856
Kerrville: Rodeo Days Parade on July 4th, 1950s.Click on any image to enlargeA poster of this image is available HEREIn 1856, when Kerr County was formed, the United States celebrated its 80th...
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Downtown Kerrville when I was a boy
700 Block of Water Street, Kerrville, mid-1950sA poster of this image is available HEREClick on any image to enlargeBecause I've spent most of my working hours in the 600 block of Water Street,...
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Kerrville's Ave-Cot Water Thrill Show
A postcard featuring the Ave-Cot Water Thrill Show, late 1950s.A poster of this image is available by clicking HEREClick on any image to enlargeMy son and I swam in the river at Louise Hays Park this...
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Kerr County as seen in Postcards
Kerrville, approaching on State Highway 16, from south of the Guadalupe RiverClick on any image to enlargeHeart o' The Hills InnA poet once suggested it would be a gift to see ourselves as others see...
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Kerrville's Water Street in the 1950s
A look up Water Street in the 1950s,taken from the roof of the Blue Bonnet HotelClick on any image to enlargeWhat if you could time travel back to the mid-1950s and look up and down Water...
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Kerrville's West Texas Fair
West Texas Fairgrounds, Kerrville, around 1905Click on any image to enlargeStarting in 1899, our community produced an event called the West Texas Fair every summer. It was a big deal, and continued...
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A New Chapter at Pampell's
Pampell's, at the corner of Water and today's Sidney Baker Street, in Kerrville.Taken around 1905.Click on any image to enlargeWhen I last wrote about Pampell's, back in May of this year, I started...
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The Roaring 20s in Downtown Kerrville
J. C. Penney store, downtown Kerrville, 1928Click on any image to enlargeIn the years just before the Great Depression, downtown Kerrville saw many changes, especially on Water Street in the downtown...
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