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    Historic Photos of Fort Worth
    Historic Photos of Fort Worth
    Historic Photos of Fort Worth
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    Historic Photos of Fort Worth

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    Fort Worth is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Fort Worth has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Fort Worth has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. Historic Photos of Fort Worth captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the Texas Spring Palace to Armour and Swift, the Carnegie Library to the Casa Manana and Frontier Centennial, Historic Photos of Fort Worth follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateJul 1, 2007
    ISBN9781618586292
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      Historic Photos of Fort Worth - Quentin McGown

      HISTORIC PHOTOS OF

      FORT WORTH

      TEXT AND CAPTIONS BY

      QUENTIN MCGOWN

      The 1893 Al Hayne monument and fountain, lower right, no longer served as an oasis for thirsty horses and mules, whose jobs had been eliminated by automobiles and trucks by the time this photograph was taken around 1918. Within about ten years, the Texas & Pacific Railroad, owner of the magnificent passenger station built in 1900, would partner with the city of Fort Worth to redesign this intersection, replacing the old and dangerous grade crossings with a safer underpass at Main Street. The passenger station was replaced in 1929 by the Art Deco terminal still in use today.

      HISTORIC PHOTOS OF

      FORT WORTH

      Turner Publishing Company

      www.turnerpublishing.com

      Historic Photos of Fort Worth

      Copyright © 2007 Turner Publishing Company

      All rights reserved.

      This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2006937031

      ISBN: 978-1-59652-317-3

      Printed in the United States of America

      ISBN 978-1-68336-932-5 (hc)

      CONTENTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      PREFACE

      ARMY OUTPOST TO RAILROAD TOWN (1849–1899)

      A NEW CENTURY BRINGS NEW INDUSTRY (1900–1910)

      INTO THE MODERN ERA (1911–1940)

      MID-CENTURY CHANGES (1941–1965)

      NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS

      The life-size statue of humorist Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds, continues to preside over an ever-expanding Cultural District. Commissioned by Rogers’s friend and Fort Worth titan Amon Carter, the bronze was completed by Electra Waggoner Biggs in 1939, but waited until 1947 to be unveiled by a dignitary Carter deemed important enough for the job—in this case, General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      This volume, Historic Photos of Fort Worth, is the result of the cooperation and efforts of a number of individuals.

      Tom Wiederhold, Fort Worth Police Historical Association

      Jim Noah

      Jack White

      Susan Pritchett, Tarrant County Archives

      Donna Kruse, Tom Kellam, Jabari Jones and the staff of the

      Fort Worth Public Library Genealogy and Local History Department

      Louis Sherwood, Texas Wesleyan University Special Collections

      Gilbert Anguiano

      Pete Charlton, lectricbooks.com

      Sarah Biles, North Fort Worth Historical Society

      Beverly Washington

      Sarah Walker

      Brenda McClurkin, Ruth Callahan, and the staff of the University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections

      The staff at Turner Publishing

      And, especially, my wife, Laurie, with deepest thanks.

      —Quentin McGown

      PREFACE

      Fort Worth has thousands of historic photographs that reside in archives, both locally and nationally. This book began with the observation that, while those photographs are of great interest to many, they are not easily accessible. During a time when Fort Worth is looking ahead and evaluating its future course, many people are asking, How do we treat the past? These decisions affect every aspect of the city—architecture, public spaces, commerce, infrastructure—and these, in turn, affect the way that people live their lives. This book seeks to provide easy access to a valuable, objective look into the history of Fort Worth.

      The power of photographs is that they are less subjective than words in their treatment of history. Although the photographer can make decisions regarding subject matter and how to capture and present it, photographs do not provide the breadth of interpretation that text does. For this reason, they offer an original, untainted perspective that allows the viewer to interpret and observe.

      This project represents countless hours of review and research. The researchers and writer have reviewed thousands of photographs in numerous archives. We greatly appreciate the generous assistance of those listed in the acknowledgments of this work, without whom this project could not have been completed.

      The goal in publishing this work is to provide broader access to this set of extraordinary photographs which seek to inspire, provide perspective, and evoke insight that might assist people who are responsible for determining Fort Worth’s future. In addition, the book seeks to preserve the past with adequate respect and reverence.

      With the exception of touching up imperfections caused by the damage of time and cropping where necessary, no other changes have been made. The focus and clarity of many images is limited to the technology and the ability of the photographer at the time they were taken.

      The work is divided into eras. Beginning with some of the earliest known photographs of Fort Worth, the first section records photographs from 1877 through the late nineteenth century. The second section spans the first decade of the twentieth century. Section Three carries the story forward to 1940. The last section covers the World War II era up to recent times.

      In each of these sections we have made an effort to capture various aspects of life through our selection of photographs. People, commerce, transportation, infrastructure, religious institutions, and educational institutions have been included to provide a broad perspective.

      We encourage readers to reflect as they go walking in Fort Worth, strolling through the city, its parks, and its neighborhoods. It is the publisher’s hope that in utilizing this work, longtime residents will learn something new and that new residents will gain a perspective on where Fort Worth has been, so that each can contribute to its future.

      —Todd Bottorff, Publisher

      Following the March 29, 1876 fire that destroyed the first permanent Tarrant County courthouse and most of the records in it, commissioners hired architects and builders, Thomas and Werner, to oversee construction of a replacement. In November 1877, members of the Fort Worth Masonic Lodge, Number 148, gathered for the cornerstone laying ceremony. Between 1876 and the completion of the new courthouse in 1878, the county and courts operated out of a temporary 25 by 60 foot building seen here on the south side of the public square and behind the assembled masons. The Battle House at left stood on the present corner of Weatherford and Commerce Streets.

      ARMY OUTPOST TO RAILROAD TOWN

      1849–1899

      On June 6, 1849, a detachment of United States Dragoons formally established a small fort on the northwest Texas frontier. The soldiers were sent to protect the first waves of determined settlers from the Comanche and Kiowa who claimed the land as theirs and who were equally determined to keep it.

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