Juneteenth in Texas: great historical photos

[Hornius Emeritus 12496]

I put together an article for Texas Highways regarding Juneteenth. The historical photos are fantastic but what I found most interesting were the stories of the former slaves. The one regarding Uncle Bob Ford and his roll in The Great Hanging at Gainesville --- one of the really tragic events in Texas history ---- is pretty mind blowing. I'd be mighty obliged if y'all would read it.


https://texashighways.com/travel-news/the-history-of-juneteenth-in-photos/

 

[52-80 19277]

its amazing people wore all that shit in the middle of june in fucking texas

[Rip76 4986]

This is really good man.

[Newdoc 3465]

Fantastic format and stories. And once again, Texas as the trendsetter for the nation.

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2646]

Awesome pictures 

[NAVY 6834]

Great read and photos. Here’s a couple I took this morning

 

[atomheartbevo 90041]

Wooderson made an appearance.

Edited June 19, 2021 by atomheartbevo

[atomheartbevo 90041]

17 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

its amazing people wore all that shit in the middle of june in fucking texas

I tried on my grandpa's Army combat/field uniform from WWII one time, and I have no fucking clue how he was able to wear that thing in North Africa.

I mean, I get lightweight high-color long-sleeve shirts to keep the sun off of your neck and arms, but damn.

[Hornius Emeritus 12496]

11 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I tried on my grandpa's Army combat/field uniform from WWII one time, and I have no fucking clue how he was able to wear that thing in North Africa.

I mean, I get lightweight high-color long-sleeve shirts to keep the sun off of your neck and arms, but damn.

Consider that the folks in these photos had never experienced air-conditioning, ever. 

 

[Nicole44 22197]

Amazing photos! Happy Juneteenth! ❤️

[Hornius Emeritus 12496]

1 hour ago, Rip76 said:

This is really good man.

Thank you, Rip. I'm trying to determine if I like the black background with white letters or a white background with black letters like the default here here at Surly horns.

[workswithseed 2139]

I like it as it is. 

[52-80 19277]

44 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I tried on my grandpa's Army combat/field uniform from WWII one time, and I have no fucking clue how he was able to wear that thing in North Africa.

I mean, I get lightweight high-color long-sleeve shirts to keep the sun off of your neck and arms, but damn.

All the thick woolen stuff works in the Union states but man in the Confederacy too?  I suppose only rich people had access to seersucker and such, and everybody had 1 outfit and if you only had 1 outfit….its got to be a damn suit

[Nicole44 22197]

13 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Thank you, Rip. I'm trying to determine if I like the black background with white letters or a white background with black letters like the default here here at Surly horns.

It looks amazing.