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o Liz Fesczenko, Guadalupe Valley EC, rescued this 1920s Underwood
typewriter from a San Antonio thrift store.
Vintage Yesterday is far from over when we hold in
our hands the relics of the past. An old photograph
might take us on a journey deep into France during
World War II, or a manual typewriter might remind us
of simpler times, when the world’s technology hadn’t
sped life up to a lightning pace. Take a look back
through time with our favorite vintage photos.
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o Michael Tussy, Farmers EC, shared this photo, taken around 1915 of
Karl Hooten, his wife’s grandfather, filling up a water wagon to be used
for irrigation in the Cooper area. “Horsepower was measured different
back then,” he says.
o Texas native William Greenlee (1918-2008) served in World War II in
the 3rd Army, 455th Battalion and is pictured here in 1944, possibly in
France. Daughter Janis Greenlee Hayes, South Plains EC, says he was
so close to the action that from his foxhole he saw bombs drop through
bombers’ bay doors. Greenlee was awarded five Bronze Stars.
“The best part of tootling around town in this 1939 pickup is all
the smiles and waves,” says Jackie Hatfield, Central Texas EC, of
the operating Ford her sweetie Rick Westmoreland restored. d
o Fort Belknap EC’s Shanda Hope snapped this photo of a 1948
Minneapolis-Moline U tractor, the next project for her grandfather,
who enjoys rebuilding old tractors.
Upcoming Contests
September Issue: Portraits Deadline: July 10
October: Texas Landmarks
November: Courage
Send your photo for the September contest—along with your name, address, daytime phone, co-op affiliation
and a brief description—to Portraits, Focus on Texas, 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701, before July 10.
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weeks). Please do not submit irreplaceable photographs—send a copy or duplicate. We no longer accept entries
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