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Great California Earthquake April 18th 1906 It was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing.
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 Welcome to Waxahachie Texas - The Downtown Square in Waxahachie, with its charming turn-of-the-century architecture and friendly people, is truly a time capsule of an era long since past. One can easily take a step back, for just a little while, to a place and time when values were a little clearer and life a little simpler. Waxahachie offers the visitor this opportunity to use their imagination to go back to another era such as turn of the century 1905, or perhaps the roaring 1920's by just walking the downtown square. Your imagination is your only limitation!
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 Antique Alley - the 25 Mile Shopping Trail! Established in 1999 and conveniently located just 35 miles south of Ft. Worth (on I-35W) brings you to a trail 25 miles long where you will find handmade products created right here in Texas! |
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"The book provides detailed accounts of the growth and development of Waxahachie, with an  emphasis on the human side," she said. "Many of the photographs show people going about their daily activities or just having fun. It’s almost like a keyhole, allowing us to peer into Waxahachie's past and see how people interacted." |
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 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1909. One hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909:
The average life expectancy was 47 years.
Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. |
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