TAYLOR, TEXAS est. 1876

Downtown Taylor, Texas in 1906, looking south. Taylor is the birthplace of several noted men including Bill Pickett, the black cowboy who invented bulldogging. Governor Dan Moody, also born in Taylor in 1893, first gained statewide recognition when he successfully prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. Elmer “Pet” Brown, the 1914 middleweight champion of the world was also a native of Taylor.

pic 1018 William Henry Pumphrey of Taylor attended the prestigious Peacock Military Institute about 1925. Pumphrey was a lifelong resident of Taylor. pic 1080 Taylor Parade, Fireman Racing Team from Granger, July 4, 1922 pic 1103 Thompson Children on Hoxie Bridge pic 1140 Johns B. Pumphrey	pic 1036 1930's Parade in Downtown Taylor, Texas pic 1055 Birdseye view of Taylor,Texas ca.1878, taken from water tower on Main St. looking West. rt. front: Raven Home, middle front: Negro House, left front: Jim Threadgill Home [corner of 6th and Main], left center: Professor McMurrray's School and Sunday School [building with 5 windows] pic 1054 Pet Brown 1888-1923, World Middleweight Wrestling Champion pic 1110 Raymond Garrett, DVM in Taylor in 1964	pic 1048 Ross Wilder & Family after returning from Doolittle Raid 1942 pic 1051 Taylor Flyers In WW II pic 1056 Taylor Fire Trucks pic 1057 Flood of 1921, Looking South on Washburn St. Taylor Texas pic 1058 Flood of 1921, Looking West on Austin-Hutto Road, Taylor, Texas pic 3057 Kautz Store, Taylor, Festival ca. 1910's	pic 1049 Daniel J. Moody 1834-1910, father of Dan Moody Jr., Taylor, Texas. Commonly referred to as Judge Dan'l because of his position of Justice of the Peace. Moody had come to Taylor as a railroad agent to sell lots and start the town in 1876. He became its first Mayor and after holding an election, started Taylor's public school and served as Chairman of the School Board. In 1890 he married Nancy Elizabeth Robertson a Math teacher at the school. He enlarged the house her family had built 3 years before. Judge Moody lost all his money when the business in which he had invested went broke, so he started a dairy at their home in which his son, Dan, began working when he was 8 years old. They rented rooms to Taylor teachers and several times shared their home with family members who were recently married and would come and live with the Moodys for a few years. Judge Dan died in 1915, the year Dan, Jr. graduated from high school.
pic 1050 Political Post with LBJ Signature Dated 1971	pic 1172 4th of July Parade -Main Street in Taylor, Texas pic 3074 Street Scene	pic 1175 A beautiful young Mexican American girl, Lorraine Castro was Queen of the Taylor DIEZ Y Seis Celebration in the 1930’s. In 1940 she married Daniel Camacho in Taylor, Texas	pic 1203 Daniel Camacho & Lorraine Castro Wedding, Taylor, Texas, ca.1940
pic 1204 Dr. J. L. Dickey, pic 8148 Wife of Dr. Dickey pic 3053 Dickey Medical Clinic, Taylor, Texas, ca. 1955, Founded by Dr. James Lee Dickey [1893-1959] who was Taylor's Outstanding Citizen in 1952 and on Time Magazine Cover, Jan 1953	pic 1205 Dr. J. L. Dickey & wife, Magnolia & son James pic 2073 Trade Days in Taylor, Texas, street scene w/ many cars, ca. 1920's pic 2008 John & Fannie Robinson, Founder Members of AME Church, with the help of Rev. Atchelee.	pic 2007 Francisco Castro driving his mule drawn trash wagon in downtown Taylor in the 1940’s. One of Taylor’s most popular businessmen, when he had to convert to tractor power, he did so reluctantly. He and his wife Helen Fuentes Castro raised five children in Taylor. Mr. Castro was the only trash collector for businesses in Taylor from 1935-1952. pic 3035 Dry Goods Store	pic 2074 Barnstormer airplane at Gunnar Rydell Farm, NW of Taylor , Texas pic 2075 Youth Group Hayride w/ Horse Drawn Wagon, Taylor, Texas, ca. 1910's pic 2164 Two Ladies in Old Car
pic 2076 Catholic Daughters of America in Parade in Pickup, Taylor, Texas.	pic 2077 1950's Taylor 1950's Parade 2077 Horses & Carriage in Parade. Taylor, Texas, ca. 1910's	pic 2078 Girl Scout Troop on Float in Christmas Parade, Taylor, Texas ca. 1955	pic 2079 Old Car Decorated for Parade, July 4, 1909, Louise Grace, little girl in back seat, photo at 505 Washburn St., Taylor, Texas
pic 2080 " The 9 Vagabons Band" Taylor, Texas, ca. 1934, photo was taken for the dedication of "Longhorn Cavern". Carman Yanero-sax, Walter Beck-sax, Allen Klaus-trumpet, Bob Kautz-tenor sax/clarinet [was manager/director], Bob Hays-guitar, Walter Klaus-trombone, Carl Graupiano, Bill Frisch-drums, and Frank Westling- horn. The band was based in Taylor and played for masonic lodge, SPJST, etc., they played ballroom music. Band was formed in 1933 and lasted until 1940, with Bob Kautz and Carmen Yanero forming another band	pic 2081 Gathering at the "Taylor Cafe", Taylor, Texas, ca. 1950's pic 2083 Lorraine Castro Camacho [sitting] as Diez y Seis Queen, ca. 1930's pic 5040 God's Flowerland, Church Pagent, Taylor, Texas, ca. 1920's	pic 2086 Nurses at Wedemeyer Hospital, Taylor, Texas, ca. 1920's, in car l-r: Mamie Rusch, Edna Ahlbright, Alemda Kelidorf, running board l-r: Ethel Sanders, Selma Wolf, seated front l-r: Annie Schubert, Carrie Nelson Kerr, Elsie Storey, Schroeder, Savilla Modessett Lane, Annie Bohls pic 3041 Dry Goods Store, Taylor Texas	pic 2087 4th of July, 1926 Beauty Pageant at Murphy Park Swimming Pool, Taylor pic 2088 Decorated Carriage for Taylor Fair Parade, Taylor, Texas ca. 1913 pic 3050 Ed Hunke Bakery Wagon & Horses, ca. 1890's
pic 2101 Don Hill as Santa, Taylor, Texas	pic 2155 Wm. Pipkin w/ Ben Hur Hat - Taylor, Texas	pic 3022 Imperial Bakery in Taylor, Texas, at 204 1/2 Main St., Daniel C. Camacho and John Velecka, ca. 1942.	pic 3042 Sturgis Goldstein Grocery, 2nd St., Taylor, Texas, ca. 1914
pic 2165 Flo Kruger, at age 16, 4th of July Beauty Pageant, Taylor, Texas, ca. 1946	pic 2158 Flo Kruger on cotton bale - 1940's pic 3036 Kautz Dry Goods Store, Taylor, Texas	pic 3023 Ed Fuentes, in front of Fuentes Grocery Store, 319 Pine [Dickey], Sept 1939, One of the first Hispanic businesses in Taylor, Texas, ca. 1920, adjacent to his home.	pic 3031 "Candy Jim's" Store, 303 N. Main St., Taylor, Texas, ca. 1910 pic 3034 General Store, Taylor Texas, ca. 1910
pic 3033 General Store w/ Buggies, Taylor, Texas - 1920's	pic 3046 Chief Brady, Central Barber Shop	pic 3037 Grocery Store, R.A Kautz & Mother, Taylor, Texas	pic 3038 Cotton Hauling Truck w/ Bales, from Seed Barn, south of Taylor, ca. 1920
pic 3039 Ed Konarek Blacksmith Shop, South Main St., Taylor, Texas, left Ed Konauk, ca. 1919	pic 3040 Marse & Husta Saloon, 113 North Main St. , Taylor, Texas ca. 1905	pic 3049 Daily Democrat & Weekly Texan Newspaper, 4th & Talbot St. , Taylor, Texas, ca. 1900's	pic 3052 Texas Power & Light Substation on North Main, Taylor, Texas
pic 3047 G.E. King's Mule Barn, D.U. Teaff's Wagon Yard, M.B. Norman [center with mustache], ca. 1890's	pic 3048 Waterworks & Taylor Ice Co. on East First St., Taylor, Texas, Taylor Ice. Co, Dan Murphy & George Burkitt started Taylor Waterworks & Ice Company, 1882-1883	pic 3054 I & GN Railroad Station ca. 1911, laying pine blocks for street, Taylor Texas, Murphy Hotel on right	Howard Bland Sr. plaque

Courtesy of Taylor, Texas Public Library