PHOTOS: Keller, Texas (1920s-1950s). Check out these shots from Star-Telegram archive
Matt Leclercq
Keller is home to nearly 50,000 people today, but it used to be a much quieter farming community back in the day. Here are some shots of Keller’s people and places from the 1920s to the 1950s, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives.
Feb. 7, 1947: Keller firefighter Chief D. W. Tullous Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Date unknown: Bringing crops to town, Main Street, Keller, Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 6, 1952: Milton Wright, left, Tarrant County PMA administrator, and W. L. Selman Rendon, a farmer, examine some castor beans that have just been hulled in the new plant Keller. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
Oct. 4, 1915: Keller bank robbery article from the front page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Aug. 5, 1954: Mrs. Mabel Scott of Keller makes a call on old-time magneto wall telephone. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 14, 1928: A street scene in Keller, Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 25, 1938: Aerial view of Keller, Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 10, 1953: R.E. McGowan, left, and R. L. Fitzgerald of the Keller Lions Club look at a prize Georgia Rattlesnake watermelon. The watermelon is part of the agricultural exhibit at the Keller Fair. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1941: Residents of Keller turned firefighters when a grass fire started a blaze that destroyed a lumber yard, beauty shop and hardware store. While they waited for a water hose to be brought from Roanoke, Texas, seven miles away, the volunteer firemen removed merchandise from the hardware store. Behind them is a line of people at Byrd Drug Store. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Jan. 30, 1940: Keller High School’s basketball team closed out one of their most successful seasons. Members of the team are, from left, top row: Coach F. L. Witt, Paul Mata - 15, Joseph Knox -24, Paul Admire - 22, and P. A. Hudnall. Bottom: Morris Pulliam - 18, Boyd Pulliam - 16, Lloyd Pulliam - 17, and Billy Price - 20. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1941: Fire in downtown Keller which destroyed lumber yard, beauty shop and hardware store. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Dec. 5, 1941: Residents of Keller turned firefighters Friday afternoon when a grass fire started a blaze that destroyed a lumber yard, beauty shop, and hardware store. Two volunteers are fighting the flames with the hose that arrived from Roanoke, Texas and a hand extinguisher. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 13, 1952: Aletha McGowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. McGowan, with her Duroc gilt judged champion at the Keller Fair. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 8, 1938: Old Keller school which is to be replaced. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
May 1, 1940: Keller Elementary School Rhythm band. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
June 25, 1938: Aerial view of Keller, Texas Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
May 1, 1940: Keller Elementary School Choral club. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Sept. 30, 1949: Fred Bursey, left, in charge of the livestock division of the Keller Fair, with Gerald O. Barney, visitor from Fort Worth, looking over cattle entrants for judging. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Jan. 21, 1940: “Keller’s Double Trouble”: Accounting for two-thirds of the scoring for Keller High School’s basketball team are the Pulliam twins. The twin brother forward combination of (left to right) Lloyd Pulliam, No. 17, and Boyd Pulliam, No. 16, has been tough on opponents all season. The twins go into action tonight in a home game against Birdville High School which counts in the Tarrant County League standings. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Aug. 19, 1942: Tarrant County’s first bale of cotton. C. G. Emmons, left, Keller gin operator, and J.W. Finney. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Oct. 16, 1944: Keller High School’s Jonnie Lee Carpenter, left, and Lewis Brown, just received the books needed for the United States Constitution quiz contest. The Star-Telegram paid all expenses of the contest. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
May 3, 1946: Evelyn Owens was crowned queen at the May Fete at Keller School. Her lady-in-waiting was Mary Sheehey, left, and the prime minister was Don L. Biles Jr. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
May 3, 1946: From left, first-graders Lyndhan Shivers and Darrell Bentley, and second-graders Peggy Dougherty and George Lindsey Gaston. The children were named princes and princesses at the Keller School May Fete. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Jan. 30, 1940: Keller High School’s basketball team closed out one of their most successful seasons. Members of the team are, from left, top row: Coach F. L. Witt, Paul Mata - 15, Joseph Knox -24, Paul Admire - 22, and P. A. Hudnall. Bottom: Morris Pulliam - 18, Boyd Pulliam - 16, Lloyd Pulliam - 17, and Billy Price - 20. Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
April 10, 1932: Keller School, class photo Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
Nov. 17, 1958: “Here’s the Keller starting linemen who’ll face Crowell in Friday in Friday night’s bi-district playoff in Olney. From left: Guard William Loffland, Center Ronnie White, Tackle Charles Willard, Guard Joe Johnson, End Bill Bentley, End Jerry Steward and Tackle James Reese.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram archive/UT Arlington Special Collections
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