Greenville, Texas In 19th Century: Historical Photos Capturing Everyday Life Of The Residents

Greenville city was founded in 1846 when first when hunt county was created. The city was named after Thomas J. Green, a significant contributor to the establishment of the Texas Republic. The high-quality cotton brought the railroads to Greenville, and the town became a rail hub with 6 railways. In the 1950s the Greenville was shifted from agriculture to industry, and the first industrial park was developed. Today, Greenville is a thriving community of over 28,000 that combines the best of hometown warmth with nearby big-city excitement and the natural beauty of East Texas. These amazing historical photographs from the 1880s and 1890s show what Greenville looked like in the late 19th century, capturing the residents’ everyday lives. Eddie Daniels donated these photos to the Greenville Library.

#1 Family in front of house, Greenville, Texas

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#2 Boys and their cotton, Greenville, Texas

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#3 Covered wagon, Greenville, Texas

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#4 Early pollution, Greenville, Texas

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#5 Engine manufactured by Schenectady Locomotive Works, 1896. The first train rolled into Greenville on October 2, 1880

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#6 Fire at mill, Greenville, Texas

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#7 Group photoshoot, Greenville, Texas

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#8 House in Greenville, Texas

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#9 House in Greenville, Texas

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#10 Outskirts of Greenville, Texas

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#11 A photographer possible taking a picture of the first Rail Road tracks being laid in Greenville, Texas

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#12 Another shot of this guy taking a picture of the tracks being laid, Greenville, Texas

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#13 Boys will be boys, Greenville, Texas

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#14 Compress cotton train, Greenville, Texas

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#15 Cotton bales on railroad, Greenville, Texas

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#16 Cotton mill loading platforms, Greenville, Texas

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#17 Cotton mill railcar, Greenville, Texas

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#18 Cotton mill stored bales, Greenville, Texas

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#19 Cotton mill, Greenville, Texas

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#20 Girl and ducks, Greenville, Texas

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#21 House with carriage in Greenville, Texas

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#22 Lady on porch with bike, Greenville, Texas

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#23 Log cabin, Greenville, Texas

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#24 Men working at cotton mill, Greenville, Texas

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#25 Self portrait, Greenville, Texas

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#26 Street fight, Greenville, Texas

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#27 Kids in front of house in Greenville, Texas

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#28 Lady on wagon, Greenville, Texas

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#29 Little house in Greenville, Texas

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#30 Log cabin, Greenville, Texas

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#31 Man in wagon, Greenville, Texas

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#32 Man on a log, Greenville, Texas

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#33 Rail cars with cotton, Greenville, Texas

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#34 Railroad and horse wagon and man with a box camera, Greenville, Texas

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#35 Railroads, Greenville, Texas

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#36 The mill, Greenville, Texas

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#37 The storage area for the cotton before being shipped via rail to Houston then on to England, Greenville, Texas

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#38 Tough times, Greenville, Texas

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#39 Tough times, Greenville, Texas

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#40 Two boys behind the mill, Greenville, Texas

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#41 Very early railroad (obviously near the cotton mills), Greenville, Texas

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#42 Workers in the field, Greenville, Texas

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#43 Gun toting Texans, Greenville, Texas

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#44 Stay OUT” building, Greenville, Texas

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#45 Toting guns, Greenville, Texas

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