The photographs are now a part of the Texas State Archives photographic collection and remain a window to the past. From Spanish stone buildings to farm shacks to quirky houses, the historic structures that Fannie Ratchford captured on film would have made a breathtaking book!

Sacred Heart Church, built in 1847, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1936. Via/ Flickr
Thomas Rattan Home, McKinney, Texas, 1935. Via/ Flickr
John Dillingham Estate, hearth inside original structure, Austin, Texas, 1935. Via/ Flickr
“Old Norwegian Rock House” snapshot view of dilapidated structure, Clifton, Texas, 1935. Via/ Flickr
McNeel’s “Ellersly Plantation,” Brazoria, Texas, 1936. Via/ Flickr

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