Jim Keffer

Proudly served the people of District 60 in the Texas House of Representatives for two decades. Responsible domestic manufacturer. #Wreckem

[Historyland @HistorylandHQ]

A man looking dejected after his truck which is hauling tires gets a flat tire in 1966.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“I must be in the front row.”

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The chances of a deer taking you out at a crosswalk are slim. But never zero.

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

This is the kind of wealth people should aim for in life.

[🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Kimmidi 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 @KimmidiFarms]

The entire state can get rain, but it will always go around us. We are a geographical oddity apparently.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Kitty's favorite toy...🐈🐾😅

[Johnny Midnight ⚡️ @its_The_Dr]

Buddy Ebsen was Born April 2 1908. 118 years ago! This is the actual singer of the Theme song for Beverly Hillbillies!

[NBA en español 🏀 @_NBAESP_]

Este es probablemente uno de los momentos más icónicos de la NBA: los periodistas empezaron a llevar objetos para protegerse durante el ritual del talco de Michael Jordan. 😂👏

[Classic Rock In Pics @crockpics]

John Paul Jones and John Bonham at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan on July 5, 1971. Italian photographer Armando Gallo caught this great shot right from the drum riser. This show turned into a total riot outside the stadium, and tear gas actually cut Led Zeppelin's set short after only twenty minutes. What is your favorite track featuring this rhythm section?

[Just Ger 🇺🇲 @BigGer_1970]

The late Charlton Heston enlisted into U.S. Army Air Force 1943. Flying seven combat missions part of 77th Bombardment Group as a radio op & aerial gunner during WWII seeing combat in the Pacific N.W. Theater over the Aleutian Islands. Staff Sergeant Heston, forever a veteran 🇺🇸

[Texas Football Life @txfblife]

In 1973, the Rice Marching Owl Band was nearly taken hostage by angry Texas A&M fans

During a game against Texas A&M, the band mocked the Corps of Cadets and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band by goose-stepping across the field in a German military-style march. They also took shots at Reveille, forming a fire hydrant while playing “Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?”

After the game, a crowd gathered outside the stadium waiting for them. The Rice Band ended up hiding in a tunnel beneath the stadium for nearly two hours

When it was finally time to leave, they were loaded into food service trucks and driven out of the stadium under police escort

[Traces of Texas @TracesofTexas]

Here's an interesting historical photo. A couple of days ago I mentioned the 1938 pecan shellers strike in San Antonio. This shot shows one of the strikers with two policemen listening to the World Series between the Cubs and the Yankees in October of that year. I think it's a bit humorous for this reason: the pecan shellers may have been treated terribly and they may have been oppressed by the man but, hey, the World Series is the World Series! It's all about priorities.

Thanks to Traces of Texas reader Preston South for sending this in. Preston found this in the @UTSA_Libraries archives and it sure is a dandy!

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Thank you..🦆❤️

[Voices of WW2 @VoicesofWW2]

Portrait of Winston Churchill, his son Randolph, and his grandson Winston, 2 Jun 1953; they were dressed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

[Epic Clip Vault @EpicClipVault]

Some people truly live life like this ✨

[Noirchick In Old Hollywood @Noirchick1]

The precious bit of film shows of Stan Laurel visiting his father, Arthur Jefferson, during the 1932 visit to England by Laurel and Hardy. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

French cavalrymen pause to watch an aircraft pass overhead, 1916.

This iconic photograph captures a pivotal moment in military history, symbolizing the transition from the old world to the new. Taken during World War I, between 1916 and 1917, it shows French cavalrymen halted on a dusty road, gazing skyward as an airplane passes overhead.

The scene reflects a dramatic shift on the battlefield. For centuries, cavalry had been the eyes and ears of an army, responsible for reconnaissance, communication, and scouting. Yet the realities of trench warfare, machine guns, and modern artillery were rapidly rendering horse-mounted troops obsolete. Aircraft were beginning to assume many of the cavalry’s traditional roles, from intelligence gathering to artillery observation, marking the emergence of modern mechanized warfare and a new era in military history.

[Organized Ghost Peace. @thompsonterr]

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[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Happy 78th Birthday to "The Beaver" Jerry Mathers!
Not only is Mathers still with us, so is his mother, Marilyn, doing well at 98-years-old!