Description
Explore the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, where a teal truck and classic cars line brick streets, as depicted on this vintage postcard. A cowboy stands watch in this charming Cowtown scene, near the “Main Entrance” to packing plants and the Livestock Exchange. This “Artistichrome” postcard, produced around the 1970s, captures the essence of the West.
Front Text (cleaned):
Motel, Fort Worth Stock Yards. Have a fine day.
Back Text (cleaned):
Out Where The West Begins
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN COWTOWN
Exchange Avenue, North Fort Worth, Texas
"Main Entrance" to great packing plants, stockyards, Livestock Exchange and North Side Coliseum. Millions of cattle, from Texas Longhorns to modern beef, have forged the trails to a great industry here.
The historic site of "The World's First Indoor Rodeo," boosters are now creating "Cowtown Village" with western storefronts and trading posts featuring ranch and rodeo hats, boots, and saddles for ranchers, tourists, and championship cowboys.
Produced and Distributed by Armstrong's Western Fotocolor Post Card Photographers, "Deluxe," Fort Worth, Texas 76116
Photo by John A. Stryker
ICS-27313-6
"Artistichrome"
POST CARD
WESTERN FOTOCOLOR
PLACE STAMP HERE
