Belton Centennial Celebration and Rodeo [Cover]
#776 postmarked in Belton, Texas on July 4, 1936. 124,324,500 stamps issued.
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Belton "Centennial Celebration and Rodeo" [Cover]Description
Cover signed by the postmaster and postmarked on July 4, 1936 for the Belton, Texas Centennial Celebration and Rodeo.Context
Belton prospered until the early 1930s, when falling cotton prices and the onset of the Great Depression forced many businesses to close. The population, which reached a peak of 6,500 in 1928, fell to 3,779 in 1931. The economy only began to recover in the early 1940s with the development of nearby Fort Hood.Category
Sports
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