[Group of people in front of a locomotive at Rosenberg, TX c. 1914]

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Photographic postcard of Locomotive at Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1914. Banner on locomotive reads, Santa Fe type mallet articulated compound locomotive. Largest locomotive in the world. Built at Topeka Shops. . . 1911 People are gathered along locomotive to view it. Harvey House in right background.

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Height:, Length/Circumference:, Width/Diameter: 14.0 x 8.9 cm

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Creator: Unknown. 1914.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Fort Bend Museum Collection and was provided by the Fort Bend Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 426 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Photographic postcard of Locomotive at Rosenberg, TX, ca. 1914. Banner on locomotive reads, Santa Fe type mallet articulated compound locomotive. Largest locomotive in the world. Built at Topeka Shops. . . 1911 People are gathered along locomotive to view it. Harvey House in right background.

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Height:, Length/Circumference:, Width/Diameter: 14.0 x 8.9 cm

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Photographs of artifacts from the Fort Bend Museum and local area. Materials include images of U.S. Congressman John M. Moore, prohibitionist Carrie A. Nation, and Jane Long, the "Mother of Texas."

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  • 1914

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  • April 15, 2005, 8:48 a.m.

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[Group of people in front of a locomotive at Rosenberg, TX c. 1914], postcard, 1914; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1794/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Bend Museum.

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