[Jim White standing on highway]

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Photograph of a man identified as Jim White, standing on the reconstruction site of a highway. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the bridge being re-built was over Salt Fork of Red River on U. S. Highway 83, between Wellington and Shamrock. A gasoline truck and a wheat truck collided and destroyed the north part of the bridge.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. July 1949.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2011 and was provided by the Collingsworth County Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 72 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Collingsworth County Museum

Collingsworth County lies in the eastern region of the Texas Panhandle in the town of Wellington. Since 1888, the Museum documented the culture and heritage of its people. The town was named after the first chief justice of the Republic of Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, James Collinsworth.

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Photograph of a man identified as Jim White, standing on the reconstruction site of a highway. Writing on the back of the photograph states that the bridge being re-built was over Salt Fork of Red River on U. S. Highway 83, between Wellington and Shamrock. A gasoline truck and a wheat truck collided and destroyed the north part of the bridge.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2011

The 2011 edition of Rescuing Texas History includes photographs, postcards, legal documents, and more. These materials reflect generations of past Texans who contributed to the history and culture of the state.

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  • July 1949

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  • Feb. 22, 2012, 3:09 p.m.

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[Jim White standing on highway], photograph, July 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth207188/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collingsworth County Museum.

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