[Altec employee working on utility line]

One of 17 items in the series: Ringgold, Texas Wildfire available on this site.

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A photograph of an Altec employee working on utility lines after the Ringgold fire. The face and arms of the worker are seen, and the worker wears gloves, safety glasses, and a helmet. Branches without leaves partially obscure the image. On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.

Fotografía de un empleado de Altec trabajando en las líneas de servicios públicos tras el incendio de Ringgold. Se ven la cara y los brazos del trabajador, que lleva guantes, gafas de seguridad y casco. Las ramas sin hojas oscurecen parcialmente la imagen. El 1 de enero de 2006, la ciudad texana de Ringgold fue devastada por un incendio que obligó a miles de personas a evacuar varias localidades del norte de Texas. Unas 32 casas quedaron destruidas en Ringgold, un pueblo ganadero de unos 250 habitantes.

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Castillo, José L. January 4, 2006.

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  • Main Title: [Altec employee working on utility line]
  • Alternate Title: [Empleado de Altec trabajando en la línea de servicios públicos]
  • Series Title: Ringgold, Texas Wildfire

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A photograph of an Altec employee working on utility lines after the Ringgold fire. The face and arms of the worker are seen, and the worker wears gloves, safety glasses, and a helmet. Branches without leaves partially obscure the image.
On January 1, 2006, the Texas town of Ringgold was devastated in a fire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several towns in North Texas. Around 32 houses were destroyed in Ringgold, a ranching town of about 250 people.

Fotografía de un empleado de Altec trabajando en las líneas de servicios públicos tras el incendio de Ringgold. Se ven la cara y los brazos del trabajador, que lleva guantes, gafas de seguridad y casco. Las ramas sin hojas oscurecen parcialmente la imagen.
El 1 de enero de 2006, la ciudad texana de Ringgold fue devastada por un incendio que obligó a miles de personas a evacuar varias localidades del norte de Texas. Unas 32 casas quedaron destruidas en Ringgold, un pueblo ganadero de unos 250 habitantes.

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José L. Castillo Photograph Collection

Photographs taken between 2004 and 2006 by José L. Castillo, a correspondent for the international EFE News Service.

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  • January 4, 2006

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Castillo, José L. [Altec employee working on utility line], photograph, January 4, 2006; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24057/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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