Railroad Survey Crew Poses Along the Side of a Ravine, c. 1902

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Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose along the banks of a ravine, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. While in Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 4.25 x 3.25 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1902~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection and was provided by the Irving Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 85 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Irving Archives and Museum collect and preserve the history of Irving, its residents, and its predecessor communities. Their holdings date from the mid-19th century to the present and contain artifacts from both city government and from private sources.

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Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose along the banks of a ravine, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. While in Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained behind and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photographic print : b&w ; 4.25 x 3.25 in.

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Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection

Photographs donated by Charles Schulze, Jr. and his wife, Catherine. Images include Irving at the turn of the century, as well as the Chicago Rock Island railroad survey crew as they traveled through the South.

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  • 1902~

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  • June 13, 2005, 11:46 a.m.

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  • Oct. 13, 2014, 11:53 a.m.

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Railroad Survey Crew Poses Along the Side of a Ravine, c. 1902, photograph, 1902~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3349/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Irving Archives.

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