[J. O. Shulze Playing with a Fox Puppy]

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Photograph of J. O. Schulze, the leader of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew, playing with the crew's pet fox, c. 1902. He is sitting on the ground outside of a tent and has the fox in his lap. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. In Texas, they worked a stretch of line between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. J. O. Schulze and Otis Brown, another crew member, remained behind and established the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 3.75 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 269 times, with 6 in the last month. 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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  • Main Title: [J. O. Shulze Playing with a Fox Puppy]
  • Added Title: Railroad Survey Crew Leader J. O. Schulze with a Fox Puppy, c. 1902

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Photograph of J. O. Schulze, the leader of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew, playing with the crew's pet fox, c. 1902. He is sitting on the ground outside of a tent and has the fox in his lap.

The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. In Texas, they worked a stretch of line between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. J. O. Schulze and Otis Brown, another crew member, remained behind and established the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 3.75 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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[J. O. Shulze Playing with a Fox Puppy], photograph, 1902~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3355/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Irving Archives.

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