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[Aerial View of Abilene - 1890]
Copy slide of a photograph of downtown Abilene looking down from a building.
[Aerial View of Abilene - 1890 #2]
Copy slide of a photograph of downtown Abilene looking down from a building.
[Copy slide of a Photograph of Early Day Merkel]
Copy slide of a photograph of early day Merkel, Texas looking from a field to a line of businesses.
[Copy Slide of a Photograph of Town Square - Anson, Texas]
Copy slide of a photograph of town square in Anson, Texas in the 1890s. Horses and buggies and wagons line the square and a number of buildings are visible in the background with signs on some of them.
Exterior of School
Copy negative of a school building in Eolian, Texas. The wooden building is two story with windows.
[Family Photo in Front Train Station]
Copy photo of a family posing in front of the train station in Odessa, Texas. There is a printed note on the photo that says "The Odessa depot in the 90's. Setting in front of depot. Mrs J. M. Frame with Paul, Thelma, and Pete standing. On the left - - Florance Malone and on right Jay Malone." Written below the photo are "T&P Odessa, Texas Station - This building was burned one night as the story goes the boys had a big poker game upstairs in the old Buchanan (Brown) Hotel. When the game was over about 3:00 am one of the boys challenged another to cut high cards with him to see who would burn the depot. It was never known for sure who lost. But the depot did burn - according to Paul Frame" and "Permian Historical Society #6027.14 (James Milton Frame Scrapbook)."
[Group Photo of the Crew of Train #220]
Copy photo of the crew of train #220. Each person is numbered, and to the right is written a list of the identified people: "1. Jim Walker 2. Chas. Ruhruf 3. Jesse Daugherty 4. ? 5. ___ Stillings 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. 'Daddy' Hamm 10. ? 11. Gus Turiff 12. ?" Written underneath the image is "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P Roundhouse," and "J.C. McDaniel -(Callahan County Museum - Baird Texas)."
[Landscape View of Big Spring, Texas]
2 photographs of a landscape view of Big Spring, Texas. There is a small pen in the foreground. Written underneath the image are "Big Spring in the 1890's - This unusual view of Big Springs (as it was known then) was taken from the northwest slopes and includes the T&P shops to the right. The steeple of the courthouse, erected less than a decade earlier may be seen dimly in the centre. Some say the pens in the foreground were on a tract owned by the Earl of Aylesford and operated by his friend, John Birdwell" and "Big Spring Heritage Museum." On the back of the mat is a card with an image of Heneage Finch and a short description of his life, as well as a letter from Joe Pickle to a man named Don.
[T&P Train #220]
Photograph of a group of men posing in front of T&P train #220 by the Baird, Texas roundhouse. The men are numbered, and to the right of the image are named #1, Jim Walker, #2, Chas Ruhruf, #3, Jesse Daugherty, #5, ____ Stullings, #9, "Daddy" Hamm, and #11, Gus Turiff. Written below the image are "Baird Texas early 1890's - T&P roundhouse" and "J. C. McDaniel - (Callahan County Museum - Baird, Texas)."
Portrait of Couple
Copy negative of a wedding portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Hefner Wear in the 1890's in Young County, Texas. The photograph was taken by Goben-Caldwell of Henrietta, Texas.
Portrait of Couple
Copy negative of an artist's portrait of Joe Baxter Wear and Hattie Susan Wear made near Graham, Texas in the 1890's.
Portrait of Man
Copy negative of a portrait of Walter Miller sitting in a chair, wearing a suit, taken by M. L. Sanders.
Portrait of Man
Copy negative of a portrait of Reverend James B. Simmons with a beard, wearing a suit.
Portrait of Woman
Copy negative of a portrait of a woman standing behind a chair. She was one of S. S. Cook's neighbors in Stephens County, Texas.
Portrait of Woman
Copy negative of a portrait of Emma Harvey Miller wearing a light colored blouse, taken by M. L. Sanders.
[Texarkana Train Station]
Photograph of the train station in Texarkana. The train tracks can be seen in front of the buildings. Text below the image says "Texarkana, Texas c. 1890's" and "Southwest Collection."
[Train #164]
Photograph of T&P train #164 in Fort Worth, Texas. Written underneath the image is "Fort Worth, Texas 1890" and "H.K. Vourath."
[Train #185 in Marshall, Texas]
Copy photo of men posing for a picture in front of train #185. The text below the image says "Marshall, Texas - circa 1890" and "Ed Robinson (Copy Photo)."
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