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[First Car of Oil Shipped from Toyah, Texas]

Photograph of a group of people with the first T&P tank car of oil shipped from Toyah, Texas. Men and women stand beside the tank car and on top of it. A sign hangs from the side of the car reading, "First Car of Oil from Reeves County - Produced from Richard Shaw-Anthony no. 1." A building and electrical pole can be seen in the background on either side. Faint text in the upper left corner of the photo says, "Toyah, Texas 1927." Handwritten text below the image says, "T&P tank car with first c… more

Date: 1927

Creator: Hubbs, Barney

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: The Grace Museum

[Railroad Work Crew in Toyah, Texas]

Photograph of a large group of twenty-four men, posing in front of a roundhouse. The men are organized in two rows, with ten men seated in the front and the others standing behind. Most of the men are wearing overalls and work clothes, though several are wearing suits. Several Texas and Pacific train cars are visible in the bays of the roundhouse behind the men. Text at the bottom of the image says "Round House Crew. Toyah Texas. J. F. Keating Gen. Foreman. A. Thoer Night Foreman."

Date: 1923