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Captain Albion E. Shepard House

Description: Exterior Photograph of the Entrance to the Captain Albion E. Shepard House in Marathon, TX. A Texas Historical Commision Marker reads: In 1883, completion occurred of the extension of tracks by the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway (G.H. & S.A. Ry.) Line located between El Paso and San Antonio. Retired sea captain Albion E. Shepard arrived in the region as a railroad surveyor. He acquired much land in the area, including Section 18, Block 4 of the G.H. & S.A. Railway survey. Traditi… more
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.207649 -103.245108
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cushing Public Library and Old Railroad Depot

Description: Northward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a rectangular, single-story building painted yellow with brown accents. In the center of the north side of the building, there is a small section extended outward, with a decorative roof element above. There is a ramp up to the platform, which wraps around the east side of the building.
Date: September 2, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.813616 -94.842375
Partner: UNT Libraries

Cushing Public Library and Old Railroad Depot

Description: Eastward facing photograph of the Cushing Public Library, a former train depot for the Texas & New Orleans - Southern Pacific line. It is a small, one-story building with a railed platform around the building and a ramp leading up to the doorway. It is painted yellow with brown accents, and has decorative scallops in the gable ends of the roof.
Date: September 2, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 31.813734 -94.842514
Partner: UNT Libraries

Federico Villalba Historical Marker

Description: Texas Historical Commision Marker Located in the Terlingua, TX Cemetery. Text reads: "Villalba family tradition traces their lineage to Algiers where several generations were members of the Order of Santiago. In 1764, Federico's great-grandfather, Juan Villalba, traveled to New Spain (Mexico). He founded Rancho Villalba in 1773 near present-day Aldama, Chihuahua, where Federico Villalba was born in 1858. Federico left his family's ranch and moved to San Carlos near the U.S.-Mexico border. He s… more
Date: September 27, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 29.319568 -103.612203
Partner: UNT Libraries

Fort Davis Wagon

Description: Wagon located next to the Commissary Storehouse in Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas. The North Ridge of the Davis Mountains, remains of the bakery, and one of the two-story Officer's Quarters can be seen in the background.
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.599828 -103.890217
Partner: UNT Libraries

Marathon Historical Museum

Description: Southward facing photograph of adobe structure with metal roof housing the Marathon Historical Museum. An affixed Texas State Historical Survey Committee marker reads: "FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE Oldest school building in Brewster County. Built in 1888. Used for all public meetings and all elections. Restored in 1928 by Ladies of Marathon Study Club. Is known as the Club House. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965."
Date: September 24, 2019
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 30.208233 -103.243997
Partner: UNT Libraries
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