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[Quarter Sawed Oak Boards]

Photograph of six 18' quarter sawed oak boards produced by the Southern Pine Lumber Company.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

[Railroad Grading Work near Blix]

Photograph of railroad grading work on the Lufkin branch of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad right of way near Blix, western Angelina County, Texas.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Rough Lumber Shed Interior]

Photograph of the interior of the rough lumber shed of the Southern Pine Lumber Company. This view is looking south.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Saw Filing Room in Sawmill 1]

Photograph of the saw filing room in the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1, which was also called the yellow pine mill. Each saw tooth was sharpened one at a time. Notice the band saws on the floor and hanging from the ceiling. The saw filer was usually the highest paid worker in the mill other than management.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Sawmill Foreman Charles Fredreck's Office]

Photograph of a group in the office of Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill foreman Charles Fredreck. W. M. Ashford is sitting on the left and Charles Fredreck is sitting on the right. Standing are C. H. Bateman and J. J. Sweetland.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Sawmill No. 1 Fuel House]

Photograph of the fuel house and engine room of Southern Pine Lumber Company's sawmill 1, also called the yellow pine mill.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Sawmill No. 1 Fuel House, Engine Room, and Boiler House]

Photograph of the fuel house, engine room, and boiler house that powers the Southern Pine Lumber Company's sawmill 1, also called the yellow pine mill. The sawmill's end is depicted in the background. This photograph was taken near the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company office. Note the pile of band saws and circle saws in the foreground.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Sawmill No. 2 Boiler and Engine House]

Photograph of the boiler and engine house that powered Southern Pine Lumber Company's sawmill 2, also called the hardwood mill. A port of the mill, endless chain incline, and mill pond are shown in the background.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Sawmill No. 2 Saw Filing Room]

Photograph of the saw filing room in the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill no. 2, also called the hardwood mill. The photograph shows numerous band saws.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Six Southern Pine Lumber Company Dry Kilns]

Photograph of six dry kilns built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana for the Southern Pine Lumber Company. This view is looking from the northeast. By 1907 the company had 12 kilns which held 544,400 feet of lumber.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Baseball Team]

Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company baseball team. The team was supported by Southern Pine's athletic society, which was open to young men of semiexective positions such as office work. It was not uncommon for East Texas lumber companies to have their own teams that played against one another. Tennis was also a focus of the athletic society.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Cashier's Room]

Photograph of the cashier's room in the Southern Pine Lumber Company Diboll office. This photograph was taken with flashlight.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Clear Rough Dry Lumber Shed]

Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company rough dry lumber shed, also called the clear rough lumber shed. This view is from the northeast. Also shown are lumber shed workers. This shed was 52 by 350 feet in area and could hold up to 1,500,000 feet of lumber.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary]

Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary which included an express office, post office, and drug store. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384… more

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary - First Floor]

Photograph of the first floor of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384 square feet. The first floor contained th… more

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary - Second Floor]

Photograph of the second floor in the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary showing furniture, men's clothing, and company employees. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor … more

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Dry Kilns from the South]

Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns from the south, viewed from atop the rough lumber shed. The kilns were built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1907 the company had 12 kilns which held 544,400 feet of lumber.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Employees outside of the Commissary]

Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company employees outside of the company commissary, standing along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. This photograph was taken on November 4, 1907. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was… more

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Front Office]

Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company front office at check paying time in the evening. This is the main Diboll office.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley]

Photograph of an alley of 16 and 18 foot hardwood lumber, the third alley from the west. This is a section of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley and Sawmill]

Photograph of a hardwood lumber alley in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing mill no. 2, or the hardwood mill, at the end. This is the second alley from the west looking north.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley and Sawmill - 2]

Photograph of a long alley of hardwood lumber in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing sawmill no. 2, or the hardwood mill, at the end. This is the third alley from the west, looking north.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Products]

Photograph of four wide boards produced by the Southern Pine Lumber Company. Depicted is red gum 2" x 30" x 14'; white oak 2" x 22" x 18'; red oak 2" x 25" x 14'; and bay poplar 2" x 32" x 14'. These are all hardwood products.

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Products - 2]

Photograph of various Southern Pine Lumber Company hardwood products. Pictured are red gum 30"; white oak 22" x 18'; red oak 25"; bay poplar 32"; red gum 27"; and four white oaks 19".

Date: 1907

Creator: American Lumberman

Item Type: Photograph

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[Quarter Sawed Oak Boards]

[Railroad Grading Work near Blix]

[Rough Lumber Shed Interior]

[Saw Filing Room in Sawmill 1]

[Sawmill Foreman Charles Fredreck's Office]

[Sawmill No. 1 Fuel House]

[Sawmill No. 1 Fuel House, Engine Room, and Boiler House]

[Sawmill No. 2 Boiler and Engine House]

[Sawmill No. 2 Saw Filing Room]

[Six Southern Pine Lumber Company Dry Kilns]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Baseball Team]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Cashier's Room]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Clear Rough Dry Lumber Shed]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary - First Floor]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary - Second Floor]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Dry Kilns from the South]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Employees outside of the Commissary]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Front Office]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley and Sawmill]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Lumber Alley and Sawmill - 2]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Products]

[Southern Pine Lumber Company Hardwood Products - 2]