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[Guarding the Customs House, El Paso, Texas]

Description: Postcard of a group of soldiers keeping watch at the customs house in El Paso, Texas. The customs house was located on the U.S. side of the International Bridge, the gateway to and from Mexico. The majority of the soldiers are sitting down with only a few standing. Two soldiers have their rifles slung over their shoulders.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[International Bridge]

Description: Postcard depicting the international bridge between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Ciudad Juarez is visible in the distance. This image is looking south towards Ciudad Juarez. The bridge spans the Rio Grande River. In the middle of the image is a trolley car. The background of the image shows the Sierra De Juarez mountain range. Agriculture fields are visible in the background.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Bridge Damaged by Being Struck by Ship]

Description: Photograph of a bridge damaged by being struck by the S.S. Splendor. The bridge is upright in the air, and four men are on the dock in front of it. There is handwriting on the back of the photograph that describes the scene and dates it April 26, 1916.
Date: April 16, 1916
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

["Oriental Limited" crossing the Mississippi River]

Description: A proud name in Great Northern Railway passenger train service and history is the "Oriental Limited" a de luxe train seen here crossing the historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River linking St. Paul and Minneapolis in 1912. This double-tracked bridge, which has 23 arches in its 1200-foot span, is the only structure upon which James J. Jill, the Empire Builder, permitted his name to be inscribed.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Havana Special" over the water]

Description: The Florida East coast Railway takes to the water with its Key West extension. No. 85 southbound, "The Havana Special" goes out to sea about four years after the right of way's completion in 1912. To the right of the viaduct is the Atlantic, while the Gulf of Mexico is to the left. This railroad, badly wrecked by a hurricane in 1936, was abandoned and a motor road was laid over it.
Date: 1912
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Photograph of Corpus Christi Causeway Remains]

Description: Photograph of the remains of the causeway that once crossed the bay in Corpus Christi after the hurricane of 1919. Inscription on the back of the photo, "X is all that is left of the causeway. What you see there is the railroad track. You remember the causeway was built of heavy concrete."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[Photograph of Destroyed Causeway and Railoroad Bridge]

Description: Photograph of the causeway and railroad bridge near Corpus Christi after distruction of the 1919 hurricane. Inscribed on the back of the photo, "What was once the approach to the causeway. You remember the road along there was concrete or something of the sort. You can see the concrete blocks out in the bay. Railroad at the right."
Date: 1919
Creator: Shirkey, Marie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History

[A truss birdge over water]

Description: Photograph of a truss bridge over a river. The bridge is partially constructed and is made of steel with two trusses on each side. In the foreground of the image is a beach and there is a river that is past this that is running underneath the bridge. There are boats sailing through the river and there is a large piece of debris in the water near the bridge. On the opposite shore in the background of the image is a dense treeline and there are some structures on the shore on the left side of the… more
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Power lines over a bridge]

Description: Photograph of power lines over a bridge. There are posts running along the edge of the bridge and it is made up of two cement levels. On the first level there is a pipe running along the wall of the second level. The power lines are running down the center of the image and they are surrounded by desert. The desert has no grass and sparse brush and there are mountains in the background of the image.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Wagon on a bridge]

Description: Photograph of a wagon being driven on a bridge. The wagon is driving away from the camera and there is one man in a hat sitting in it. The bridge has walls on both sides and on the right there looks to be a train track built into the bridge. On the left side of the bridge, there is a sidewalk that is slightly raised off of the road and there is a person walking on the sidewalk.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A small bridge in the desert]

Description: Photograph of a small bridge in the desert. The bridge has a road running across it and has short, solid walls. The bridge is slightly elevated and there is an open space underneath the bridge. The land around the bridge is flat and rocky with no grass and there are power lines running across the desert.
Date: [1910..1930]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Bascule-Bridge

Description: Patent for improvements in draw bridges, such as a shiftable weight and supporting guide, particularly for bridges of the rocking bascule type, with illustrations.
Date: February 15, 1915
Creator: McKibben, Columbus
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[T&P Swing Bridge]

Description: Photograph of a swing bridge for the T&P railroad going over a body of water. A train car is visible on the left side of the image. A large forest is visible on the other side of the water. Written underneath the image are "Fancy Swing Bridge on the T&P (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date: 1915~/1916~
Creator: Watson, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

Bridge Construction

Description: Patent for a bridge building technique especially for arch or span bridges, to stabilize the bridge as well as making the bridge easy to assemble.
Date: December 29, 1914
Creator: Huebner, George
Item Type: Refine your search to only Patent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Pecos High Bridge

Description: Photograph of an elevated railroad leading up to a distant bridge. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Pecos High Bridge - 320 ft."
Date: March 28, 1914
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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