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[Thompsons Railroad Station]
Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof, deep eaves with stick style brackets. The framing is slightly peaked over all openings and windows are 9/9. This station is one of the most intact railroad stations in the county. This was the line to Galveston to carry sugar and cotton, later produce. Mr. Thompson was a man who lived in the community for a short period and negotiated with the railroad company to run the line through the community. The company identified the station as Thompsons' switch and the name stuck.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Santa Fe Railroad
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thompsons Railroad Station 2]
Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof, deep eaves with stick style brackets. The framing is slightly peaked over all openings and windows are 9/9. This station is one of the most intact railroad stations in the county. This was the line to Galveston to carry sugar and cotton, later produce. Mr. Thompson was a man who lived in the community for a short period and negotiated with the railroad company to run the line through the community. The company identified the station as Thompsons' switch and the name stuck.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Santa Fe Railroad
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Thompsons Railroad Station 3]
Photograph of a one story frame with pitch roof, deep eaves with stick style brackets. The framing is slightly peaked over all openings and windows are 9/9. This station is one of the most intact railroad stations in the county. This was the line to Galveston to carry sugar and cotton, later produce. Mr. Thompson was a man who lived in the community for a short period and negotiated with the railroad company to run the line through the community. The company identified the station as Thompsons' switch and the name stuck.
Date:
1880~
Creator:
Santa Fe Railroad
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Fender to E. Odell Wood, September 15, 1953]
Letter from Joe G. Fender to E. Odell Wood discussing freight rate costs.
Date:
September 15, 1953
Creator:
Fender, Joe G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Mert Starnes, August 5, 1955]
Letter from Joe G. Fender to Mert Starnes discussing a court case between railroad commissions.
Date:
August 5, 1955
Creator:
Fender, Joe G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Bend County
Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Fort Bend County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 1892
Creator:
Appell, P. F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr., September 9, 1953]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Isaac Herbert Kempner Jr. discussing freight rate costs.
Date:
September 9, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., November 24, 1951]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., discussing train travel arrangements fro Cecile.
Date:
November 24, 1951
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Meeting Minutes from Galveston Chamber of Commerce, December 15, 1950]
Meeting Minutes from Galveston Chamber of Commerce discussing memberships within the Chamber and upcoming events in the city. The minutes also discuss the railroad switchmen's strike.
Date:
December 15, 1950
Creator:
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, September 10, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James discussing the Missouri Pacific Railroad bond.
Date:
September 10, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, September 8, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James discussing the Missouri Pacific Railroad bond.
Date:
September 8, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner, September 7, 1954]
Letter from Thomas Leroy James to Isaac Herbert Kempner discussing the trustees of the Missouri Pacific Railroad bond.
Date:
September 7, 1954
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Odell Wood, August 16, 1955]
Letter from Joe G. Fender to Odell Wood discussing a court case.
Date:
August 16, 1955
Creator:
Fender, Joe G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Fender to Zollie Steakley, October 12, 1953]
Letter from Joe G. Fender to Zollie Steakley discussing Steakley's opinion about a court case's standing in relation to the Texas Railroad Commission and sugar rates.
Date:
October 12, 1953
Creator:
Fender, Joe G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Louviere to Isaac Herbert Kempner, April 14, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to William H. Louviere discussing Isaac Herbert Kempner's visit to the Katy and Southern Pacific railroads, as well as some golf tips from Louviere.
Date:
April 14, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James, September 1, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Thomas Leroy James discussing the Missouri Pacific Railroad bond and a letter from Ben White of Hutcheson, Taliaferro & Hutcheson.
Date:
September 1, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempne to Gus A. Stirl, September 20, 1960
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Gus A. Stirl discussing filling stations.
Date:
September 20, 1960
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Olin Culberson, January 20, 1953]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Olin Culberson discussing how W. P. Danforth is qualified and capable.
Date:
January 20, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James, September 18, 1953]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Thomas L. James discussing the bank balance of Sugar Land Railway. Details are mentioned to provide potential value for the use of attorneys.
Date:
September 18, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Meeting Minutes from Galveston Chamber of Commerce, June 14, 1950]
Meeting Minutes from Galveston Chamber of Commerce discussing ongoing events within the city, including a motor truck service and rising intrastate rates.
Date:
June 14, 1950
Creator:
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sugar Land History]
Research, obtained by D. W. Kempner, on the history of Sugar Land in the early 1900s regarding the investment and interest of land.
Date:
1951~
Creator:
Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Joe G. Fender, October 14, 1953]
Letter from I. H. Kempner to Joe G. Fender discussing letters that were sent to two lawyers and Kempner's hope that they will motivate the lawyers to engage with a court case.
Date:
October 14, 1953
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Robert Markle Armstrong, May 4, 1954]
Letter from Isaac Herbert Kempner to Robert Markle Armstrong discussing films from Sante Fe Railroad and an Imperial Sugar film.
Date:
May 4, 1954
Creator:
Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to Ben White, March 16, 1954]
Letter from Thomas L. James to Ben White discussing a deposit of Missouri Pacific Railroad lines with the Imperial Bank & Trust Company. Information about bonds is discussed.
Date:
March 16, 1954
Creator:
James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History