Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond showing pine timber recently unloaded into the pond. Also depicted are mill pond workers standing near empty rail cars on the unloading dock.

Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.

Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company steam skidder crew posing for a photograph in front of the steam skidder. Note the tools the men are holding.

Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.

Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.

Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber on the J. Riceland league, Trinity County, Texas. This is located 20 miles northwest of Diboll.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber on the S. McClellan place, Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber on the Jim Jones place, Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber on the Jim Jones place, Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of the logging teams of Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 2 with a car of pine logs, lumbermen, logging animals, and McGiffert log loader 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of a log ramp and four cars of pine timber cut by Southern Pine Lumber Company logging teams. This is possibly in Trinity County near camp 2.

Photograph of five Southern Pine Lumber Company 4-mule logging teams of camp 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of log ramps along a Southern Pine Lumber Company right of way showing McGiffert log loader 2 in the background.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine logs on ramps near camp 2 with a McGiffert log loader and log cars in the background. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 6, probably in Trinity County near camp 2. American Lumberman identifies this as a switch engine. Engine 6 was a Baldwin 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1905 for Southern Pine Lumber Company and later transferred to Temple Lumber Company of Pineland, Texas, which was Southern Pine's "sister" operation.

Photograph of rail cars loaded with cut pine timber at Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company McGiffert log loader 2, also showing crewmen and a loaded rail car. This is possibly in Trinity County near camp 2.

Photograph of the interior of the company store at Southern Pine Lumber Company camp 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 2 showing box car housing, women, and animals. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber on Buck Wammuck's place, from which large timber has been cut. This timber totaled 300 acres.

Photograph of a hardwood log ramp on a spur heading toward Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1. Camp 1 was near the Rayville Ranch site in Trinity County, Texas, about 13 miles northwest of Diboll. It replaced the Angelina County camp called Lindsey Springs, and lasted from about 1907-1912.

Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company engine 1 at Vair station, Trinity County, Texas. Engine 1 was 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Dickson Manufacturing Company circa 1884. It was original operated by either the Houston, East & West Texas Railway or the Kansas & Gulf Shortline. The TSE may have acquired it in 1898. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.

Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 8 at Vair station, Trinity County, Texas. Engine 8 was a Shay locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in March 1907. It was built new for the TSE and Southern Pine Lumber Company. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.