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Downtown Big Spring

Copy Negative of a view of downtown Big Spring from Gregg St. (US 87) at Third (US 80) with cars and buildings including a Sherwin-Williams Paint store.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of view of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Largest wind turbines in America, in Big Spring

Photograph of the largest wind turbines in America, according to a Big Spring promotional blurb In 1998, TU Electric and York Research began phase 1 of the Big Spring Wind Power Project. These wind turbines are 371 foot tall. This photo taken from the edge of the Edwards Plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of view of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of Big Spring taken from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of view of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Big Spring State Park

Photograph of a sign in Big Springs State Park. It says, "Big Springs State Park, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department." A road is visible behind a stone wall.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of view of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park]

Photograph of the view of Big Spring from Big Spring State Park, on the northern edge of the Edwards plateau.
Date: August 6, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Howard County Courthouse, Big Spring

Photograph of the Howard County Courthouse in Big Spring, Texas. Cars are parked in front of the building.
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Kathleen Menard]

Portrait of Kathleen Menard, daughter of Frank Duncan, as an older woman with glasses and wearing a floral print shirt.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gulf Oil Men by Well

Photograph of several men from Gulf Oil, all but one in waterproof gear, working on an oil well in Howard County, Texas. The man on the left, facing the camera, is J. D. Bonner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Baby Pictures

1 copy negative of two young children. The child on the right is shown wearing a bonnet.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Woman and Child by Cabin

1 copy negative of a woman and child by a cabin.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Girl by Cave

1 copy negative of a young woman sitting near a cave.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #256 in Front of a Water Tower]

Photograph of train #256 in front of a water tower. Written below the photo are "Big Spring, Texas Aug 9th 1931" and "William Monypeny."
Date: August 9, 1931
Creator: Monypeny, William
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Train #256 in Front of a Water Tower 2]

Photograph of train #256 in front of a water tower. Written below the image are "Big Springs, Texas Aug 9th 1931" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date: August 9, 1931
Creator: Carlson, R. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape View of Big Spring, Texas]

2 photographs of a landscape view of Big Spring, Texas. There is a small pen in the foreground. Written underneath the image are "Big Spring in the 1890's - This unusual view of Big Springs (as it was known then) was taken from the northwest slopes and includes the T&P shops to the right. The steeple of the courthouse, erected less than a decade earlier may be seen dimly in the centre. Some say the pens in the foreground were on a tract owned by the Earl of Aylesford and operated by his friend, John Birdwell" and "Big Spring Heritage Museum." On the back of the mat is a card with an image of Heneage Finch and a short description of his life, as well as a letter from Joe Pickle to a man named Don.
Date: 1890~/1899~
Creator: Big Spring Heritage Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History

[1902 Flood in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of the 1902 flood in Big Spring, Texas. There are buildings visible in the distance and to the right, as well as a train engine and a few cars filled with debris in the middle-left of the image. A man can be seen to the right in front of a small gate. Text below the image says "Flood in Big Spring in 1902 - [sic] Early settlers and particularly immigrants from Pennsylvania who came to work in the T&P shops, often wrote back about the sandstorms on the frontier. But now and then they had occasion to write about floods, too, which inundated the T&P yards. This view is east from Gregg Street." and "T&P Topics, Jun 1957, pg 21 - J. H. Bradford Photo."
Date: June 1957
Creator: Bradford, J. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Interior Shot of T&P Diner-Lounge Car]

Photograph of the interior of a T&P diner-lounge car. There are people sitting at tables in the car eating. Written underneath the image are "[sic] One of the T&P's new Diner-Lounge Cars running on the New Texas Eagle Dining Room Section Seats 32 the Lounge Section seats 18. Train will be inaugurated to Big Spring Sunday Aug 15th" and "-Advertising Photographic Studios Inc. St. Louis Mo. #3952-10 - Big Spring Daily Herald."
Date: unknown
Creator: Advertising Photographic Studios Inc.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Shops and Roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas]

Copy photo of T&P shops and roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. On the left side of the image is an elevated section of track. Printed on the image are "T.&P. R.R. Shops and Round House" and "Big Springs Tex." Written below the image are "[sic] Big Springs, Texas No. Date" and "Howard County Heritage Museum Collection."
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard County Heritage Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of an aerial view of the T&P roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas near a train yard full of train cars. Written below the image are "T&P Roundhouse Big Spring, Texas 1949" and "Jack M. Haynes Photo (Big Spring Daily Herald)."
Date: 1949
Creator: Haynes, Jack M.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Floodwaters in Front of the T&P Roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of high floodwaters in front of the T&P roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. Three trains are visible outside of the roundhouse, and two more are visible inside the house. A few men can be seen wading in the water. Text below the image says "[sic] View of the High Water in Big Spring, Texas July 24, 25, and 26, 1902 - T&P Roundhouse" and "Dean or Gene Moon."
Date: 1902-07-24/1902-07-26
Creator: Moon, Dean & Moon, Gene
System: The Portal to Texas History

[T&P Roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas]

Photograph of the T&P roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. Written underneath the image are "Big Springs, Texas T&P Roundhouse note: Coal Trestle" and "Howard County Heritage Museum Collection."
Date: unknown
Creator: Howard County Heritage Museum
System: The Portal to Texas History