Photograph of an animal logging team at Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1, with high wheel slip-tongue carts, ox teams, and a car of logs. 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 interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary at 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 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 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 a log ramp and cut pine timber near Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of a log ramp with timber and the Southern Pine Lumber Company McGiffert log loader 1 in the background, near camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas.

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 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 Southern Pine Lumber Company's McGiffert log loader 1 near the company's logging camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas. Loader crewmen pose while loading logs onto rail cars.

Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's McGiffert log loader 3 showing crewmen attaching a log to the loader's swinging boom. This loader was primarily used in hardwood logging operations. This is likely in Trinity County, Texas.

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 yellow pine timber on Southern Pine Lumber Company rail cars. These logs were cut from the J. M. Walker league in Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of a red gum tree which will cut 3,000 board feet and large water oak timber, located on the northwest corner of the J. M. Walker league, Trinity County, Texas. A Southern Pine Lumber Company employee stands to give perspective of the size of the red gum tree.

Photograph of two scaly bark hickory trees which will cut 600 board feet each, located on the northwest corner of the J. M. Walker league, Trinity County, Texas. This view shows the only portion which will yield logs. A man poses to show perspective of the tree sizes.

Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine timber chained to rail cars. These logs were cut by Southern Pine Lumber Company workers from the J. M. Walker league in Trinity County, Texas.

Photograph of upland shortleaf pine timber on the west end of the J. M. Walker league, 16 miles northwest of Diboll. This league consists of 6106 acres.

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 Southern Pine Lumber Company camp 1 from the north end looking south. Note the box car housing along the right of way, which was painted a dull red. 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 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 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 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.