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[Letter to Don Watson] (open access)

[Letter to Don Watson]

Letter from Raymond Canala Jr, the President of the Sierra Blanca Chamber of Commerce, to Mr. Don Watson regarding the book being written by Mr. Watson. Most of the letter is praise, accompanied with a suggestion to seek out a Mr. Paul Frames, a retired railroader, for more information. Along with the letter, there are a page with historical and geographical information about Hudspeth County, two photos of a Texas Historical marker about the Second Transcontinental Railroad, and a page with a transcription of the historical marker.
Date: [1976-08..]
Creator: Caraba, Raymond, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Second Transcontinental Railroad Historical Marker]

Photograph of a Texas Historical Marker in Sierra Blanca, Texas about the Second Transcontinental Railroad. Written below the image are "July 27th 1976" and "Sierra Blanca Chamber of Commerce."
Date: July 27, 1976
Creator: Sierra Blanca Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History