Aerial photograph of Big Spring, Texas, including a railroad yard and roundhouse in the lower-right corner and various other buildings in the town. Several train tracks are visible through the center of the image, running under an arched metal bridge. Handwritten text below the photo says, "T&P Roundhouse - Big Spring, Texas 1940's."

Photograph of a train depot for the Texas & Pacific Railway in Coahoma, Texas. A family is seated on the stairs outside the building and railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. Text in the upper-right corner says, "T&P Depot 1907 Coahoma, Texas."

Aerial photograph of Big Spring, Texas, including a railroad yard and roundhouse in the lower-right corner and various other buildings in the town. Several train tracks are visible through the center of the image, running under an arched metal bridge. Handwritten text below the photo says, "T&P Roundhouse - Big Spring, Texas 1940's."

Aerial view of a train yard and roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. Various buildings are visible in addition to a number of train cars on several sets of tracks and a bridge over the railway in the upper part of the image. Handwritten text below the photo says, "T&P Roundhouse - Big Spring, Texas 1949."

Copy pring of Big Spring, Texas, including a railroad yard and roundhouse in the lower-right corner and various other buildings in the town. Several train tracks are visible through the center of the image, running under an arched metal bridge. Handwritten text below the photo says, "T&P Roundhouse - Big Spring, Texas 1940's."

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."

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."

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."

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)."

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."

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."

Photograph of the T&P roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. There are men lined up in front of it around a train engine. and a large ash pit to the right side of the image. Written below the image are "[sic] Big Springs Texas T&P Roundhouse Note Ashpit Bottom Right" and "Jane Tindall / Permian Basin Historical Society."

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."

Photograph of two men in the cab of a T&P locomotive. Written below the image are "T&P loco with Walter Pike the Engineer and Billy Power the Fireman photo taken at Big Spring between 1904 and 1910" and "Howard County Historical Society - Big Spring Herald Sun May 17th 1981."

Photograph of train #256 in front of a water tower. Written below the photo are "Big Spring, Texas Aug 9th 1931" and "William Monypeny."

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."

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.