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[Sierra Blanca Junction]

Copy photo of a group of people lined up outside of the junction in Sierra Blanca, Texas. Written below the image is "Sierra Blanca, Texas 1896 [sic] jct of the T&P and S.P." and "Southwest Collection."
Date: 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[SP Depot]

Photograph of SP Depot in Sierra Blanca, Texas. Text on the photograph says "SP Depot 1957 Sierra Blanca, Tex." Below the image is written "H.D.Conner."
Date: 1957
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train Station in Sierra Blanca, Texas]

Photograph of the train station in Sierra Blanca, Texas. Text on the image says "Sou. Pac./T&P Depot Sierra Blanca, Texas." Below the image is written "H. D. Conner."
Date: unknown
Creator: Conner, H. D.
Object Type: Photograph
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
[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