Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities of the Abilene League of Women Voters in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and programs.

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities of the Abilene League of Women Voters in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. It includes a handwritten history, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.

Scrapbook of materials documenting the activities and history of the Abilene Fine Arts Museum in Abilene, Texas during the 1950s. It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, invitations, programs, booklets, letters, and exhibition information.

Photograph of train cars down the tracks from a crane. A man can be seen walking down near the crane. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of T&P train #1505 on tracks in Marshall, Texas. Written below the image are "Marshall, Texas 1950 - east freight" and "R. S. Plummer."

Photograph of T&P train #809 in Marshall, Texas. Written below the image are "Marshall, Texas Nov 20 1951" and "R. H. Carlson."

Copy photo of a float for the 1903 Marshall, Texas Labor Day parade built by the T&P shop there. The float is designed to look like a Texas & Pacific train car. The float is full of people, and a young man and boy are posing in front of it. Some onlookers can be seen on the right side of the image. Text on the image says "Among Our Souvenirs." Written below the photo are "[sic] Float which T&P shop employes - at Marshall built for the 1903 Labor Day parade in that city, pulled by two hefty mules. Standing in front are Lee Burnett, L a coach builder, who acted as 'Conductor' that day, and Rom Murff, the official 'Porter' a young painter at that time." and "T&P Topics, Jun 1950, pg 19."

Photograph of T&P train #804 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Written below the image are "[sic] Grand Prairie Texas 1951" and "C.M."

Copy photo of a group portrait published in T&P Topics magazine on page 42 of the March 1954 issue. Text below the image provides context for the photo and a list of the names of every person in the image.

Photograph of five trains lined up next to each other in Texarkana, Texas. The rightmost train has a large plume of black smoke rising from the engine. Written underneath the image are "Texarkana, Texas 1950" and "H. E. Chelf - R. S. Plummer Photo."

Photograph of a train in Paris, Texas holding steam boiler sections meant for power generators. Written below the image are "[sic] R. I #1331 Paris, Texas to Warrick, Ind. WB #3167 Aug 21st 1957 Shipper - Babcock & Wilcox Co. Cosignee - Aluminum Co. of America Steam Boiler Sections MFG. at Paris Texas (for Power Generator Stations) - T&P SSW St Louis A&S Sou" and "H. H. Maples."

Photograph of the train station in Van Horn, Texas. Printed on the bottom edge of the photo is "T&P Depot 1957 Van Horn, Texas." Written below the image is "H. D. Conner."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A small group of men can be seen inspecting the wreckage. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A large group of men are visible inspecting the wreckage, as well as a large crane on the right side of the photo. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

Photograph of a clipping from T&P Topics December 1955 issue. Pictured are six T&P trains leaving Dallas for the 1935 Rose Bowl game. Written below the image are "[sic] One of the biggest and longest passenger movements of the T&P took place when 9 special trains ran out of Dallas to the Rose Bowl in California carrying 2000 S.M.U. Mustang supporters. The T&P ran 6 of the 9 trains. All were 900 series locomotives Two had feedwater heaters. They are (L-R) #'s 909, 900, 908, 901, 907, and 905. The fact that Stanford won the traditional New Years Day football game 7-0 didn't dim the luster of the 3,000-mile excursion for the fans" and "T&P Topics, Dec 1955, pg 34."

Group photo of the Traffic Department of T&P Railway. There is a man kneeling in the front holding a sign with the T&P logo on it. Written on the bottom of the photo is "T&P Ry. Co. Traffic Dept. Dallas, Tex. Dec. 1950." Written below the photo is "[sic] RWCannaday 1-2-51." Printed on the back of the photo are the names of all the people in the picture.

Photograph of T&P train #1568 on tracks near Mineola, Texas. Written below the image are "Near Mineola, Texas Feb 6th 1955 - eastbound freight" and "R. S. Plummer."

Photograph of a train in Paris, Texas holding steam boiler sections meant for power generators. Written below the image are "[sic] P. R. R. #613746 Paris, Texas to Warrick, Ind. WB #3167 Aug 21st 1957 Shipper - Babcock & Wilcox Co Consignee - Aluminum Co. of America Steam Boiler Sections mfg at Paris, Texas (for Power Generator Stations) - T&P SSW St Louis A&S Sou" and "H. H. Maples."

Photograph of a train wreck in Jonesville, Texas. A group of people is visible in the distance inspecting the wreckage. Written below the image are "Jonesville, Texas Mar. 5th 1953" and "H. K. Vollrath."

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 Texas & Pacific train #809 in El Paso, Texas. There are smokestacks and a large tank behind the train. The text below the image says "[sic] El Paso Texas Aug 22nd 1954" and "W. Burke."

Photograph of T&P train #809 in Marshall, Texas. There are buildings visible behind the train. The text below the image says "Marshall, Texas Aug 28th 1950" and "Paul W. Prescott."

Photograph of T&P train #1505 pulling freight in Marshall, Texas. Written underneath the image are "T&P #1505 with eastbound freight at Marshall, Texas 1950" and "R. S. Plummer Photo."