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[Building Along a T&P Rail Line]
Photograph of a building along a T&P rail line. At the top of the building is a sign that says "Sheldon." Two people are sitting on a bench out front near a pond with a large island in the middle. Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date:
1895/1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ole Girl Article]
Copy photo of an article about the "ole girl," or T&P train #610. The article details how it came to be that train #610 was being repaired in Fort Worth, Texas, and what exactly that entails.
Date:
June 15, 1975
Creator:
Svacina, Pat
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P X1105 3]
Photograph of a T&P train car with "TP X1105" printed on the side. Written below the image are "Fort Worth, Texas Dec 14th 1978" and "Don Watson."
Date:
December 14, 1978
Creator:
Watson, Don
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train Car in Mineola, Texas 5]
Photograph of a T&P train car in Mineola, Texas. Written below the image are "Mineola, Texas Nov 28th 1978" and "Don Watson."
Date:
November 28, 1978
Creator:
Watson, Don
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pocket Watch of an Engineer Killed in Train Wreck]
Photograph of a pocket watch belonging to a man killed in the wreck of the Louisiana Limited. The watch face is slightly cracked. Written below the image are "[sic] Watch of J. W. 'Rab' Gorman engineer killed at Cecile La. in the wreck of the 'Louisiana Limited' Marshall, Texas to New Orleans, La. passenger train. The time showen is 11:37 pm the exact time of death. The date was Dec 14 1931 and the location was Cecile, La. at Hutchinson's Spur about 15 miles S. E. of Shreveport La." and "Ed Robinson."
Date:
December 14, 1931
Creator:
Robinson, Ed
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Federal Building in Paris, Texas]
Copy photo of the Federal building in Paris, Texas. There is a horse-drawn carriage with some people standing in front.Written on the bottom of the photo is "Federal Bldg Paris." Written below the image are "Scenes along the T&P 1895-1896" and "T&P."
Date:
1895/1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #240]
Clipping of T&P train #240 stationed in Merkel, Texas. Written to the left of the image is "On Film, Neg, TPQ July 1905 Vol VIII #3 page 36." Printed on the image is "Dorsey," and printed below the image is "The T. & P. "Cannon Ball" at Merkel." Written above the image is "#240."
Date:
July 1905
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photo in Front of Train Station]
Copy photo of a group of men posing in front of the train station in Monahans, Texas. A partially visible printed note is on the bottom edge that reads "[sic] Old Monahans depot in yhe 90's..." Below the image are written "T&P Monahans Station 1896-1911" and "James Milton Frame Scrapbook / Permian Historical Society 6027.13."
Date:
1896/1911
Creator:
Frame, James Milton
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Station in Pecos, Texas]
Photograph of the T&P train station in Pecos, Texas. There are a few people standing in front of it, and some buildings and train cars in the background. Written below it are "T&P Pecos, Texas Station elevation 2583 (1915-16 era)" and "Don Watson Collection."
Date:
1915~/1916~
Creator:
Watson, Don
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #239]
Copy photo of T&P train #239. The background has been dropped out. Text below the image says "Marshall, Texas" and "R. H. Carlson."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Carlson, R. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Builders Plate]
Photograph of a T&P builders plate from T&P train #223. Visible on the plate are the words "Baldwin Loco Works," the number "11381," and the year "1890." Written below the image are "Waco, Texas Mar 7th 1976 Builders Plate from T&P #223 - [sic] original plate lost this one was a replacement one made by the T&P - J.O.B Johnson Collection" and "D. Watson."
Date:
March 7, 1976
Creator:
Watson, D.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene & Southern Train #20]
Photograph of Abilene & Southern train #20. Written below the image are "Abilene, Texas Jun 20th 1949 (to La. Eastern)" and "Charles E. Winters."
Date:
June 20, 1949
Creator:
Winters, Charles E.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train Tracks]
Photograph of T&P train tracks. There are phone lines on either side of the tracks. Written underneath are "T&P Right-of-Way" and "T&P."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Group Photo of Shops Crew]
Copy photo of a shops crew posing for a group picture. Four of the men are sitting or resting in the front, and the rest of the men are standing behind them. A few of the crewmen are holding tools. Written below the image are "Old photo of shops crew" and "Maurice O'Connor."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
O'Connor, Maurice
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Freight Station in Donaldsonville, Louisiana]
Photograph of five men posing next to the old freight station in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Printed below the image is "Among our Souvenirs." Written below the image are "The old Donaldsonville, La. freight station long since demolished. People in photo taken about 1899 (L to R) H. E. Hanson, J. E. Dishman, operator; John Ross, pumper; J. E. Higgins, station porter, and W. B. Harp messenger. - Photo from Mr Harp who was later freight and ticket agent at Alexandria, Louisiana." and "T&P Topics, Apr 1948, pg 7."
Date:
April 1948
Creator:
Harp, W. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Horse with Handler]
Photograph of a clipping from T&P Topics of a Texas and Pacific horse with its handler. The horse is hooked into its reigns and a harness for pulling, as well as wearing blinders. The horse's handler is feeding it. Written below the photo are "T&P Nellie" and "T&P Topics, Jan 1952, pg 4."
Date:
January 1952
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a T&P Conductor]
Photograph of I. S. Witherspoon posing for a picture. He is wearing a conductor's uniform and leaning out of a train. Written below the image are "I. S. Witherspoon - T&P Conductor" and "T&P Topics, May 1955, pg 5."
Date:
May 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crane on a Train]
Photograph of a crane on a T&P train. Written below the image are "Shreveport, La. Jun. 1960" and "H. K. Vollrath."
Date:
June 1960
Creator:
Vollrath, H. K.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #54 Wrecked in Bayou Goula, Louisiana]
Photograph of T&P train #54 wrecked in Bayou Goula, Louisiana. Written below the image are "Bayou Goula, La. July 10th 1940 train #54 through freight, 54 cars damaged - engineer Chas Israel" and "R. A. Aymond Collection - Talbot Grant Photo."
Date:
July 10, 1940
Creator:
Grant, Talbot
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Shops in Marshall, Texas]
2 photographs of the T&P shops in Marshall, Texas. There is a train car pulled up beside the building. Written next to the top photo is "Shows architecture of building to good advantage." Below the bottom photo are written "T&P Shops at Marshall, Texas 1870-1880's with 'Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car' parked beside shop" and "Harrison County Historical Museum."
Date:
1870/1889
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #809]
Photograph of T&P train #809. Written below the image is "Howard W. Ameling."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ameling, Howard W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Superpower Train #610]
Clipping of a captioned photograph of T&P Train #610 en route to Fort Worth while pulling the American Freedom Train. The caption reads: "Super-power in the form of ex-Texas & Pacific 2-10-4 610 leads the American Freedom Train through Joshua, Tex., en route to Fort Worth on the Santa Fe on February 25, 1976. Photograph by Harold A. Edmonson." Written below the image is "July Trains Magazine pg 50."
Date:
July 1976
Creator:
Edmonson, Harold A.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train in Eagle Ford, Texas on the Move 2]
Photograph of a T&P train in Eagle Ford, Texas on the move. There is a second train moving in the opposite direction to the right of the image. Both trains have large plumes of smoke trailing behind them. Written below the photo are "Eagle Ford, Texas Aug. 16 1902 Eastbound 'T&P Cannonball' at 7:30 am note lack of ballast between ties in front of loco & shirtsleeves of employees in 1st and 2nd cars" and "Festus Von Blon Collection."
Date:
August 16, 1902
Creator:
Von Blon, Festus
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Wrecked Train Cars by a Crane]
Photograph of a pile of wrecked train cars on the MKT of Texas Railroad in front of a crane. In the foreground is a large platform with men and sandbags stacked in rows on it. A small crowd of people is visible in the bottom left corner. Written below the image is "J. O. B. Johnson."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Johnson, J. O. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History