[Goldthwaite Fire 1892]

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Photograph of a wide open area in part of the town of Goldthwaite, with buildings in the background. A group of several people standing together and a person driving a horse-drawn car are visible in the mid-ground, and a few individuals are visible throughout the background. The photo was taken from an elevated point, with railroad tracks visible in the foreground. Handwriting at the top of the photo reads, "Goldthwaite first fire of 1892-" and "1st big fire 1892". Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "This was a disastrous fire, summer of 1892, Goldthwaite Tex."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 20 cm., on mat 20 x 25

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Creator: Unknown. 1892.

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Photograph of a wide open area in part of the town of Goldthwaite, with buildings in the background. A group of several people standing together and a person driving a horse-drawn car are visible in the mid-ground, and a few individuals are visible throughout the background. The photo was taken from an elevated point, with railroad tracks visible in the foreground. Handwriting at the top of the photo reads, "Goldthwaite first fire of 1892-" and "1st big fire 1892". Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "This was a disastrous fire, summer of 1892, Goldthwaite Tex."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 20 cm., on mat 20 x 25

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  • July 11, 2019, 10:44 a.m.

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[Goldthwaite Fire 1892], photograph, 1892; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1131619/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.

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