[Railroad Rooms - 109 West Martin Street]

One of 121 photographs in the series: Historical Resources Survey of Del Rio, Texas available on this site.

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Photograph of an adobe one story building in very poor repair, with three peaks in the roof with circular vents on the front wall. The front wall is stained two colors, materials are torn up from the base of the wall, and the wall bears the remains of a roof over the concrete slab covered with construction materials (used to be a front porch). A car is parked on the lawn parallel to the front of the house by the front walkway. A concrete entry for a driveway is visible along the sidewalk between a utility pole and a sign … continued below

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1976.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the Val Verde County Historical Commission to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 76 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Materials from the Val Verde County Historical Commission include images during the Historical Resources Survey of Del Rio in 1976, featuring local area homes, businesses, and churches.

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Photograph of an adobe one story building in very poor repair, with three peaks in the roof with circular vents on the front wall. The front wall is stained two colors, materials are torn up from the base of the wall, and the wall bears the remains of a roof over the concrete slab covered with construction materials (used to be a front porch). A car is parked on the lawn parallel to the front of the house by the front walkway. A concrete entry for a driveway is visible along the sidewalk between a utility pole and a sign reading No Parking - Drive Way.

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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm.

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Mr. White and Mr. McGity built early "rooms" for Southern Pacific Railroad employees. Facility is adobe.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

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  • 1976

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  • April 2, 2007, 12:11 p.m.

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  • Dec. 9, 2016, 2:24 p.m.

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[Railroad Rooms - 109 West Martin Street], photograph, 1976; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth24843/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Val Verde County Historical Commission.

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