[Labor Day T&P Float]

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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 … continued below

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 21 cm., on mat 26 x 31 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. June 1950.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Texas & Pacific Railway Collection and was provided by the Grace Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 32 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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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."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 21 cm., on mat 26 x 31 cm.

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Texas & Pacific Railway Collection

Historic photographs, news clippings, and archives from privately donated Texas and Pacific Railway archives. Items chronicle the rise and influence of railroads on West Texas’ evolution during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

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[Labor Day T&P Float], photograph, June 1950; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860895/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.

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