[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge]

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Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1913.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Salado Public Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 22 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Postcard with a photograph of individuals repairing the second iron top bridge spanning Salado Creek; the photo shows individuals repairing the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage sitting on the creek bed. The back of the card says that Lee Baker is in the buggy and Jim Porter is up working on the bridge.

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1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2016

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  • 1913

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  • June 28, 2017, 11:44 p.m.

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  • July 5, 2017, 5:43 p.m.

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[Photograph of Individuals Repairing Salado Creek Bridge], postcard, 1913; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth861267/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Salado Public Library.

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