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[Maiden Run of "North Coast Limited"]

An intriguing photograph of Northern Pacific Railroad's first "North Coast Limited" which made its maiden run on April 29, 1900. The train is headed by a ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0 locomotive bearing the Engine No. 271, with a consist of eight handcrafted wooden cars - all having underbody truss rods - heated by potbellied iron stoves and illuminated by kerosene. The observation car had an open rear platform. This was the first electrically-lighted train to operate between the Midwest and the N… more

Date: April 29, 1900

Creator: Weister, George M.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Mrs. Mads Andersen 73rd Birthday]

Photograph of two rows of people dressed finely for Mrs. Mads Andersen's 73rd birthday. Social hour was enjoyed at the home of Marentze and Wilber Webb, Jr., with many of her close friends. Bertha Andersen was born in Denmark on April 3rd, 1868 and died in Danevang November 30th, 1941. Those in the front row are Mrs. Pete Thyssen, Mrs. J. P. Olson, Mrs. Sam Brodsgaard, Mrs. Mads Andersen, Mrs. J. Juhl, Mrs. H. P. Jensen, Mrs. H. N. Hansen, Mrs. H. C. Nygaard, Mrs. Carl Jensen, and Mrs. J. P. Pe… more

Date: April 3, 1941

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Photograph of Group in Snow]

Photograph of two women, one young girl, and a man standing in front of a house covered in snow.

Date: April 30, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Track Team]

Group photograph of the 1919 Abilene Christian College boy's track and field team. Ten young men sit, kneel, and stand in three rows in front of a professional photography landscape. Note on the back of photo states that it was copied from the Prickly Pear.

Date: April 2, 1905

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

[Photograph of Margarite Paur Ulrich]

Photograph of Margarite Paur Ulrich.

Date: April 1936

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Bickler Family Women Knitting]

Photograph of six women of the Bickler family sitting on a nench or fence and knitting. The five on the left are looking at their knitting or sewing projects, but the one on the right is looking at the camera. Martha Bickler is possibly fourth from left.

Date: April 29, 1919

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Bickler Family Women Knitting]

Photograph of six women of the Bickler family seated on a bench or fence and knitting. Handwritten note on the back reads "I asked for a smile and see what I got."

Date: April 29, 1919

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Portrait of Dr. Frances Daisy Emery Allen]

Photograph of Dr. Frances Daisy emery Allen wearing round glasses, and a dark blazer over a light lace decorated blouse. The photograph is mounted on paper, which has "April 1930" handwritten on the back.

Date: April 1930

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Tarrant County Archives

Lee Harrington and Oscar Wells at the Oil Well on the Brite Ranch

Photograph of Lee Harrington (L) and Oscar Wells (R) at the Brite oil well near the rimrock section of the Brite Ranch in April 1937. Ranch hands served as casing crews when needed. The men stand near two vehicles and a dog.

Date: April 1937

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Farmhouse]

Photograph of a single story frame farmhouse, viewed from above. The house has a covered porch and is surrounded by a wooden fence.

Date: April 24, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

[Farmhouse and garden]

Photograph of a one story frame farmhouse with a garden plot in the foreground. The house is partially obscured by a wooden fence. A woman is standing in the garden.

Date: April 24, 1914

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum