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[Arial view of mill and railroad]

Photograph of a mill facility that bumps up to the railroad. There are also many houses and side streets surrounding the facility.

Date: unknown

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Men in Railroad Costume

Copy negative Wally Akin and Ted Waggoner standing in front of the Paramount Theater in Abilene, Texas. The men are dressed as railroad conductors and are standing next to a small locomotive on wheels. A sign above the locomotive reads, "The Picture Evolution of Railroad Safety" and painted on the engine is, "Union Pacific, Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck. Paramount Mid-Nite Sat. and Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed." On the theater marquee is, "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in Vernon and Irene Castle".

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Soldiers at Railroad Tracks

1 copy negative of 2 images. Image A is of soldiers next to a railroad. The soldiers are wearing helmets and hats. There are several of them. Image B is of several soldiers standing next to a railroad track.

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Soldiers at Railroad Tracks

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Abandoned Mine and Mine Carts

Copy negative of an abandoned mine and mine carts. There are remains of a railroad. In the background there are trees and mountains.

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Abandoned Mine; Dilapitated Mine Carts

Copy negative of abandoned mine carts within a structure at the end of a railroad. In the background there are trees and mountain tops.

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Vacationers on Railroad Car

Copy negative of a large group of people on and around a railroad car with mountains in the background. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Paxton are circled. The travelers are on vacation doing the wildflower excursion.

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

People at Railroad Depot; Two Men on Park Bench

1 copy negative of two photographs. The first photograph shows a group of people outside of a railroad depot. There is a cart with an umbrella outside as well. The second photograph shows two unknown men sitting on a bench. Both of the men are wearing hats in the photograph.

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Crowd by Train Depot

Copy photograph of a group of people waiting at a train depot for Teddy Roosevelt's train to arrive. Beyond the crowd is the train depot, and behind that is a three-storey building. A hand-written note on the photograph reads, "4,000 people to greet Teddy Roosevelt, Abilene, Texas."

Date: unknown

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Aerial View of Dallas]

Photograph of an aerial view of the city of Dallas, Texas. The Lone Star Limited Fast Freight railway building is visible at the bottom of the image.

Date: unknown

Partner: The University of Texas at Dallas

Historic plaque - Nolan County

Photograph of a historic plaque in Sweetwater, Texas. It reads: "Nomadic Indians crossed this region before Anglo-American pioneers arrived here in the 1870s. The first settlers were buffalo hunters such as I. S. (Tuck) Focht, who later became a rancher and businessman, and cattlemen such as Confederate veteran John R. Lewis. Created in 1876, Nolan County was one of 54 counties carved from Bexar Territory. It was named for Philip Nolan (1771 - 1801), an Irish-born adventurer who came to Texas t… more

Date: August 7, 2005

Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.

Location: 32.4725756608101 -100.40798283832049

Partner: UNT Libraries

[Photograph of Charles Early Martin with Railroad Crew]

Photograph of Charles Early Martin posed standing with a group of seven railroad crew men in the doorway of a building. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Charles Early Martin and railroad crew," and a note on the front of the photograph has an arrow pointing to the man in the middle of the first row, "Papa Martin."

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Early Martin with Railroad Crew]

Photograph of Early Martin sitting on the edge of a log eating his lunch - a lunch kit is open on the ground between his legs. Behind Early Martin is a railroad handcar on a railroad track; two men on either side of the handcar are also resting. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Early Martin with crew on railroad."

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Photograph of Early Martin with Equipment]

Photograph of Early Martin standing on railroad equipment. To the left of Early Martin is a large dome with a spherical cone attached, below him is a jumble of smaller equipment pieces, and behind Early Marin is a bare field. A handwritten note on the back identifies him as "Early Martin."

Date: unknown

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Unloading Dragline and Garza Dam North]

Photographs taken during the construction of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas. The first image (numbered 24) is of various machinery being unloaded from railroad cars; a horse-drawn wagon is near the railroad tracks. The second image (numbered 20) is of horses hitched to a mechanism in a field. Handwritten text on the images identify them as: (top) "Garza Dam Unloading Bucyrus Class 24 Dragline" and (bottom) "Garza Dam North from South Bank" both taken 10-17-24.

Date: 1924