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[News Clip: Locomotive]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 10, 1994, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Compound Railway Rail

Description: Patent for a compound railway rail. This invention is comprised of separate tread and base parts. Illustration included.
Date: March 10, 1908
Creator: Finley, Alfred P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Council bonds]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 10, 1978, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 55 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Clip: Slain woman]

Description: B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: January 10, 1985, 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 43 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Cattle-Guard.

Description: Patent for a cattle guard that prevents cattle from blocking railroad tracks. It consists of sharp edged cross ties that sit on the bottom of a shallow pit, guard rails that cover the cross ties, bolts that hold the rails together, and end planks forming v-shaped serrations.
Date: October 10, 1893
Creator: Lynch, Michael L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Burt C. Blanton at the Depot in Erwin, Tennessee]

Description: The author - Burt C. Blanton - stands on the open platform of the Clinchfield Railroad's Office Car No. 100, which is located on a siding adjacent to the passenger depot at Erwin, Tennessee. The time is noon, Sunday, June 10, 1979. This was a modern car with a complement of conventional equipment. The exterior was painted dark green. The cars letterboard bore the name "Clinchfield" plus the number 100 positioned on either side, centered below the windows, all in gold leaf. There was a gold … more
Date: June 10, 1979
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Clinchfield's Railroad's Special Excursion train]

Description: A survivor of the "Glory Days of Steam" - the author: Burt C. Blanton - momentarily delays departure of the Clinchfield Railroad's special excursion train wich is standing at the Marion, North Carolina Depot; scheduled to leave at 9:00 am on Sunday morning, June 10, 1979. The train is headed by the Clinchfield's passenger locomotives, No. 200, type FP-7A, and No. 800, type F-7A. The consist was eight cars. The train's route was in a northerly direction from Marion to Erwin, Tennessee - a rai… more
Date: June 10, 1979
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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[News Clip: Truck strike]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 10, 1983
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer - February 10, 1992]

Description: Letter from Harley Davidson Mitchell to Rosa Walston Latimer, in which he tells about a brass bell and spittoon that his dad purchased from the Temple Harvey House when it was demolished, as well as other historical information about the Harvey House.
Date: February 10, 1992
Creator: Mitchell, Harley Davidson
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[Letter from Raymond Nichols to Rosa Walston Latimer - June 10, 1992]

Description: Letter from Raymond Nichols of Fort Worth, Texas to Rosa Walston Latimer in which he describes his employment as a pantry boy, night waiter, and then night manager at the Cleburne Harvey House, as well as his following success as an owner in the restaurant industry, starting the Lone Star Drive In Restaurant chain in Fort Worth and Dallas and eventually becoming a millionaire.
Date: June 10, 1992
Creator: Nichols, Raymond
Partner: Private Collection of Rosa Walston Latimer

[T&P Station Clock on Display]

Description: Photograph of a T&P station clock from Sierra Blanca on display in Longview, Texas. Written below the image are "[sic] Longview, Texas Mar 10th 1976 T&P Station Clock originally from Sierra Blanca - John Hedge Collection" and "D. Watson."
Date: March 10, 1976
Creator: Watson, D.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Train Bell From T&P Train #715]

Description: Photograph of the bell from T&P train #715 on display in the Jefferson Court House Museum. Written below the image are "[sic] Jefferson, Texas Mar 10th 1976 T&P bell off #715 - Jefferson Court House Museum" and "D. Watson."
Date: March 10, 1976
Creator: Watson, D.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[T&P Foreman at His Desk]

Description: Photograph of Maurice O'Connor at his desk. There are various papers on the desk. Written below the image are "[sic] Marshall, Texas Mar 10th 1976 - Mr Maurice O'Connor (Foreman T&P Shops at Marshall) - Note rolltop desk from T&P" and "D. Watson."
Date: March 10, 1976
Creator: Watson, D.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to the State Director of Selective Service, Texas - May 10, 1944]

Description: A letter addressed to the State Director of Selective Service, Austin 17, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, El Paso, Texas dated May 10, 1944. Carswell advises of a descrepancy by the T. and N. O. Railroad Company regarding a form 42-A in the file of a registrant listed as an employee of the company. Carswell advises that he is calling attention to this discrepency due to the fact that he noted many such instances of this nature during the inspection of the El Paso Boards.
Date: May 10, 1944
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Pecos High Bridge and Railroad]

Description: Photograph of a railroad with the foot of a cliff to the left and a river to the right. Utility lines run above and to the right of the railroad. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Sunset Route."
Date: April 10, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Sunset Route

Description: Photograph of a railroad running along the Pecos River on the Sunset Route. Utility lines and a wire fence are visible between the railroad and the river.
Date: April 10, 1913
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, January 1918

Description: List of firemen employed in the Smithville District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of January 1918. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: January 10, 1918
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Train Engine #904 and Car]

Description: Photograph of a train engine and attached car on railroad tracks, viewed from a front side angle. "904" is visible on the side of the car. Additional tracks lay to the left and behind. Another train sits on the tracks just behind on the right. An archway stands off in the background left. Handwritten text below the image says, "Longview, Texas Sept 10th 1949."
Date: September 10, 1949
Creator: Winters, Charles E.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Letter to E. P. Ripley, June 10, 1909]

Description: Letter to E. P. Ripley discussing errors made Ripley made in a previous letter regarding railroad routes and towns. The writer discusses his efforts to prevent a railroad being constructed through Abilene and contracts that were circulating among the attorneys. The writer reminds Ripley of previous statements he made about waiting to build the railroad. The writer uses his own grocery store as an example of businesses to be protected in Abilene.
Date: June 10, 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to Will Stith, April 10, 1909]

Description: Letter to Will Stith discussing an ordinance delivered to Morgan Jones by the city of Abilene. This gives authority to the railway company to construct tracks and switches throughout Abilene. Terms and conditions of the agreement are explained and the writer explains that if Jones wishes the ordinance to be amended, he should prepare the amendment and deliver it to Stith.
Date: April 10, 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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