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Description: Map shows counties, major cities, and railroad lines in early twentieth century Texas. Includes text advertising Frisco Lines and Texas statistics. Insets: "Map of Frisco Lines and connections," "Take the steel way to Texas [with illustration]," "The mean annual rainfall," and "Big facts about Texas." Scale not given.
Date: 1911
Creator: St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The M K and T sectional map of Texas traversed by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway showing the crops adapted to each section, with the elevation and annual rainfall.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century Texas railroads, counties, rainfall and temperature statistics in 1908, and agricultural products. Inset: U.S. Weather Bureau map showing rainfall in Texas year 1908. Scale not given.
Date: 1911?
Creator: Zavala Land Investment Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[First Union Pacific passenger train leaves Ft. Collins]

Description: This photograph depicts one of the most eventful days in the history of Fort Collins, Colorado. The date is July 15, 1911 and the time is 7:20 am as the Union Pacific's first passenger train departs from the city. Observe the beautiful old-time steam locomotive, an American, type 4-4-0 locomotive, heading a consist of handcrafted wooden cars, having underbody truss rods and open platforms.
Date: July 15, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Daylight Special" at Chicago Central Station]

Description: One of the Illinois Central's de luxe passenger trains; the "Daylight Special" train No. 19 southbound, stands in the Central Station in Chicago - as passengers entrain - prior to the departure hour : 10:02 AM. This train (and its companion, No. 20 northbound) operated between Chicago, Springfield, and St. Louis. The rail distance was 294.17 miles; and the schedule was 7 hours and 44 minutes: equivalent to a running time of about 40 miles per hour. This photograph was taken in the summer of … more
Date: 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[NYC “The Twentieth Century Limited” Engine No. 604]

Description: In an era of long ago New York Central's "The Twentieth Century Limited" headed by Engine No. 604, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, rolls over the route between New York and Chicago around 1911. Here the abbreviation "L.S. & M.S." (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern) appears below the cab's window instead of on the tender. Both practices were prototypical early in the twentieth century. This all pullman train went into service on June 15, 1902.
Date: 1911~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Map of the Canadian Pacific Railway : the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway and connections.

Description: Map shows railroads, shipping lines, state and provincial boundaries, cities and towns for southern portions of Canada and northern portions of the United States; parks and reserves. Scale [ca. 1:4,670,000].
Date: 1911
Creator: Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

United States and Canada.

Description: Map shows railroads, shipping routes, state boundaries, cities and towns. Insets: [Map of eastern Pennsylvania] and [Map of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:5,960,000].
Date: 1911
Creator: C.S. Hammond & Company
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Territory of New Mexico : compiled from the official records of the General Land Office and other sources under the direction of I.P. Berthrong, Chief of Drafting Division G.L.O.

Description: Map shows Native American reservations, military reserves, private land grants, railroads, federal surveyor-general and land offices, national forests, counties, county seats, township grid, marshlands, lava fields, and other notable geographic features in early twentieth century New Mexico Territory. Includes legend. Relief shown by shading. Scale [ca. 1:1,240,000].
Date: 1911
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Smithville District Seniority List: Engineers, December 1911

Description: List of engineers employed in the 11th District of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company South Texas Division as of December 1911. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: December 5, 1911
Creator: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company. South Texas Division.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Smithville Heritage Society

[Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes, January 11, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to Ed. S. Hughes discussing how to handle opposition to the railroad and how to present information about the railroad to Trumbull. Sayles discusses a conference that Abilene was invited to as they will likely have a railroad as part of the Cross Plains extension. Sayles believes there is a good chance of securing a twenty-five year lease for the railroad.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles, January 4, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles discussing John Bryan and his opinions on railroads. Sayles discusses the Katy railroad and whether or not it will branch into Abilene as that was a main concern of prior correspondence. Sayles desires Abilene to be named as a point on the extension in a proposed consolidation bill.
Date: January 4, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes, January 11, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes letting him know to not have conversations with certain individuals about the railroad. Sayles was made Chairman of the Committee of Resolutions. Sayles believes a committee member, John Bryan, will oppose any of his suggestions. Sayles elaborates on how he thinks they should handle those that oppose the railroad operation.
Date: January 11, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to J. L. Levy, March 23, 1911]

Description: Letter to J. L. Levy discussing a case regarding the railroad. The court deemed that the Abilene and Southern Railway Company pay J. H. Miller, Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy or their heirs in case of death. The payment is to be in the amount of $135.85 with six percent interest. The ownership of the land will be divided among the defendants.
Date: March 23, 1911
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes, January 4, 1911]

Description: Letter from Henry Sayles to F. W. Hughes asking him to pay his part of taxes, despite his indefinite absence from the ranch. Sayles expresses his worry about the railroad situation as he does not believe John Bryan will push for Abilene to be a point on the Cross Plains extension. Instead, he wishes for the Katy railroad itself to name Abilene as a point on the route.
Date: January 4, 1911
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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