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[Santa Fe Railway Depot]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of Santa Fe Railway depot. On the left side of the image, a man wearing a vest, bow tie, and slacks is sitting on the corner of a desk. The desk has a typewriter on the opposite side. On the right side of the image, a man wearing a hat and trench coat is standing at a counter. In the center of the two men, there is a desk with papers on it. In the background, a clock, a telephone, and a calendar hang on the wall. A open safe is sitting against the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[People Standing Around a Woman Speaking on a Telephone]

Description: Photograph of four people standing around a woman speaking into a telephone. The first is a woman wearing an overcoat and a pearl necklace. The second is a middle aged man. The third is a man wearing an eyepatch over his left eye. The fourth is a smiling man who is holding some papers. The the left, two men can be seen sitting near a twin door with blinds.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

[People Viewing Papers as a Woman Holds a Phone]

Description: Photograph of four people standing in a semicircle around papers held by a man to the right. The woman on the left side is looking at the man holding the papers. The two men between them, the one on the right wearing an eyepatch over his left eye, are looking intently at the papers. There is a woman in front of them who is leaning over and holding a telephone to her ear. She is writing something down.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

[General Emilio Campa]

Description: Photograph of General Emilio P. Campa standing next to a telephone. General Campa is seated on an old 'La Nacional Jabon (soap)' box. Campa is also holding an edition of the El Paso Herald newspaper in his hand. The Newspaper's date is not known. The newspaper's title reads in part: "Incendiary Circulars Are B...." The El Paso Herald first went into circulation in 1881. In 1931 the El Paso Herald merged with another local newspaper, the El Paso Post, and the two merged to become the El P… more
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[General Emilio Campa]

Description: Photograph of General Emilio P. Campa talking into a telephone. There is a small unidentified electronic box with a hand crank next to the telephone pole.
Date: [1910..1920]
Creator: Aultman, Otis A., 1874-1943
Partner: El Paso Public Library

[Sitting and Eating at Tables while Other Stand]

Description: Photograph of two three men sitting at two tables and eating while a group of people stand in the background. inside of a building with a brick ceiling affixed with small lights, the three men sit at tables covered with bags, writing pads, and telephones while eating and drinking.
Date: unknown
Creator: Dietel, Norman
Partner: LBJ Museum of San Marcos

[Interior View of Notary Public Office]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of the Notary Public Office in Mobeetie, Texas. Three men are sitting at desks, and one girl is sitting on a box in the background. The people are identified as Houston Parks, Horace Parks, F. P. Reid, and Shirley Parks. The men on the left and in the center of the image have typewriters on their desks. The man on the right is writing. Several bookshelves, a map of Texas, a calendar, and a telephone are hanging on the walls. In the foreground, there is a sto… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

[Interior View of Panhandle Lumber Yard]

Description: Photograph of an interior view of Panhandle Lumber Yard in Mobeetie, Texas. One man, identified as C. M. Scott (manager), is standing at a wooden counter. In front of the counter, there is a stove. Behind the counter, there are several shelves filled with cans. On the wall behind the man, there is a painting of a dog, a sign that says "Neu-Tone Flat Wall Finish," a telephone, a calendar, and other paper items.
Date: unknown
Creator: Born, Julius
Partner: River Valley Pioneer Museum

Telephone Operator

Description: Photograph of the first telephone operator of Pettus. In the early 1900's a switchboard was installed in the Roberts Hotel in Pettus with Miss Lula Roberts as operator. Gradually nearly every home in the area had a telephone. The local switchboard was discontinued in January 1969.
Date: unknown
Partner: Bee County Historical Commission
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