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[Young Boy Tightening a Railroad Spike]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy tightening a railroad spike that has been driven into the wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him to hold the end of the long-handled wrench that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Young Boy Driving a Railroad Spike]

Description: Black and white photograph of a young boy driving a railroad spike into the track's wooden rails. A man in a cowboy hat helps him with the hammer that he is using. This activity is one of many at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Railroad Spike Driving]

Description: Photograph of railroad spike driving demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man wielding a pick-axe leans over a railroad section constructed inside the festival. Festival participants stand around the railroad section, watching him drive the spike into the wood.
Date: [1976-08-05..1976-08-08]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Railroad Spike Driving]

Description: Color photograph of a man driving a railroad spike in a live demonstration at the 7th annual Texas Folklife Festival. He is using a large hammer to drive a nail through the wooden rails that have been set in the grass. Two men stand nearby; one of them is also holding a large spiking hammer and is wearing overalls and a train conductor's cap.
Date: [1978-08-03..1978-08-06]
Creator: Informedia
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a Group of People on a Railroad Track]

Description: Photograph of a group of people standing on a railroad track. There are two men standing on the left wearing white shirts and dark pants and holding hats. Two women are standing on the right. They are wearing long dresses and holding hats. They are standing on a railroad track that is between two walls of rocks. The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, Sep 1929, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrigh… more
Date: September 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Railroad Track]

Description: Photograph of a railroad track near the Buchanan dam. Across the length of the photograph is a railroad on elevated tracks. In the front are a couple of thin trees. On the back are the words "RR Tresth, Buchanan Damm[sic]." The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Man Standing on a Railroad Track]

Description: Photograph of a man standing on top of an elevated railroad track. In the background are a line of trees and a tall pole is in front of the tracks. The photograph was taken by the Buchanan Dam. On the back are the words "RR Tresthe, Buchanan Dam [sic]." The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Man Outside a Railroad Tunnel]

Description: Photograph of an older man, Gus Jentsch, standing outside a railroad tunnel. He is standing with his hat in his hands and is wearing a suit. The railroad tunnel is located in the side of a mountain. On the back are the words "Gus Jentsch + RR Tunnel." The Fox Company's stamp is on the back of the photograph and says "Guaranteed for Life, This is a Genuine Border Fox Tone Picture Made By Fox Co., San Antonio, Texas, Copyrighted 1927 by Carl D. Newton."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of Entrance to Tex-Mex Institute]

Description: Photograph of the the entrance to the Tex-Mex Institute. A long, gravel road leads from the entrance to a white building in the background. On either side of the road in the mid-ground are short, white, stone walls. Written vertically, on the left wall is "Tex" and on the right wall is "Mex." A railroad track is in the foreground in front of the entrance.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Group at Railroad Depot

Description: Photograph of a group of people at a railroad depot. The group consists of four men, five women, an infant child, and a young boy. They are dressed casually and standing just outside of an overhang visible on the leftmost top part of the image. Behind the group, there are a series of buildings serving various business purposes. Only one of them can be identified specifically, however; a building in the background that has a sign in the front indicating it is a dairy company. The sign also indic… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Railroad Spike Driving at the Texas Folklife Festival]

Description: Photograph of a railroad spike driving demonstration at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. In the photograph, one man has a large pick-axe raised in the air, as if he is about to bring the weight down onto the spike. Several people are standing behind him watching. The event was sponsored by the Texas Transportation Museum in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: [1975-08-07..1975-08-10]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections
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