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[Train on Tracks]

Description: Photograph of the Kansas City Southern Train at a station in Port Arthur. There are two men walking towards the camera, and a large group of people on the platform behind them. There is a small white building at the station. A sticker on the back of the photograph identifies the photographer as James Everett, from Groves, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Everett, James
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Men Standing in Front of Train]

Description: Photograph of four men standing in front of Southern Pacific train engine. The man on the left is facing sideways, the two men in the middle are standing on the tracks and holding their hats in their hands, and the man on the right has his arms crossed.
Date: unknown
Creator: Business Men's Studio
Partner: Museum of the Gulf Coast

[Photograph of a Train]

Description: Photograph of the front of a train and train tracks. Alongside the tracks is a stack of wood planks and in the background is a fringe of trees. On the back are the words "Fbq RR." 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
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

Danevang People Hauling Cotton to El Camp

Description: Copy negative of a group of men on top of a horse-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Although some names have been provided, they have not been matched properly to the people pictured. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal frame. Near the back wheel of the wagon is a tightly-packed sack; presumably, one of the co… more
Date: 1914
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Louis Schaer Cotton Delivery

Description: Copy negative of Louis Schaer delivering cotton to a salesman from Overland. The two men stand on the rail of Schaer's automobile in front of train boxcars. The automobile is pulling a trailer of cotton bales. One of the men is tipping his hat toward the camera.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang People Hauling Cotton Seed to El Campo

Description: Photograph of a group of men on top of a mule-drawn, wooden wagon. Accompanying information indicates they are from Danevang, Texas, and are hauling cotton to El Campo, Texas, also in Wharton County. Second from right is P. J. Agerskov Petersen. Second from left is Marius Christensen, followed by Jens Berndt. The wagon and mules belong to Chris Petersen, who may or may not be in the picture. Behind them, there is a train with the Southern Pacific logo and insignia on various parts of its metal … more
Date: 1914~
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

El Campo Cotton Platform

Description: Copy negative of twelve men loading bales of cotton from horse-drawn carriages onto a railroad platform for shipment by train in El Campo Texas, which is located in Wharton County. The title of the image, "El Campo Cotton Platform", is hand written in cursive on the front of the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Second shift crew of the Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Department]

Description: Photograph of the Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Department, second shift crew. A Southern Pacific train car stands behind the large group of forty men. A sign at the front of the group reads: "Southern Pacific Lines Mechanical Dept. Second Shift May 1963 Houston, Texas Barrett & Assoc."
Date: May 1963
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Two men on a train engine]

Description: Photograph of two men standing on the platform of a train engine. The man on the left looking down at something in his hands. William Aguilar was an engineer for the US Railroad in Clovis, New Mexico during the 1940s. He was a long time resident of Houston.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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