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Railroad Survey Crew Poses in Wagon, c. 1902

Railroad Survey Crew Poses in Wagon, c. 1902
Description:

Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose in a wagon, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.

Creator: Unknown
Location:
Creation Date: c. 1902
Partner(s):
Irving Archives
Collection(s):
Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection
Creator:
Unknown
Original Creation Date: c. 1902
Coverage:
Place
United States - Texas - Dallas County - Irving
Era
New South, Populism, Progressivism, and the Great Depression, 1877-1939
Date
c. 1902
Description:

Members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew pose in a wagon, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.

Physical Description:

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. ; mounted on 10.5 x 13.75 in. paperboard backing

Language: English
Subject(s):
Partner:
Irving Archives
Collection:
Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection
Identifier:
  • LOCAL-CONT-NO: 31-77
  • ARK: ark:/67531/metapth3308
Resource Type: Photograph
Format: Image

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