J. O. Schulze at Desk in Tent, c. 1902

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J. O. Schulze, head of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew, at work in his field tent, c. 1902. The survey crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Schulze and fellow crew member Otis Brown remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 3.75 in.

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Creator: Unknown. 1902~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection and was provided by the Irving Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 166 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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J. O. Schulze, head of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway survey crew, at work in his field tent, c. 1902. The survey crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Schulze and fellow crew member Otis Brown remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks between Dallas and Fort Worth in 1903.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 4.75 x 3.75 in.

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Charles and Catherine Schulze Collection

Photographs donated by Charles Schulze, Jr. and his wife, Catherine. Images include Irving at the turn of the century, as well as the Chicago Rock Island railroad survey crew as they traveled through the South.

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  • 1902~

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  • June 13, 2005, 11:53 a.m.

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  • Jan. 9, 2017, 12:15 p.m.

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J. O. Schulze at Desk in Tent, c. 1902, photograph, 1902~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth3335/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Irving Archives.

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