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[T&P Waybill]

Description: Copy photo of a T&P waybill for a trip from Dallas to Arlington. Written below the image are "T&P Waybill of 1889" and "H. H. Maples / Paris Junior College."
Date: July 18, 1889
Creator: Maples, H. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Photograph of Horse-Drawn Cabin]

Description: Photograph of a small log cabin constructed on a wagon base and pulled by a team of horses near Shelby, Texas. Several individuals and a dog sit on the cabin’s front porch. The identity of three are known. Oscar Fisseler is standing next to the wagon on the right side of the photo (the first adult man on the left, wearing the light colored hat). Oscar's wife Emma Albert Fisseler is seated on the wagon (far right, wearing the light colored dress). And their daughter Caroline “Lena” Fisseler is s… more
Date: [1889..1890]
Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

[Portrait of a Middle Aged Woman]

Description: Photograph of a middle aged woman seen from the torso upward. She wears a dark dress with white lace. A small stamp featuring a bearded man appears to the lower left.
Date: 1889~
Creator: Hillyer and Son
Partner: Coleman Public Library

[William Schmalzried Using a Hand Pump]

Description: Photograph of William Schmalzried using a hand pump that is connected to a train car. Several buildings are visible in the background. Handwritten text under the photo says, "Fort Worth, Texas Jan, 1889 - Hand pumps were once used to provide air pressure for testing brakes in yards and car shops. This device was an important piece of equipment in railroad terminals for many years. The photo shows Mr. William Schmalzried, former Supt. of the Car Dept."
Date: January 1889
Partner: The Grace Museum
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