Photograph of six dry kilns built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana for the Southern Pine Lumber Company. This view is looking from the northeast. By 1907 the company had 12 kilns which held 544,400 feet of lumber.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company baseball team. The team was supported by Southern Pine's athletic society, which was open to young men of semiexective positions such as office work. It was not uncommon for East Texas lumber companies to have their own teams that played against one another. Tennis was also a focus of the athletic society.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company billing clerk's office showing Robert Waite and Miss Dee Eck in the background. This is the company's main office in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company camp 1 from the north end looking south. Note the box car housing along the right of way, which was painted a dull red. Camp 1 was near the Rayville Ranch site in Trinity County, Texas, about 13 miles northwest of Diboll. It replaced the Angelina County camp called Lindsey Springs, and lasted from about 1907-1912.
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 2 showing box car housing, women, and animals. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.
Photograph of the logging teams of Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 2 with a car of pine logs, lumbermen, logging animals, and McGiffert log loader 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company rough dry lumber shed, also called the clear rough lumber shed. This view is from the northeast. Also shown are lumber shed workers. This shed was 52 by 350 feet in area and could hold up to 1,500,000 feet of lumber.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary which included an express office, post office, and drug store. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384 square feet. The first floor contained the general store and the second floor held furniture and men's furnishing goods. W. P. Rutland was the manager and eleven others were employed. This commissary was replaced by a new one on the same site in 1923, which lasted until it was torn down in 2004.
Photograph of the first floor of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384 square feet. The first floor contained the general store and the second floor held furniture and men's furnishing goods. W. P. Rutland was the manager and eleven others were employed. This commissary was replaced by a new one on the same site in 1923, which lasted until it was torn down in 2004.
Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary in 1903. Stocking almost everything carried by a modern "superstore" as well as such items as fiddle strings, horse collars, coffins and caskets, it was a complete shopping center and mall under one roof. It also contained doctor offices, a drug store, and the post office.
Photograph of the second floor in the Southern Pine Lumber Company commissary showing furniture, men's clothing, and company employees. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384 square feet. The first floor contained the general store and the second floor held furniture and men's furnishing goods. W. P. Rutland was the manager and eleven others were employed. This commissary was replaced by a new one on the same site in 1923, which lasted until it was torn down in 2004.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns, also showing workers with a cart of lumber. The kilns were built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. The structure consisted of six rooms 2,400 square feet each that could hold up to 300,000 feet of lumber and turn out 100,000 feet of dried stock daily.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns. The kilns were built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. The structure consisted of six rooms 2,400 square feet each that could hold up to 300,000 feet of lumber and turn out 100,000 feet of dried stock daily.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns. The kilns were built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. The structure consisted of six rooms 2,400 square feet each that could hold up to 300,000 feet of lumber and turn out 100,000 feet of dried stock daily.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns from the south, viewed from atop the rough lumber shed. The kilns were built by the National Dry Kiln Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1907 the company had 12 kilns which held 544,400 feet of lumber.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry shed with stacked lumber surrounding the building. The planing mill is depicted in the background on the left.
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company employees outside of the company commissary, standing along the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. This photograph was taken on November 4, 1907. Built in 1901, this was the company's fourth commissary, the first being built in 1894, the second in 1898, and the third in early 1901 which was later destroyed by fire. The fourth commissary was originally 3,226 square feet but a 1902 addition increased the size to 5,612 square feet. The second story was added in 1907 which increased the size of the floor space to 10,384 square feet. The first floor contained the general store and the second floor held furniture and men's furnishing goods. W. P. Rutland was the manager and eleven others were employed. This commissary was replaced by a new one on the same site in 1923, which lasted until it was torn down in 2004.
Photograph of an alley of 16 and 18 foot hardwood lumber, the third alley from the west. This is a section of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard.
Photograph of a hardwood lumber alley in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing mill no. 2, or the hardwood mill, at the end. This is the second alley from the west looking north.
Photograph of a long alley of hardwood lumber in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing sawmill no. 2, or the hardwood mill, at the end. This is the third alley from the west, looking north.
Photograph of four wide boards produced by the Southern Pine Lumber Company. Depicted is red gum 2" x 30" x 14'; white oak 2" x 22" x 18'; red oak 2" x 25" x 14'; and bay poplar 2" x 32" x 14'. These are all hardwood products.
Photograph of various Southern Pine Lumber Company hardwood products. Pictured are red gum 30"; white oak 22" x 18'; red oak 25"; bay poplar 32"; red gum 27"; and four white oaks 19".
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company loading dock which was situated behind the commissary. This view is from the south end of the dock. Lumbermen pushing carts are depicted as well as freight cars on the right, including Pennsylvania Railroad car 93788. The planing mill is seen in the background. Note how the loading dock is curved.
Photograph of south end of the Southern Pine Lumber Company loading dock showing lumbermen pushing carts of lumber. The dressed lumber sheds are shown in the background. Also shown are cars from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company logging ox cart pulling two logs. Stacked timber is shown on the left as well as a man operating the cart.
Photograph of a view down an alleyway in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard. Also depicted is a worker hauling a cart of lumber. Note the primitive electric light poles. The dynamo, or electrical generator, was located in the dry kiln boiler room and used the boilers to produce power.
Photograph of the center of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard taken from atop the water tower. Company housing can be seen in the background.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing hand stacked lumber air-drying, with employees loading and unloading lumber carts. This view is looking south.
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, looking southwest from atop the water tower. Company housing is depicted in the background.
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