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[Catherine Elizabeth Brown Griggs in her Camp Fire Costume]

Description: Photograph of Catherine Elizabeth Brown Griggs in her Camp Fire Girls' Native American costume. It includes beads around her neck, moccasins on her feet, and a headband. She holds a bow and knife.
Date: 1920~
Creator: Spencer
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Celebration in Stark Park]

Description: Photograph of large celebration. There are many people standing and seated at a long table . There is an American flag on the right side of the photograph and other people in front of houses in the background. Front of photograph: "#22 Celebration in Stark Park. Occasion unknown. Early 1920's. Stark carriage house in background."
Date: [1920..1929]
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Chamber of Commerce Saturday drawing]

Description: Many people gather in downtown Sanger each Saturday for a cash drawing. Entries for the drawing were obtained by making a purchase from participating merchants during the preceding week. George W. (Speedy) Sullivan, standing on truck conducting the drawing. George A. Sullivan standing arms akimbo with straw hat.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Sanger Public Library

Clifton High School Class of 1923

Description: Six students, three females sitting in front and three males standing behind, holding what appear to be diplomas
Date: 1923
Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

["Colorado Special" rolls through the Texas panhandle]

Description: Forth Worth and Denver Railway's "Colorado Special" train No. 1, northbound, headed by Engine No. 553, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, with a consist of eleven cars, rolls through the Texas Panhandle High Plains enroute from Dallas to Denver.
Date: 1929~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Crescent Limited"]

Description: Southern Railway's " The Crescent Limited" famous New Orleans - New York train, headed by engine No.1394, a big Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, enroute between Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina.
Date: 1926~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Deer Hunting in Tyler County]

Description: Photograph of five people in a buckboard wagon pulled by two horses through some trees. Writing on the back indicates this is a deer hunting expedition in Tyler County in 1926.
Date: 1926
Partner: Heritage House Museum

Dr Joe H Alexander Home

Description: The home of Dr Joe Alexander on East Morgan Street in Meridian TX. A large two story 6-columned frame house with small balcony on 2nd floor
Date: 1920
Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

[Edward Ward and Bob Bowman]

Description: Photograph of Bob Bowman and Edward Ward in their ROTC uniforms in 1926.
Date: 1926
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Edward Ward in his ROTC Uniform]

Description: Photograph of Edward Ward in his ROTC uniform in 1926. He stands outdoors next to a wooden building.
Date: 1926
Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Ella Warren's Insurance Office]

Description: Office in back part of First National Bank. Pictured are "Miss Ella" Warren with her partner RW Walten, Curtis Warren and Rev. J.L. Ratcliff Pastor of First Baptist Church. "Miss Ella" was the first woman in Sanger to receive the outstanding citizen award.
Date: 1923
Partner: Sanger Public Library

[Empalme engine terminal]

Description: Photograph of several buildings and a smoke stack comprising the Southern Pacific shops and engine terminal. There are railroad tracks visible in the lower part of the image and an open, fenced field at left. Text in the lower-right portion says "R.R. shops Empalme, Mex. Foto Hopkins."
Date: June 1922
Creator: Hopkins
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Empire Builder" at Puget Sound]

Description: Great Northern Railway's "Empire Builder" train No. 31, westbound, traverses the route along Puget Sound, nearing Seattle, 1929.
Date: 1929
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Empire Builder" at St. Paul, Minnesota Depot]

Description: Great Northern Railway's "The Empire Builder" train No. 1, westbound, headed by Engine No. 2517, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, at St. Paul Union Depot, 1929. This world renowned train was operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad from Chicago to St. Paul and it was a Great Northern train from St. Paul to Portland, Seattle and Tacoma.
Date: 1929
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Empty Ore Car in Mexico]

Description: Porter Locomotive No. 4, type 0-6-4T heads an empty ore train, enroute from the smelter in Chihuahua City to the mines at Santa Eulalia, Mexico on the 30-inch gauge El Potosi Industrial and Chihuahua Railroad in June 1922. On the mountain side in the background are steel towers supporting an aerial tramway, which had recently been completed for transporting ore from the mine to a reduction mill.
Date: June 1922
Creator: Blanton, Bert C.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Engines at Tampico Terminal]

Description: The Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico engine terminal of the National Railroad of Mexico in March 1920. At this time Mallet (Articulated) type 2-6-6-2 steam locomotives frequently headed passenger trains on the Monterrey - Tampico Line. This was one of the earliest divisions on the National Railways where Mallet (Articulated) type locomotives went into service.
Date: March 1920
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Explosion of the Fotopolus Shoe Repair Store]

Description: According to information found on the back of the photo, this shows the result of an explosion of the Fotopolus Shoe Repair Store, which was located on Main Street, Palestine. The building was owned at the time by members of the Thrice family.
Date: 1920~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Fifth and Front Street]

Description: Photograph of Fifth and Front Streets in Orange, Texas. There are cars parked and driving on the street. There is a set of tracks in front of the building.
Date: [1920..1929]
Partner: Heritage House Museum

["The Firefly" entering Kansas City]

Description: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's "The Firefly" train No. 14-32, northbound, headed by a mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, entering the Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1925.
Date: 1925~
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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