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- [Church Building and Hall]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company church building located in Diboll's south side. The lower floor held Baptist and Methodist services. The upper floor held meeting rooms for the Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of the World.
- [Corliss Steam Sawmill Engine]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill engine, a 24x48 500 horse power Filer & Stowell Corliss steam engine, with an 18-foot fly wheel. A company employee is depicted in the background. This is likely sawmill 1, or the yellow pine mill.
- [L. D. Gilbert]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company secretary and treasurer L. D. Gilbert in his Texarkana, Arkansas office, looking through a suite of offices. Gilbert later served as director of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company in 1922 and 1929-1930.
- [L. D. Gilbert and Thomas Lewis Latane Temple]
- Photograph of L. D. Gilbert in his office, Southern Pine Lumber Company's secretary and treasurer, and Southern Pine owner and founder Thomas Lewis Latane Temple in the background. This is the company's main office in Texarkana, Arkansas.
- [Dynamo Room Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dynamo room showing an engine manufactured by A. L. Ide & Sons of Springfield, Illinois. Engine specifications include 13x12 204 rev.; 50 K. W. Triumph Dynamo (Triumph Electric Company of Cincinnati, Ohio); 35 K. W. Keystone dynamo (Keystone Electric Company of Erie, Pennsylvania); 250 volts D. C.
- [S. E. Lingard Home]
- Photograph of the S. E. Lingard house in Diboll, Texas. Lingard was Southern Pine Lumber Company's shipping clerk. Lingard and his family are presumably pictures on the porch.
- [Filing and Tool Room in the Planing Mill]
- Photograph of the saw filing and tool room in the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill.
- [Four Cars of Pine Logs]
- Photograph of a log ramp and four cars of pine timber cut by Southern Pine Lumber Company logging teams. This is possibly in Trinity County near camp 2.
- [Full Mill Pond and Loaded Rail Cars]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond filled with pine timber, also showing loaded rail cars along the unloading dock in the background.
- [Hardwood Log Cars]
- Photograph of a train of nine rail cars carrying hardwood timber on a switch near the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmills.
- [Hardwood Log Cars - 2]
- Photograph of nine cars of hardwood timber on a switch near the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmills, which are shown in the background.
- [Hardwood Log Cars - 3]
- Photograph of hardwood log cars near the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmills, looking southwest. Frank Sullivan is the man standing on the left.
- [Hardwood Log Cars and Sawmill]
- Photograph of rail cars loaded with hardwood timber at the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2, which was also called the hardwood mill. This mill also cut pine timber. Note the mill pond on the left. Hardwood logs were not unloaded into the mill ponds because they would sink.
- [Hardwood Logs on the Unloading Dock]
- Photograph of four cars of hardwood logs on the unloading dock, showing the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2 and new water tower and in the background. Mill 2 was also called the hardwood mill. Notice that hardwood logs were not unloaded into the mill pond, but rather rolled down an incline to the endless chain. The mill pond with floating pine logs and mill pond workers are also shown. This view is looking south from the north end of the unloading dock.
- [Hardwood Lumber Alley along Loading Dock]
- Photograph of an alley of two inch hardwood lumber along the loading dock.
- [Hardwood Lumber Stacks]
- Photograph of a stack of hardwood lumber in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard.
- [Hardwood Lumber Yard Alley]
- Photograph of a clean back alley in the hardwood section of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard.
- [Hardwood Lumber Yard Alley - 2]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company hardwood lumber yard alley from the north.
- [Hardwood Timber Unloading]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2, also called the hardwood mill, with workers unloading hardwood timber down a ramp and into the mill. Note how hardwood logs were not unloaded into the mill pond because they would sink. This mill was built between December 1906 and April 1907. All sawmill equipment was in a 40x155 feet area and the lath mill annex was 28x60 feet. The mill sometimes cut pine timber too. The mill's daily capacity during a daytime run was 60,000 feet of pine and 40,000 feet of hardwoods, with a day and night yellow pine capacity of 120,000 feet. Hardwoods were not cut at night. Sawmill 2 was dismantled in 1954.
- [J. E. Hintz and Nellie Ringo]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company assistant sales manager J. E. Hintz and stenographer Nellie Ringo in the company's Texarkana, Arkansas office.
- [J. Kirby Home]
- Photograph of the J. Kirby home in Diboll. Kirby was a Southern Pine Lumber Company woods foreman.
- [Knights of Pythias Hall Dedication]
- Photograph of the new Knights of Pythias Castle Hall and a group of members and visitors present and the hall's dedication, November 15, 1907.
- [Knights of Pythias Members]
- Photograph of Knights of Pythias members, officers, visitors, including women, in front of the new Castle Hall of Diboll Lodge 304. This is the building dedication. November 15, 1907.
- [Lath on the Dry Kiln Incline]
- Photograph of lath on the dry kiln incline. Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1 is depicted in the background with the fuel and engine houses to the right of the mill.
- [Lath on the Dry Kiln Trams]
- Photograph of lath on the dry kiln trams, showing how it comes from under the sorting platform. A sawmill is shown in the background with various employees and lumber carts.
- [Loaded Log Cars in the Woods]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company rail cars loaded with cut timber in the woods.
- [A Log atop the Endless Chain]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company log pond from the top of the endless chain incline. The photograph shows how logs were attached to the chain and pulled upward from the mill pond and into the sawmill.
- [Log Cars along the Log Pond Unloading Dock]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company loaded rail cars alongside the mill pond loading dock.
- [Log Ramp and Pine Timber near Camp 1]
- Photograph of a log ramp and cut pine timber near Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas.
- [Log Ramp near Camp 1]
- Photograph of a log ramp with timber and the Southern Pine Lumber Company McGiffert log loader 1 in the background, near camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas.
- [Log Ramp on Spur Toward Camp 1]
- Photograph of a hardwood log ramp on a spur heading toward Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1. 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.
- [Log Ramps near Southern Pine Lumber Company Camp 2]
- Photograph of shortleaf yellow pine logs on ramps near camp 2 with a McGiffert log loader and log cars in the background. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.
- [Longleaf Pine Timber, Houston County, Texas]
- Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.
- [Longleaf Pine Timber, Houston County, Texas - 2]
- Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.
- [Longleaf Pine Timber, Houston County, Texas - 3]
- Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.
- [Longleaf Pine Timber, Houston County, Texas - 4]
- Photograph of longleaf yellow pine timber located on the A. Harris place, 25 miles northwest of Diboll in Houston County, Texas.
- [Lumber Yard at Sunset]
- Photograph of a sunset effect over the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard. Company housing is seen in the background.
- [Lumbermen Receiving Paychecks]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company employees at the pay window of the company office on pay day. This photograph was taken with flashlight at 7 P.M. This is the Diboll office.
- [Machinery and Repair Shop Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company machinery and repair shop. This view is from the northeast corner and shows a trip-hammer and forge in the foreground.
- [Manufactured Lumber Shed Exterior]
- Photograph of the exterior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company manufactured lumber shed.
- [Manufactured Lumber Shed Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company manufactured lumber shed, from the west end.
- [Manufactured Lumber Shed Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company manufactured lumber shed.
- [Marsh Fire Pump]
- Photograph of a Marsh fire pump near the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1, also called the yellow pine mill. Th pump had an 8-inch suction capacity and 7-inch discharge.
- [Marsh Fire Pump at the Sawmill No. 2]
- Photograph of a Marsh fire pump at the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2, also called the hardwood mill. The pump had an 8-inch suction capacity and a 7-inch discharge.
- [McGiffert Log Loader]
- Photograph of a McGiffert log loader and four crewmen loading a log onto a rail car. Note the ropes used by the crewmen to guide the log onto the car.
- [McGiffert Log Loader 1]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's McGiffert log loader 1 near the company's logging camp 1 in Trinity County, Texas. Loader crewmen pose while loading logs onto rail cars.
- [McGiffert Log Loader 2]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company McGiffert log loader 2, also showing crewmen and a loaded rail car. This is possibly in Trinity County near camp 2.
- [McGiffert Log Loader 3]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's McGiffert log loader 3 showing crewmen attaching a log to the loader's swinging boom. This loader was primarily used in hardwood logging operations. This is likely in Trinity County, Texas.
- [McGiffert Log Loader with Crew sitting on Logs]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company McGiffert log loader showing the loading crew posing for a photograph.
- [Mill Pond Detailed View]
- Photograph of a detailed view of the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond with floating pine logs. The building in the background is possibly the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company office. Also shown are rail cars, including one from the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.