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Two People Walking in Field; Trucks Parked in Field; Train Traveling Across Field; Truck Convoy Traveling Across Field

Description: Copy negative of four pictures. One is of some trucks parked in a field. One is of two men walking across a field facing away. One is of a convoy of trucks crossing the field with mountains in the background. One is of a train crossing the field with mountains in the background.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Vacationers on Railroad Car

Description: Copy negative of a large group of people on and around a railroad car with mountains in the background. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Paxton are circled. The travelers are on vacation doing the wildflower excursion.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Postcard of Train Robbery

Description: Copy photograph of a postcard of a train robbery. A train is shown being robbed by one or more men, while the passengers are lined up outside the train with their hands on the cars. Text at the top reads, "A Hold-Up of a Grey Mountain Special."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Crowd by Train Depot

Description: Copy photograph of a group of people waiting at a train depot for Teddy Roosevelt's train to arrive. Beyond the crowd is the train depot, and behind that is a three-storey building. A hand-written note on the photograph reads, "4,000 people to greet Teddy Roosevelt, Abilene, Texas."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

School Project Displays

Description: Copy photograph of two images of student projects on display at the Abilene Civic Center. The left image shows the project, "Motor Lab," by a student of Locust Elementary School. The display consists of a model train on a tabletop. Behind the table is a wall covered with criss-crossing train tracks. The word "Locust" can be seen on the table. The right image shows the project, "Schoolroom of Yesteryear," by a student of Dyess Elementary School. The display consists of four children in desks and… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Men and Women at Railroad Station

Description: Copy negative of two pictures. The first is of a group of people at a train station standing between two rails in front of the entrance. The second is of a group of people on a platform with some folding chairs at a parade.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[T&P Staff Thanksgiving Dinner]

Description: Copy photo of the inside of a train car during a thanksgiving dinner. Twelve people are visible, and most are posing for the camera. They are sitting and standing around a set table, and an electric fan can be seen in the upper background. Written below the image is "Interior view of Business Car 5 - Doss Handy's car - Superintendent E. Div - Occasion: Thanksgiving Dinner for the Staff," and "Doss Handy Collection."
Date: unknown
Creator: Handy, Doss
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Train Roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas]

Description: Aerial view of a train yard and roundhouse in Big Spring, Texas. Various buildings are visible in addition to a number of train cars on several sets of tracks and a bridge over the railway in the upper part of the image. Handwritten text below the photo says, "T&P Roundhouse - Big Spring, Texas 1949."
Date: 1949
Creator: Haynes, Jack M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The Grace Museum

Train Depot

Description: Copy negative of a train station in a city. There are buildings in the background, also there is a banner with advertising for Corn Flakes that reads "The double-crisp Corn Flakes and Mickey Mouse cut outs"
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Santa Fe Train Wreck

Description: Photograph of the wreckage from the Santa Fe train wreck that occurred in 1955 in View, Texas. The train depot's exterior has been damaged and is strewn on the ground. The train is sitting on the right and a few people stand around the wreckage. There is a time table on the wall with the date and information about north and south bound trains. A racial segregation sign hangs next to a door that reads "White Waiting Room."
Date: 1955
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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