[Echoes of Elegance: Victorian Splendor at the Old Miners Cabin, Thurber, Texas]

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Step into a time capsule of Victorian opulence as history and fashion converge outside the Old Miners Cabin in Thurber, Texas. Adorned in resplendent traditional attire, individuals capture moments reminiscent of a bygone era against the backdrop of this once-thriving coal-mining town. Though now a ghost town, Thurber's vibrant past resonates through this image, harking back to a time when it flourished as the heart of Texas' bituminous-coal industry from 1918 to 1920. The legacy of a population that once thrived, now preserved in the picturesque ruins of Thurber, awaits discovery in the northwest corner of Erath County, seventy-five miles … continued below

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Mallory, Randy June 2005.

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  • Main Title: [Echoes of Elegance: Victorian Splendor at the Old Miners Cabin, Thurber, Texas]
  • Series Title: Thurber

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Step into a time capsule of Victorian opulence as history and fashion converge outside the Old Miners Cabin in Thurber, Texas. Adorned in resplendent traditional attire, individuals capture moments reminiscent of a bygone era against the backdrop of this once-thriving coal-mining town. Though now a ghost town, Thurber's vibrant past resonates through this image, harking back to a time when it flourished as the heart of Texas' bituminous-coal industry from 1918 to 1920. The legacy of a population that once thrived, now preserved in the picturesque ruins of Thurber, awaits discovery in the northwest corner of Erath County, seventy-five miles west of Fort Worth.

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  • Preferred Citation: Randy Mallory Papers (AR0954), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Mallory, Randy. [Echoes of Elegance: Victorian Splendor at the Old Miners Cabin, Thurber, Texas], photograph, June 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1979954/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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