[People standing Outside of a Train Station]

Description

Photograph of a group of people of various ages standing outside of a train depot. A horse-drawn wagon is parked behind a railroad crossing sign. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads "Station waiting on papa."

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm.

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. 1909~.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Abilene Library Consortium and was provided by the Frontier Texas! to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 113 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Frontier Texas!

Frontier Texas is a history museum, heritage center, and visitor information center located in downtown Abilene. It allows visitors to relive the Old West through of state-of-the-art technology and brings the frontier to life to let visitors meet people who played out their lives on the Texas frontier.

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Description

Photograph of a group of people of various ages standing outside of a train depot. A horse-drawn wagon is parked behind a railroad crossing sign. A handwritten note on the back of the photo reads "Station waiting on papa."

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 6 cm.

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Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

Pruitt-Rogers Taylor County Photograph Collection

These photographs were taken from a scrapbook created by Willie M. Pruitt-Rogers. They depict family members, trains, stockyards, and other landmarks and scenes of Abilene and West Texas.

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  • 1909~

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 24, 2015, 4:41 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Dec. 7, 2021, 2:43 p.m.

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  • 32.449379, -99.734527

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[People standing Outside of a Train Station], photograph, 1909~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth610951/: accessed December 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Frontier Texas!.

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