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[African American School House]
Photograph of the African American school in Diboll, Texas, depicting teacher J. W. Hogg and students.
[Bucyrus Steam Shovel near Blix]
Photograph of a Bucyrus steam shovel at work loading rail cars near Blix station, along the Texas South-Eastern Railroad right of way in western Angelina County, Texas.
[Bucyrus Steam Shovel near Blix - 2]
Photograph of Bucyrus steam shovel at work loading rail cars near Blix station, along the Texas South-Eastern Railroad right of way in western Angelina County, Texas. Note the structures in the background. Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 5 and a Lidgerwood is depicted in the background as well.
[Burning Wood Waste Pile]
Photograph of a burning wood waste outside of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill.
[C. H. Bateman Home]
Photograph of the C. H. Bateman home in Diboll. Bateman was the assistant foreman of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1, also called the yellow pine sawmill. The Bateman family is presumably pictured.
[C. L. Effinger Home]
Photograph of the C. L. Effinger home in Diboll. Effinger was a Southern Pine Lumber Company cashier and office manager. He and his family are presumably pictured.
[Camp 1 Animal Team in Woods]
Photograph of an animal logging team at Southern Pine Lumber Company's camp 1, with high wheel slip-tongue carts, ox teams, and a car of logs. 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.
[Camp 2 Four-mule Logging Teams]
Photograph of five Southern Pine Lumber Company 4-mule logging teams of camp 2. The camp was in the vicinity of Iris in Trinity County and operated from about 1907-1912.
[Charles Fredreck Home]
Photograph of the Charles Fredreck home in Diboll picturing his family. Fredreck was a Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill foreman.
[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.
[Cut Timber on the Right of Way]
Photograph of cut timber along the right of way awaiting transportation to the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill.
[Cut Timber on the Right of Way - 2]
Photograph of cut timber along a right of way, cut by the Southern Pine Lumber Company.
[Donkey pulling a Lumber Cart]
Photograph of a donkey pulling a lumber cart with a Southern Pine Lumber Company worker.
[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.
[Emmit Massingill, Scaler, Southern Pine Lumber Company]
Photograph of Emmit Massingill, Southern Pine Lumber Company scaler. Cut timber is shown in the background.
[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. Kirby Home]
Photograph of the J. Kirby home in Diboll. Kirby was a Southern Pine Lumber Company woods foreman.
[John A. Massingill - Woods Boss]
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company woods boss John A. Massingill on horseback.
[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.
[Lindsey Springs Camp Workers]
Photograph of two Southern Pine Lumber Company woods sawyers in the Lindsey Springs area, Angelina County. Lindsey Springs, located about seven miles northeast of Diboll, was a Southern Pine Lumber Company logging camp from about 1898 to 1906. According to the federal census of 1900, the community then had a population of 110.
[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 falling into the Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Pond]
Photograph of a log splashing into the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond.
[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.
[Logs being unloaded into the Mill Pond]
Photograph of timber logs being unloaded from log cars into the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond. This view is looking outward from the sawmill.
[Logs in the Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Pond]
Photograph of logs in the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond.
[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.
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