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[Retirement of Dean of Nation's Conductors]

Description: Photograph of the retirement of I. S. Witherspoon. In the image he is writing in a notebook, and there is a clock on the wall behind him. Written below the image are "I. S. Witherspoon - Mr Seniority Retires - Dean of Nations Conductors - 87 year old I. S. Witherspoon ends 67 - year career with T&P - Apr 30th 1957" and "T&P Topics, May 1957, pg 10."
Date: May 1957
Partner: The Grace Museum

[1902 Flood in Big Spring, Texas]

Description: Photograph of the 1902 flood in Big Spring, Texas. There are buildings visible in the distance and to the right, as well as a train engine and a few cars filled with debris in the middle-left of the image. A man can be seen to the right in front of a small gate. Text below the image says "Flood in Big Spring in 1902 - [sic] Early settlers and particularly immigrants from Pennsylvania who came to work in the T&P shops, often wrote back about the sandstorms on the frontier. But now and then they … more
Date: June 1957
Creator: Bradford, J. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Steam Boiler Parts on a Train]

Description: Photograph of a train in Paris, Texas holding steam boiler sections meant for power generators. Written below the image are "[sic] R. I #1331 Paris, Texas to Warrick, Ind. WB #3167 Aug 21st 1957 Shipper - Babcock & Wilcox Co. Cosignee - Aluminum Co. of America Steam Boiler Sections MFG. at Paris Texas (for Power Generator Stations) - T&P SSW St Louis A&S Sou" and "H. H. Maples."
Date: August 21, 1957
Creator: Maples, H. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Steam Boiler Parts on a Train 2]

Description: Photograph of a train in Paris, Texas holding steam boiler sections meant for power generators. Written below the image are "[sic] P. R. R. #613746 Paris, Texas to Warrick, Ind. WB #3167 Aug 21st 1957 Shipper - Babcock & Wilcox Co Consignee - Aluminum Co. of America Steam Boiler Sections mfg at Paris, Texas (for Power Generator Stations) - T&P SSW St Louis A&S Sou" and "H. H. Maples."
Date: August 21, 1957
Creator: Maples, H. H.
Partner: The Grace Museum
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