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Saddling and Packing the Horses

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Description: Three ranch hands saddling and packing a horse in an enclosed fence area. One man has his foot pushing against the horse while tightening the rope. Three o...
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Strawberry Fields

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Description: A view of men, women and children harvesting in strawberry fields. Caption reads: "A Smith County Strawberry Farm, Near the City of Tyler, Texas."
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Freeport Sulphur Company

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Description: Four men stand around a sulphur bin with a massive cliff behind it at Freeport Sulphur Company, founded in 1912.
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Sulphur Well and Natural Gas

Date: 1909
Description: A crowd observes a sulphur well and natural gas at Toyah Basin, the location of the discovery of Permian gypsum deposits in 1854.
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President Lyndon Johnson and the Press

Date: 1966
Description: President Lyndon Johnson stands at a podium to field a reporter's question at a press conference, probably at the Texas White House.
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Transporting Logs from the Forest

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Description: A man in the background is standing on top of the logs that are being loaded onto a railcar. Four African American men at ground level are working to hoist...
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Oil Fields

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Description: An oil field in Wichita Falls, an area which was home to thirty refineries in the area, with thirteen of them in the city limits.
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View North from Courthouse

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Description: Elevated view looking north from the courthouse onto the center of town with two large stone buildings in the foreground and residential neighborhoods stre...
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Cotton Compress

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Description: Two men hold carts of cotton bales in front of the warehouse of a cotton compress.
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Cotton Gin

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Description: A warehouse and cotton gin. Caption reads: "Cotton Gin, Mission, Texas."
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Group of Women Workers

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Description: A group of women work at a loom outdoors. Caption reads: "Drawn Workers, Brownsville, Texas."
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Yellow Pine Paper Mill

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Description: Exterior of the Yellow Pine Paper Mill, known for its experimentation with the caustic soda process. The mill eventually switched to the sulphate method.
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Adobe Brickyard

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Description: A man works in an adobe brickyard with adobe structures in the background.
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Mariscal Mine

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Description: Workers stand near an automobile and pack of mules in Mariscal Mine. The mine produced 1,400 flasks of mercury, 1/4 of the US production, between 1900 and ...
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Newsstand in Union Railroad Station

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Description: A man working behind the counter of a very elaborate and ornate newsstand in a Union Railroad Passenger Station. Caption reads: "New Stand, Union Passenger...
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"First Monday" Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a downtown street with a large number of men on horseback, possibly celebrating a Monthly market day. Signage on surrounding buildings rea...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 04 22 1911
Description: Front view of Pythian Orphans' Home and a large crowd in front of the main building. The shield over the entrance reads, "F C B," standing for the motto of...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A posed group portrait of the Pythian Orphans' Home faculty. The group poses in front of a brick wall with a window, and a staircase on the left. Caption r...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of dishes on the dining room tables in Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Dining Room."
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the interior of the main hall of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Main Hall."

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