First Texas and Pacific Railway Station on Fire

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	Photo Credit	University of Texas at Arlington Library - The Portal to Texas History
	Category	Stations & Structures

Description

Photograph of a fire at the Texas and Pacific Railway Station in Fort Worth, Texas on April 3, 1909. The fire originated in a barn and quickly swept through the city. The damages to the T&P railway were estimated at $250,000. The red brick station was built in 1899 and was torn down in 1931.

First Texas and Pacific Railway Station on Fire, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38430/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.