Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904

Fort Worth, TX
Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904

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Photo Credit University of Texas at Arlington Library - The Portal to Texas History
Date December 1, 1904
Category Stations & Structures

Description

Photograph of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Station fire which occurred in December 1904. A crowd of people stand in front of the building, watching as firefighters spray water at the roof of the top of the building. The majority of roof has been burned and smoke is emanating from the clock tower.

Swartz, C.L. [Texas & Pacific Railroad Station Fire, 1904], photograph, December 1904; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth38239/: 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.