First Shipment on the Texas Short Line From Grand Saline
Grand Saline, TX
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| Photo Credit | The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | September 8, 1902 | |
| Category | Stations & Structures |
Description
Photograph of five attached railroad cars on tracks, viewed from the side. Text is visible on the cars. Houses and trees can be seen to the right of the cars in the background. Men in hats stand atop the train cars, while several others lead a cart of hay bales on the left. Another person stands alone off to the far left. Typed text below the image says, "Texas Short Line Ry. Co. First shipment out of Grand Saline. Five cars of cotton for Greenville. September 8th, 1902," and "3182" is handwritten and underlined to the right. Handwritten text below the image says, "Southwest Collection."
Southwest Collection. [First Shipment on the Texas Short Line From Grand Saline], photograph, September 8, 1902; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth822611/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.