[Train on Waller Creek Bridge] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Train on Waller Creek Bridge]

Contributor

  • Contributor Type: Organization

Date

  • Creation: 1871-12-25

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of the front view of a steam train paused on the Waller Creek bridge in Austin. Buildings can be seen on both the right and left hand side of the bridge. There are passengers visible on the platform to the left of the train. On the back of the photograph there is a note that reads "With a little steam left this forerunner of a soon-to-be speeding civilization has stopped on the little Waller Creek bridge in Austin to let the passengers from Houston and other points out a the Depot House, Christmas day, 1871." Also on the back there is a note that reads "504 E 5th(?) Houston & Texas Central."
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Subject

  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Railroad Locomotives
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Railroads
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Railroad Stations
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Steam Engines
  • Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC): Transportation
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin

Collection

  • Name: Austin History Center General Collection Photographs
    Code: AHCP

Institution

  • Name: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
    Code: ASPL

Rights

  • Rights Holder: Austin History Center

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: PICA 18441
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth124459

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