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Total Solar Eclipse in Fort Worth (1878)

Description: Photograph of seven astronomers -- Leonard Waldo, R.W. Wilson, J.K. Rees, W.H. Pulsifer, F.E. Seagrave, Alfred Freeman, and A.M. Britton -- with various telescopes set up out-of-doors near a large wooden barn or other structure. According to accompanying information they are on the S.W. Lomax farm, waiting to observe the total solar eclipse that happened on July 29, 1878.
Date: July 29, 1878
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Tarrant County Courthouse and Public Square in 1879

Description: Photograph of the Tarrant County Courthouse and public square. The courthouse is in the center of the photograph and surrounding the building are many men in jackets and cowboy hats with wagons pulled by horses. In the foreground is a wagon topped with haystacks and men standing on top of it. In the background are several buildings and a stack of lumber. A piece of paper at the bottom of the photograph reads, "The Public Square and Court House in 1879. To the East can be seen the Old Mason… more
Date: 1879
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[T&P Engraving of Fort Worth]

Description: Photograph of an engraving of the city of Fort Worth, Texas. The image depicts Fort Worth with buildings stretching into the distance and five plumes of smoke rising from throughout, two of which can be seen to come from train engines. The caption of the image is "Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, 1876. 'Queen of the Prairies.'" The "Queen of the Prairies" phrase comes from a nickname for Fort Worth. Written below the image is "This engraving is part of an 1876 T&P map," and "J.C. McDaniel."
Date: 1876
Creator: McDaniel, J. C.
Partner: The Grace Museum
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