First Texas and Pacific Railroad bridge across the Trinity River
Rating
Title
First Texas and Pacific Railroad bridge across the Trinity River
Creator
Unknown
Date
1874
Date (EDTF)
1874
Decade
1870-1879
Part Of
Collection of Dallas Morning News negatives and copy photographs
Series
Series 10: Transportation, 1850s-1938
Place
Dallas , Dallas County , Texas
Description
This photograph depicts the Texas & Pacific Railway trestle bridge , which once connected Oak Cliff and Dallas . The bridge was subsequently destroyed during the flood of May 1908 . Source : Darwin Payne , Dallas , an illustrated history , Woodland Hills , California : Windsor Publications , 1982 .
Related Resources
Finding aid : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/smu/00107/smu-00107.html
Authorized Subject Terms
Texas & Pacific Railway Railroads Railroad bridges Trestles Bridges Railroad tracks
Keywords
Dallas ; T&P ; TP ; Oak Cliff
Physical Description
1 negative : black and white ; 10 x 13 cm
Form/Genre
Negatives
Digital Resource Type
Image
Digitization Date
Digitized: 2013
Digital Format
Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution
Archival scan: 6097 w x 5017 h pixels, 48-bit RGB
Digitization Process
Digitization process: Scanned using an Epson V750 as 1200 ppi, 48-bit, RGB, .tif; derivative cropped, changed to black and white, shadows/highlights adjusted, then resampled to 3000 pixels on the long edge, 24-bit .jpg
Call Number
Ag1984.0294
Upload File Name
ag1984_0294_10_035_opt.jpg
Archival File Name(s)
ag1984_0294_10_035.tif
Digital Collection
Texas: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
Library
DeGolyer Library
Publisher
SMU Libraries
Rights
Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University when using this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details see the https://sites.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/research/permissions/ web page. For other information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.
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