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Title |
Stone and Webster Construction Crew, 1912 |
Date |
1912, Summer |
Description |
View just southeast of China Siding looking north in Oak Cliff, Texas. The curve in the image is close to South Beckley Avenue in Oak Cliff, now Dallas. The tracks are lined with Stone & Webster construction work crew employees building the Interurban for the Dallas Southern Traction Company. The Stone & Webster crew, racing to build the line south from Dallas, used a windlass track-laying machine (401) to lay track in Oak Cliff going toward Waxahachie. A Stone & Webster crew of African-American men are working to build a rail line as men wearing suits and hats stand to the right of the work area. Some African-Americans are holding a new rail while others look on. The windlass equipment is on the track in the background. Rail ties stretch into the foreground in preparation for extending the line. See: Map 3 |
Place |
Unknown |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Print Size |
8" x 10" |
Search Terms |
African Americans China Siding Construction Dallas County Oak Cliff South Beckley Avenue - Oak Cliff Stone and Webster Engineering Company Windlass Track Laying Machine |
Collection |
Johnnie J. Myers Collection |
Credit To |
Dallas Railway & Terminal Company |
Copyright |
The City of Plano / Interurban Railway Museum have all rights without restriction. |
Catalog Number |
CP.2007.CL.1-252 A |