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Identifier
20143462
Description
Jack Frost, third from right, holds the first spike driven in construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway in 1882. Next to Frost, looking at a book, are Richard C. Overton, author of "Gulf to the Rockies," a history of the FW&D, and Wright Armstrong, right, FW&D vice president. Others are Gus Cranz, president of the Tarrant County Historical Society; Sam Cantey III, vice president of the Fort Worth Art Association, and Reginald Marsh, artist who did the sketches for the book, left to right.
Archival Date
1953-11-09
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-1028
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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License
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Subjects
Railroad employees; Transportation industry; Railroad locomotive industry; Railroads; Authors
Names
Cranz, Gus; Cantey, Sam B., III; Marsh, Reginald; Frost, Jack; Overton, Richard C.; Armstrong, Wright; Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company
Subjects
Railroad employees; Transportation industry; Railroad locomotive industry; Railroads; Authors