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(FROM THE DOCUMERICA-1 EXHIBITION. FOR OTHER IMAGES IN THIS ASSIGNMENT, SEE FICHE NUMBERS 61, 62, 63.) - NARA - 552995
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-African American Mother and Child on Bed in their Cabin near Jefferson, Texas- MET DP212792
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Howe Truss Train Trestle
In the mid-1800s, Jefferson was regarded as the steamboat entry port into Texas. When the Army Corps of Engineers cleared the Red River Raft, the water level near Jefferson fell and steamboats could no longer reach the town year-round. In 1873, Jefferson was first connected to the national rail network through the Texas and Pacific Railway. In the 1890s, the Sherman, Shreveport and Southern Railway built tracks east from Jefferson to the Texas-Louisiana state line. This railway was later acquire
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Jefferson, Texas in 1872
Bird’s Eye View of Jefferson, Texas, 1872. Lithograph (hand-colored), 20 x 27.5 in. Lithographer unknown. Marion County Historical Society, Jefferson.
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Jefferson 100 8577
Jefferson WI 6/14/08
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Jefferson WI 6/14/08
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