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This black and white photograph shows the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway's depot at Kempner, Texas. This depot had segregated waiting rooms for whites and blacks. The building was constructed in 1898.
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
Date: 1931
Item Number: 215235
Call Number: ATSF Series 5, #20.63
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 215235
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Depots - Freight
Business and Industry - Railroad - Depots - Passenger
Collections - Photograph - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Date - 1930s - 1931
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - African Americans - Discrimination - Segregation
Places - Other States - Texas
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Depots - Freight
Transportation - Railroads - Depots - Passenger
Type of Material - Photographs
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