Pine Knot Special

Postcard

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Gulfport History Museum

Front

Front

Name/Title

Pine Knot Special

Entry/Object ID

2024.0.133

Description

A black and white photograph postcard of the wood-burning train Pine Knot Special. An engineer sits in the cab. The car reads, "TAMPA & GULF COAST." "OLD RELIC OF GULFPORT FLA - THE PINE KNOT SPECIAL - THORNE"

Subject

Locomotives--Florida--Gulfport--History

Subject Person/Organization

Anderson Lumber Company, Joseph Steinwinder

Subject Place

City

Gulfport, FL

Collection

Postcard Collection

Cataloged By

MC

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Date Published

1922 - 1926

Photographer

Harry Thorne

Transcription

Transcription

Pine Knot special / wood burning trains / near Andersons Lumber Co - / Steinwinder had a / saw mill there - / 1887

Transcriber

MC

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

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Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

"The Pine Knot Special, a wood-burning train, near Steinwinder's sawmill in 1887. This site was located near the Anderson Lumber Company on 49th Street."