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

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

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

Web Links and URLs

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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."