Tethered

Red barn in Terrell, Texas.... more

by Elena Nosyreva

Title

Tethered

Artist

Elena Nosyreva

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

Red barn in Terrell, Texas.

Terrell began as a 'depot town' along the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company's new transcontinental line from Longview (in East Texas) to California.
In 1873 a consortium of landowners led by Robert A. Terrell, an early pioneer and surveyor in the area, donated 100 acres to the railroad company in exchange for a depot on the rail line. The town was organized around this original town site and another 100 acres to the north owned by Terrell and his partners.
By 1920, the Terrell State Hospital, with 2,300 patients, was the largest facility of its kind west of the Mississippi. Terrell was the commercial center of the county, and the downtown main street was crowded every Saturday as farm families came to town to trade and visit. Cotton reigned as the cash crop in rural areas surrounding the town. During this period more cotton was shipped from Terrell than from any other single place in the world.
During World War II a British Flight Training School opened at the southern edge of the city. The airfield and its buildings provided sites for post-war industries, the beginning of the industrial diversification Terrell enjoys today.

Original photography by Elena Nosyreva, digitally manipulated.

(C) All copyrights reserved by Elena Nosyreva.

Uploaded

March 26th, 2014