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["The Hustler" arriving in Shreveport, Louisana]

Description: Known in the Pelican State as the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway's "The Hustler," train No. 4-203, northbound, arriving in Shreveport, Louisiana from New Orleans on an April morning in 1939. The small Pacific, type 4-6-2 locomotive, which heads this passenger train, carries the train's name etched on a metal plate attached to the boiler front, positioned below the headlight. These overnight trains - operating between New Orleans and Shreveport were popular over a long span of years, making t… more
Date: April 1939
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Johnson City Fair

Description: Closeup profile shot of City Pageant Queen atop elaborate float
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Johnson City Fair

Description: City Pageant Queen sits atop automobile in parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Johnson City Fair

Description: Riders from Pedernales Electric Cooperative hold up banner in parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Johnson City Fair

Description: Harnessed dog pulls young boy and girl in a carriage
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Johnson City Fair

Description: High School Band passes with majorettes leading the way of the parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Johnson City Fair

Description: Young women in white pose on the Marble Falls float
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Pacific steam engine leaving the Chicago station]

Description: Most of the Chicago and North Western Railway's fleet of passenger trains traveled behind Pacifics like No. 2911, seen here leaving the Chicago station in 1939. The city of Chicago is in the background of this photo.
Date: 1939
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad
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