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[Maiden Run of "North Coast Limited"]

Description: An intriguing photograph of Northern Pacific Railroad's first "North Coast Limited" which made its maiden run on April 29, 1900. The train is headed by a ten-wheeler, type 4-6-0 locomotive bearing the Engine No. 271, with a consist of eight handcrafted wooden cars - all having underbody truss rods - heated by potbellied iron stoves and illuminated by kerosene. The observation car had an open rear platform. This was the first electrically-lighted train to operate between the Midwest and the N… more
Date: April 29, 1900
Creator: Weister, George M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Six Texas & Pacific Trains head to the 1936 Rose Bowl]

Description: Texas and Pacific Railway's six special trains, which carried football fans to the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California, which was played on January 1, 1936, await the hour of departure in the Dallas Union Terminal Station on Sunday afternoon, December 29, 1935. Train No. 1, christened the "Flagship" headed by Engine No. 905, a 900 Class Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, stands on the track at extreme right.
Date: December 29, 1935
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

S. M. Apperson and Family

Description: Photograph of a family group seated on floor in front of fireplace. The group is seated in a circle and appears to be playing a card game. A man is seated in a chair next to them, reading a newspaper and a woman is partially visible in the foreground, seated in a chair next to a dog. S.M. Apperson is listed in the 1942 Austin City Directory as the new business manager of Texas Public Service Co. The family resided at 3413 Clearview.
Date: March 29, 1942
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Students in Front of a Mural]

Description: Photograph of a young man, holding several books, opening a door for a woman next to him. The door is in a wall decorated with a mural, and dark-colored tiles around the doorway and along the bottom of the wall.
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony

Description: Photograph of a musician from the NBC Symphony standing in front of a window. He is holding a horn instrument under one arm and resting the other on a trunk. A ladder and various other objects are visible around the man.
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony

Description: Photograph of a musician wearing a suit. He is reaching into a suit jacket hanging on the wall behind him. There is an instrument case on the floor next to him and various other objects are partially visible.
Date: April 29, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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