Rescuing Texas History, 2007 - 154 Matching Results
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- [Burning of the Railroad YMCA]
- Burning of the Railroad YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened in April of 1903 and continued as the YMCA until the building burned in the mid 1950's. The building faced South Magnolia and was on the lot in front of the present Railroad General Office Building.
- Colorful Chuck Wagon Master, Col. Sam Privitt
- Photograph of Chuck Wagon Master Colonel Sam Privitt standing beside a wood cutout in the shape of Texas with several cattle brands burnt into it. Privitt is wearing a cowboy hat, bow tie, and vest.
- [Electric power plant equipment]
- Transformers loaded on flatbed truck will replace old diesel engine power generators.
- [Electric power plant installation]
- Workers install new equipment at the original Sanger power plant.
- First Baptist Church - Sanger, Texas
- Stone building that later housed the Landmark Baptist Church. Building is located on the southeast corner of Cherry and 4th Streets.
- ["The Green Diamond" leaving Chicago]
- Illinois Central's modern streamliner "The Green Diamond" train No. 21, southbound, leaving Chicago enroute to St. Louis.
- [Johnnie Bell Ballard]
- Photo of Johnnie Bell Ballard
- Kimbell Mill and Elevator
- Elevator, mill and residence located on the east side of 2nd Street between Pecan and Plum Streets.
- [Mary Lynn Weir and Mrs. John T. King]
- Photograph of principal of the Tilley School, Mary Lynn Weir presents a Life Membership to the Texas PTA to Mrs. John T. King.
- Methodist Church - Sanger, Texas
- Methodist Church located on the northwest corner of Locust and 5th Streets.
- Municipal Light and Power
- Two story city power plant, water tower and 1938 Dodge truck. Building is located on the southwest corner of Bolivar and 2nd Streets.
- [Norfolk and Western coal consist]
- Norfolk and Western's engine No. 2300 the "Jawn Henry" heads a coal consist through the mountains.
- [Opening of I-10 Bridge]
- Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark shakes hands with John Simmons at the opening of the I-10 bridge in Orange, Texas. Nelda Stark stands beside them.
- [Police Chief Raymond Sanders]
- Photograph of Orange Police Chief, Raymond Sanders.
- [The "Powatan Arrow" passing the "Jawn Henry"]
- Norfolk and Western Railway's the "Powhatan Arrow" headed by streamlined engine No. 605, a Class J Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, passing engine No. 2300, the "Jawn Henry." The Jawn Henry was a one-of-a-kind experimental coal turbine electric that had a water tube boiler. It was rated at 4500 horsepower at 8000 rpm. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in May 1954 and left the N&W roster on January 4, 1958.
- Public School - Sanger, Texas
- The new brick wing added to the old building on Elm Street. A similar wing was added on the east side. This wing and the old building burned in the 1980s.
- ["Sam Houston Zephyr" leaving Dallas for Houston]
- Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 3, southbound, enroute out of Dallas to Houston. Hotel Dallas is in the background.
- ["San Francisco Chief" at Amarillo, Texas]
- Santa Fe's "San Francisco Chief" train No. 1, westbound, at the Amarillo, Texas depot.
- ["The Texas Eagle" in Arlington, Texas]
- Texas and Pacific's " The Texas Eagle", train No. 2, eastbound, a modern streamliner powered by diesel electric locomotives with a consist of fifteen cars, rolls over the high-iron near Arlington, Texas, enroute from Fort Worth to Dallas and St. Louis.
- [Train between Mexico City and Guadalajara]
- National Railway's train No. 9 westbound on the day-long run from Mexico City to Guadalajara, Mexico around 1955.
- [Tugboat]
- Photograph of the tugboat named "Captain Chris Harms" or Harm's Marine Service, Orange, Texas. The print has some painting and cropping instructions on it.
- [Two trains at Dallas' Union Station]
- At left, Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2, northbound, is ready to depart fron the Dallas Union Station. At right, the "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound is just arriving in the terminal from Houston.
- [West Oak Street - Palestine]
- Photo looking down West Oak Street in Palestine.
- Street Scenes - Guadalupe near UT Campus
- Street scenes. Looking south on 22nd Street.
- ["Sam Houston Zephyr" arriving in Fort Worth]
- Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound, arriving in the Texas and Pacific's depot in Fort Worth on the afternoon of January 30, 1955.
- [World Youth Conference]
- Photograph of the World Youth Conference. Five buses are parked in a row with all the members of the conference standing in front of the buses, waving at the photographer. The conference was held at Methodist Temple on Fifth Street because the First Christian Church did not have a large enough place to have the meeting.
- [Christian Men's Fellowship Queen for a Night Program]
- Photograph of the Christian Men's Fellowship "Queen for a Night" program. Left to right: Fulton Allgood (standing in back), Gladys Lacey pining corsage on Marie Darlison, Queen (sitting in chair), Allen Dawson (standing in back).
- United States Courthouse at Austin
- Exterior of The Federal Building at Austin.
- United States Courthouse at Austin
- Exterior view of The Federal Building at Austin.
- United States Courthouse at Austin
- Exterior view of The Federal Building at Austin.
- United States Courthouse at Austin
- Exterior view of the Federal Building at Austin.
- ["The Golden State" arriving in El Paso]
- Southern Pacific's " The Golden State" train No. 3, westbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 6036, arriving in El Paso, Texas station on March 17, 1955.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis and surrounding landscape.
- Lake Travis
- View of local landscape with Lake Travis in the distance.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis and surrounding landscape.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis.
- Lake Travis
- View of Lake Travis.
- Lake Travis
- Landscape of the area and view of Lake Travis in the distance.
- [View of Lake Travis]
- Photograph of a view of Lake Travis taken from the shore.
- Hoffmann Paint & Wallpaper Co.
- Exterior view of Hoffmann Paint and Wallpaper Co. at 5429 Burnet Rd.
- Service Man
- Man working on a stove
- Service Man
- Group of service men
- Service man
- Man working on gas line
- [Ernest Linwood Reid Jr. stands in yard.]
- Photograph of Ernest L. Reid Jr. Reid is shown in a yard filled with flowers with a large tree.
- Austin Aerials- Terrace Motel
- Aerial shot facing north of South and Downtown Austin
- Austin Aerials- Terrace Motel
- Aerial View from the Terrace Motel overlooking City of Austin where the highway across the Colorado River is horizontal
- English Building (Calhoun Hall)
- Calhoun Hall on the UT campus.
- English Building (Calhoun Hall)
- Aerial view of Calhoun Hall on the UT campus, with the mall and Texas State Capitol on the left.
- St. Edwards Tennis
- St. Edward's Men's Tennis team holding trophies