Missouri Pacific's "The Westerner" train No. 7, southbound, enroute from St. Louis to El Paso, headed by engine No. 5310, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, crossing over the Red River bridge near Fulton, Arkansas.
Photograph of Missouri Pacific's "Texas Eagle" train No. 1, southbound, passing through Carondelet Park in the suburbs of St. Louis enroute to Texas on a late summer afternoon in 1948.
Cotton Belt's "Morning Star" train No. 6, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 677, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, departing from Dallas enroute to Memphis, Tennessee.
Santa Fe's train No. 111, eastbound, enroute from Fort Worth over Texas and Pacific rails crosses the Trinity River bridge. This train, headed by Engine No. 1388, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, is bringing "The Kansas Cityan" into Dallas.
This photograph depicts one of the nations finest railroad passenger stations - Chicago and North Western Railway's Chicago passenger station. Sign above the station says" Streamliners, North Western, Union Pacific"
One of the Texas and Pacific Railway's finest long-distance passenger consists, " The Southerner" train No. 8 eastbound, headed by Engine No. 908, a 900 class Mountain, type 4-8-2 locomotive, crossing the Trinity River Bridge, enroute from Fort Worth into Dallas.
Breathing just a wisp of smoke, the Texas and Pacific's "The Texan" train No. 15 westbound, headed by Engine No. 715, a type 4-6-2 locomotive, pulls into the Dallas Union Terminal Station in 1948.
Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2 northbound, headed by Engine No. 551, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, departing from Dallas enroute on its legendary journey via Fort Worth to Wichita Falls, Amarillo, Trinidad, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and Denver. Spanning a period of more than sixty years, dating from the "Gay Nineties", this was the most popular rail route connecting Colorado and Texas points.
St. Louis - San Francisco (Frisco) Railway's de Luxe passenger train - "The Bluebonnet" (jointly operated with the Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad) train No. 8, northbound, headed by Engine No. 4501, a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, rolls on the high iron at a speed of a mile a minute through the town of Cuba, Missouri, enroute to St. Louis.
One of only three streamlined steam locomotives in regular service between Dallas and Houston Texas, the Southern Pacific No. 650, a class P-14 4-6-2 is being readied for its afternoon mile-a minute dash to Houston on the railroad's crack Sunbeam passenger run. Seen here at Dallas in 1948 after 11 years of service.
Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad's "The Texas Special" train No. 1 - Engine No. 390 - type 4-6-2 locomotive arriving in Dallas just prior to dieselization in 1948.
Texas & Pacific's eastbound premier train The Sunshine Special rolls across the Trinity River near Dallas shortly before entering Union Terminal trackage with mostly headend cars double-headed with 4-6-2 No. 713 on the point in 1948.
Photo of the 4th grade class, Lamar School - 1948-49 Bottom Row - Left to Right David Hunter Bruce Black Sidney Baertich? Mike Morris John Herbert Talley Jams Wagnon 2nd Row from bottom Mary Katherine Farris Carolyn Crawford Elizabeth Herrin Mrs. R.H. Horn Joann Hensley Betsy Kay Delores Springer 3rd Row from Bottom Ray Read Larry Gore Karen Wheeler Gordon Redding Floyd Vineyard Maggie Ann Evans George Coleman 4th Row from Bottom Rayburn Moore Johnnie Marie Dudley George Holmes Ann Lynn Crass Sheldon Morgan Tome' Nell Nowlin ? Jerry David Elrod (standing) 5th Row from bottom Bill Hicks Tommie Bailey Hobart Lightfoot Mary Jane Fagan Jeff Lewis Sylvia Smith Bennie Liles Very Top Row Thomas Gene Taylor S.J. Moreman Jr Gracia Rae Cantwell Daphine O'Neill
Lamar School's fifth grade class - 1948-49 First Row, bottom, left to right Martha Pagitt Jayne Alldredge Jackie Hall Clara B. Walton Peggy Hodges Emma Hemby Judy Carnathan Second Row, left to right Tex Ann Alexander Julia Carter don Kelly Joanne Byrnes Elva Honea Third row, left to right: Ralston Gober Cheryl Walker Joe Jarrett Mary Reed Pat Faver Lewis Brimberry Fourth Row, left to right Jerry Walker Joe Henderson Nancy O'Neal Jack Rogers Geraldine Hudson Eddy Shannon Fifth Row, left to right: George Schmidt Dorothy Parker Phil Sandifer Mary K. Anderson George Rogers
Photo of the 2nd and 3rd grade classes of Lamar School 1948-49 1st Row Peggy Ann O'Neil Jimmie Walker Ada Mae Walston Don Reed Yvonne Tubb Janice Bedre Bob Jones Joyce Bell 2nd Row Maxey Thompson Paul Dressell Sue Crutcher Jackie Dean Juanice Woolsey Larry Roquemore 3rd Row Walter Denby Bill Rogers Harry Moore Glennis McLendon Clara Bell Evans Shirley Campbell Brenda Hudson Top Row Wayne Robertson Don Mack Campbell Mrs. Ruth Bailey Gary Sims Kathleen Blaser Teacher, Mrs. Ruth C. Bailey
Photo of the third grade class at Lamar School - 1948-49 Top Row: Billy Logan Ann Simmons Tommy Wardell Billy Williams Virginia Henderson 2nd Row Ann Wheeler Tommy Cook Martha Ann Fagan Richard Farris Joy Harris Larry Shepherd Sylvia Foster 3rd Row Cam Davis Martha Helen Lowe Ronald Lane Marion Boyd Will Jordan Martha Ann Whitaker Dickie Rogers (standing alone) 4th Row Jerry Pendland Dick Reed Laura Nell Sanders Brian Bell Betty Liles George Honea Sarah Cantwell Kenneth Hopkins (sitting) 5th Row Mary Helen Nowlin Frederick Gates June Gravves James Saxton Evaun Walston Carl Bradley Freddie Seely Billy Raper Jane Martin Teacher - Ida Stevens
Photo of the second grade class of Mrs. Marie Lassiter at Lamar School in 1948-1949. First Row (left to right): Bobby Kenderdine Ronald Raper Billy Jones Bruce Stewart Ben David Campbell Bobby Honea Kenneth Ives Steve Claybourn Second Row Carol Ann Logan Ann Fish Jee Crutcher Jerry Andrew Betty Stewart Travis Sellers Ellen Ann Wynn Gayle Garvey Martha Lipscomb Third Row Derry Lynn Jones Edwin Willis Nancy Cook Dick Cummingham Elizabeth Anderson Franklin Reed Fourth Row Nancy Ann Kelly Charles henry Janette Overton Mary Sue Hooper Jesse Harwell Jimmy Hopkins Fifth Row Jerrold Nall Kay Anderson Jackie Harris Mrs. Marie Lassiter Larry York Zona Mae Shaver Charlie Schmidt
Photo of the 1st grade class of Lamar School, 1948-49 Teacher: Annie Cutter 1st row at bottom: Oliver Davis (standing) Bill Kennedy David Roark Gene Rapier Lee Boyd Foy Vineyard Danny Redding Bill Adams (standing) 2nd row Hayden Haskins Shelia Rapier Gloria Hanks Betty Lou Hooper Karen Streetman Patricia Haney Relda Dickey Marian Vick Sally Barnes 3rd row Linda Sue Hollingsworth Bobby Farris Donita Helmuth Barry Armstrong Billie Gene Mollard Walter Shuller 4th row Tommy Pace Mary Evans David Foster Carol Stone Mary Lou Beaird Bill Knowles 5th row Quinclyn Adams David Dial Robert Rex Wood Danny Joe Hughes Judy Jordan Roger Sanders 6th row Tom Dennis Sabra Bell Edwin McGee Roxanne Canfield Horace David Smith
Relatively unchanged from an era of long ago, Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's train No. 2, northbound, headed by Engine No. 6, a Pacific type 4-6-2 coal-fired steam locomotive with a consist of four cars, is backing into the depot at Concepcion del Oro, in the state of Zacatecas. The train has reversed direction on the wye at this southern terminal in the days of the great copper mines owned and operated by the Mazapol Copper Company, Ltd. Soon it will depart on its run over the narrow gauge rails to the northern terminus of the line in Saltillo, capitol city of the state of Coahuila, Mexico in February 1948.
One of the most impressive railroad terminals in the United States is the Cleveland Union Station. The main entrance to the station is integral with the terminal group of buildings facing the Public Square. These buildings include the Hotel Cleveland, Medical Arts Builder's Exchange Building, Midland Bank Building, the Higbee Company's Department Store Building and the 52-story Terminal Tower.
Photograph of Stark Senior High School from Thirteenth Street in 1948. It is a two-story brick building. There are automobiles parked on the street next to it.
Photograph of Orange High School, seen from the corner of Fifteenth Street and Green Avenue in 1948. It is a three-story brick building. Large palm trees stand near the intersection and a traffic light hangs in the foreground.
Photograph of the field at Tiger Stadium at Stark High School in 1948. It was located at Fifteenth Street and Green Avenue. Photo is taken from the bleachers on one side of the football field.
Photograph of the exterior of the Curtis School, a three-story brick building at Division and College Streets in Orange, Texas. Later it became part of the Heritage Center.
Aerial photograph of Orange Texas along the Sabine River. In the foreground is the railroad tracks and storage buildings, a ship is seen to the left. In the background is the Port of Orange. The building in the foreground is an older Port of Orange. Those buildings have been replaced with a newer Port of Orange. Levingston Shipyard would eventually build on the island in center left. Above the island is the town Orange, and in the background to the discerning eye is Consolidated Steel, or American Bridge division of US Steel and today Signal International.
Aerial photograph of the Lipscomb County Fair. There are three dirt roads. Parked along two of the roads are very many cars, trucks, and commercial trucks. There is a large domed building in the center of the fairgrounds. Along the bottom road are a few houses with trees. Wolf Creek is in the top right corner. In the top left corner is Paines Service Station. Written on the left border is, "Wolf Creek", on the top border is, "Lipscomb County Fair. 1948.", and along the right border is, "Paines Service Station."
Photograph of thirteen young boys and two women. Twelve of the boys are lined up and hold small dogs and rabbits. Three of the dogs are on leashes by the boys' feet. One boy in a denim jacket watches from the bottom right corner of the frame. All of the boys wear denim pants. One boy wears a hat. There are two trees behind the lineup.
Photograph of a row of eleven small girls all holding dolls. Every girl wears a dress, one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. A grown woman in a dark print dress stands behind them with a microphone. Behind her is a tree and metal building.
Photograph of nine small girls holding dolls. They are standing on a stage with a tree and a metal building behind it. Each girl wears a dress and one girl wears a bonnet. One girl holds a nun doll. Behind the girls on the right hand side of the photo is a smiling woman holding a microphone and wearing a dark print dress. In the foreground are the backs of two children's heads and the backside of a grown woman in a dark dress and feathered hat.
Photograph of Fire Chief John Ballew and his fellow firemen. They are all kneeling in a row in front of three fire trucks. The Chief and his firemen are all wearing matching shirts and ties. The fire station and an unidentifiable building are in the background.
Photographic portrait of man wearing a suit and tie. In the 1947 Austin City Directory, Boyce Campbell is listed as an employee of The City Health Department.
Photograph of the First Christian Church Youth Choir. Back row - left to right: Rosalie Pentecost, Pat Hilton, Robert Gartman, Billy Reeder, George Nelson, Murphy Vaught, Gary Branson, Isaac Bertrand, John Howard, Homer Claude Holmes, Hugh Reeder, Mark Youngblood, Wayne Phillips, Harvey Taylor. Middle row - left to right: Marian Dooley, Alyce Jane Speck, Ann Montgomery, Catherine Vaught, Betty West, Sarah Lacy, Cathryn Anglemeyer, Jerry Bertrand, Elizabeth Ann Donan, Betty Garrett, Nancy Prafka, Willie Mae West, Katherine Howard, not known, Joan Pinder. Front row - left to right: standing in front of choir in black dress is Peggy McIntosh, choir members sitting in front with white clothes, left to right: Joan Bertrand, Jane Jolley, not known, Ollie Bet Collins, Phyllis Foote, Norma Swearingen, Anita Ruth Brown, Phillip Foote, Bobby Shiflet. Standing in front of choir: A.E. Catanach, Choir Director, and pianist Austine Mills.
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