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[Stark Hi Twirlers]
Photograph of seven girls who are members of the "Stark Hi Twirlers" They wear uniforms and boots and carry batons. They are posed as if marching across a field.
[Orange Tigers "B" Squad, 1951]
Photograph of the Orange Tigers Football "B" Squad. They are in front of a building with "Orange High School Tigers" written on it.
Unidentified woman standing in a passageway
An unidentified woman stands in a passageway in an unknown location.
[Child with adults at the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center]
Photograph of a group of four women and one child leaving the Austin Cerebral Palsy Clinic.
Sandahl pool
two adults, three children in pool
Boy Scout Campaign Headquarters
Photograph of three men and a woman standing outside the Boy Scout Campaign Headquarters.
[Trio of Musicians]
Photograph of three men performing. The two men in the front are playing a violin and an accordion, respectively; the third man, standing behind them, is playing a mandolin.
Fox hunt
2 men sitting
Fox hunt
Photograph of four men and a young boy standing in a group outdoors.
Men standing around desk
Group of men around desk
Women with menorah Hillel Foundation
women with menorah
Mr. and Mrs. Burns
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Burns on their Golden Anniversary.
Office shots/exec.
Exterior of Western Hatcheries
[Naumanns Food Store]
Exterior view of Naumanns Food Store at 4634 Burnet Rd.
Presentation of awards Austin H.S. 4-H Clubs
Teenager receiving award
Farmers with sheep
Three men, one woman, one child with sheep, cows
Two architects at table
Architects at table
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
Photograph of a motorcade at the airport as part of General Douglas MacArthur's visit to Texas.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur boarding plane
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur at podium with crowd
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
Photograph of a street with several motorcycles as part of a parade for General Douglas MacArthur's visit to Austin. There are cars parked on either side of the street and a large group of people visible at the far end of the street.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur drinking from cup
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
Crowd of people on runway, parachuters in sky
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur in car in parade on Congress Avenue
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur in car in parade on Congress Avenue
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur in car in parade on Congress Avenue
Gen. Douglas MacArthur visit to state capitol
MacArthur speaking at a podium in front of Capitol
[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]
Photo of Mrs. Richardson standing beside the marker for the dedication at the site of the John H. Reagan Home.
[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]
Photo taken at the dedication of the Marker for site of the John H. Reagan home. Members of the Daughters of the American Colonists are shown. Right to Left: Mrs. Howard Crane Mrs. Richardson Unknown Mrs. Erma Gooch Collins Unknown
["The Lone Star Limited" at the Dallas Union Terminal]
The St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railway's "Lone Star Limited" train No. 11, westbound, headed by Engine No 677, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, at the Dallas Union Terminal Station. It has completed the run from Memphis, Tennessee. This was one of the finest passenger trains operating in the Southwest. t
["The Grand Canyon" rolls through Cajon Pass]
Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Grand Canyon" train No. 24, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 3775, a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, rolls through Cajon Pass, California, as a freight train waits on the siding.
["The Flying Crow" arriving in Texarkana, Texas]
Kansas City Southern's "The Flying Crow" train No. 15, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 34, arriving in Texarkana, on the Texas -Arkansas border.
[Dining Car on the "Twin Star Rocket"]
Lunch is now being served aboard the Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Houston in 1951.
["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]
Rock Island's " Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 677, enroute from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Houston, leaves Dallas on the last portion of its run in 1951. This was one of the finest streamliners operating in the nation. Its route from the Twin Cities of the north to the Texas' metropolis adjacent to the Gulf covered a rail distance of 1,363 miles.
[Switching a Business Car at Dallas' Union Terminal]
The Union Terminal Company's No. 7, an 0-6-0 type steam locomotive switches a business car near the Dallas Union Terminal.
["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]
Burlington-Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" races southward out of Dallas in 1951 powered by 1500HP FP7A No.677 and a 1500HP "B"unit in an effort to beat the Southern Pacific's Hustler into Houston.
[The "Hustler" entering Dallas]
Southern Pacific's the "Hustler" train No. 15 northbound, headed by Engine No.650, a streamlined type 4-6-2 locomotive, entering Dallas Union Station on its run from Houston. The train is passing under the electric street railway viaduct (destroyed in the late 1950s) which spanned the railroad tracks and crossed over the Trinity River. Electric street cars to and from Oak Cliff and Interurban cars of the Northern Texas Traction Company and Texas Electric Railway used this double track facility.
[Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve]
This photograph depicts the most famous stretch of railroad main line in the world as it appeared in the autumn of 1951- the Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve, located in Kittanning Gap in Pennsylvania. In this scene a Pennsylvania K4s locomotive acts as a "helper" on the head-end of a diesel powered train.
["The Grand Canyon" in Cajon Pass]
Photograph taken in the summer of 1951. "The Grand Canyon" Santa Fe No. #3775, a 3765 Class Northern, is eastbound roaring through Cajon Pass while a freight train waits on the side. The cantilever signal was very common when the photo was taken, but now have been mostly replaced.
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