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P.K. Williams Nash Company

Exterior view of P.K. Williams Nash dealership which was located at 200 Congress Avenue.

Date: September 10, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Rolls of paper at the Austin American-Statesman]

Photograph of a machine with large rolls of paper at the Austin American-Statesman newspaper facility.

Date: August 31, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Zale's Jewelry Company

Interior view of Zale's Jewelers at 619 Congress. Showcases and counters.

Date: May 28, 1953

Creator: Douglass, Neal

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Christmas Caroling Party 1953]

Photograph of the First Christian Church Christmas Caroling Party in 1953. Many carolers are standing in front of two parked buses singing. Janis Joplin, who became a noted rock star in the music world in the late 1960's, is standing on the steps of the bus in a white sweatshirt.

Date: 1953

Creator: J.C. Watkins Photography

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: First Christian Church of Port Arthur

["Texas Zephyr" dining car]

Interior view of the dining car in the consist of Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) Railway's "Texas Zephyr" which made the run between Dallas and Denver in about seventeen hours, a rail distance of 834 miles.

Date: 1953~

Creator: Plummer, R.S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]

Frisco's "The Black Gold Champion" train No. 517, southbound, headed by Diesel locomotive No. 2022, arriving at Dallas Junction, which is the wye near Irving, Texas, on June 18, 1953.

Date: June 18, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 32.819771 -96.944981

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Katy Flyer" passing Dallas Yard]

M-K-T Train No.6, The "Katy Flyer" slows through Dallas yard heading for Union Terminal behind a pair of Alco PA model 2000HP diesel electric locomotives on June 18,1953.

Date: June 18, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Southerner" at Dallas Terminal Junction]

Texas and Pacific Railway's train No. 8 "The Southerner" headed by Engine No. 2003, a 4500 H.P. electro-motive diesel locomotive, at Dallas Terminal Junction on June 18, 1953.

Date: June 18, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Sunbeam" departing from Houston]

This scene depicts Southern Pacific's Grand Central Station in Houston as it appeared in the last days , the "end of the age of steam". The Southern Pacific's "Sunbeam" train No. 13 northbound headed by Engine No. 650 - a streamlined Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive - departs from the terminal on its run to Dallas at 4:45 PM on August 9, 1953.

Date: August 9, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Sunset Limited" departing from Houston's Grand Central Station]

Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 206, departing from Grand Central Station in Houston enroute to New Orleans on July 13, 1953.

Date: July 13, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Eagle" entering Houston]

Missouri Pacific's "Texas Eagle" train No. 1-21, arriving in the Houston Union Station on July 12, 1953.

Date: July 12, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Eagle" leaving Fort Worth]

Texas and Pacific's "The Texas Eagle" train No. 1, westbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 2015, leaving Fort Worth enroute to El Paso on June 28, 1953.

Date: June 28, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Texas Zephyr" leaving Fort Worth]

Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) "Texas Zephyr" train No. 1, headed by Engine no. 556, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, separating from Fort Worth enroute to Dallas on June 28, 1953.

Date: June 28, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Valley Eagle" departing from Houston]

Missouri Pacific's "Valley Eagle" train No. 11, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 8005 , departing from the Houston Union Station, enroute to Brownsville, Texas on the morning of July 12, 1953.

Date: July 12, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Westerner" crossing the Trinity River Bridge]

Texas and Pacific Railway's train No. 6, "The Westerner" headed by a 2000HP electro-motive diesel crosses the Trinity River Bridge near Dallas on June 18, 1953.

Date: June 18, 1953

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Ambulance from the Hassell Foster Funeral Home]

Photo of an ambulance owned by the Hassell Foster Funeral Home.

Date: 1953~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Ambulance from the Hassell Foster Funeral Home]

Photo of an ambulance owned by the Hassell Foster Funeral Home.

Date: 1953~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Caution - Bad Bridge]

Photograph of a sign reading, "Caution Bad Bridge 1000ft. Drive Slow" The sign is standing in water from the flood of the Sabine River in 1953.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Heritage House Museum

[Chuck Wagon Youth Dinner]

Photograph of the Chuck Wagon Youth Dinner at the First Christian Church. A large number of men, women, teenagers, and children are spread out on a yard in a residential area. Some people are standing but most are sitting on the grass.

Date: October 25, 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: First Christian Church of Port Arthur

[Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis"]

Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis" train No. 50 eastbound, enroute from St. Louis to New York. This was a twin-unit dining car.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Four men and a woman

Four men and a woman standing together in formal attire in an unidentified room. The four men are all wearing matching suits.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Rose Marine Theatre

[Gainesville, Texas Depot]

Although many years have elapsed, the Santa Fe's Gainesville, Texas passenger station built in 1901 still retains a well preserved appearance in June of 1953. In reality, it has changed very little from those early days in 1901.

Date: June 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

Marie Burkhalter among a group of people

Marie Burkhalter stands with a group of people in an unknown room. Three of them wear mariachi outfits.

Date: February 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Rose Marine Theatre

Marie Burkhalter sitting at a table with a group of people

Marie Burkhalter sitting with a group of people dining table.

Date: 1953

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Rose Marine Theatre

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P.K. Williams Nash Company

[Rolls of paper at the Austin American-Statesman]

Zale's Jewelry Company

[Christmas Caroling Party 1953]

["Texas Zephyr" dining car]

["The Black Gold" arriving in Dallas]

["The Katy Flyer" passing Dallas Yard]

["The Southerner" at Dallas Terminal Junction]

["Sunbeam" departing from Houston]

["Sunset Limited" departing from Houston's Grand Central Station]

["The Texas Eagle" entering Houston]

["The Texas Eagle" leaving Fort Worth]

["Texas Zephyr" leaving Fort Worth]

["Valley Eagle" departing from Houston]

["The Westerner" crossing the Trinity River Bridge]

[Ambulance from the Hassell Foster Funeral Home]

[Ambulance from the Hassell Foster Funeral Home]

[Caution - Bad Bridge]

[Chuck Wagon Youth Dinner]

[Dinner aboard the "Spirit of St. Louis"]

Four men and a woman

[Gainesville, Texas Depot]

Marie Burkhalter among a group of people

Marie Burkhalter sitting at a table with a group of people