[Arrival of the Texas Limited Train]

One of 151 photographs in the series: Albert Kiecke Scrapbook 2 available on this site.

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Photograph of the Texas Limited train busting through a welcome banner that had been stretched across the train tracks just by League Park. A crowd of people gathered near the tracks rush to welcome the train's arrival.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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Kiecke, Albert February 4, 1993.

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Photograph of the Texas Limited train busting through a welcome banner that had been stretched across the train tracks just by League Park. A crowd of people gathered near the tracks rush to welcome the train's arrival.

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1 photograph : col. ; 4 x 6 in.

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  • February 4, 1993

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Kiecke, Albert. [Arrival of the Texas Limited Train], photograph, February 4, 1993; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth279509/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting League City Helen Hall Library.

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