[Steam Locomotive entering Paris, Texas]

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Texas and Pacific's train No. 31, westbound, headed by Engine No. 715, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, enroute from Texarkana to Fort worth over the railroad's Transcontinental Division, entering Paris, Texas.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Plummer, Roger S. 1949.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2007 and was provided by the Museum of the American Railroad to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1490 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Located in the North Texas town of Frisco, the Museum of the American Railroad is a nonprofit organization committed to sharing the instrumental role the railroads played in Texan and American history. The museum partners and shares space with the Frisco Heritage Museum.

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Texas and Pacific's train No. 31, westbound, headed by Engine No. 715, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, enroute from Texarkana to Fort worth over the railroad's Transcontinental Division, entering Paris, Texas.

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1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2007

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  • 1949

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  • Sept. 28, 2007, 4:22 p.m.

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  • Aug. 9, 2023, 2:37 p.m.

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Plummer, Roger S. [Steam Locomotive entering Paris, Texas], photograph, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28763/: accessed December 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Museum of the American Railroad.

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