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1962 General Highway Map of Bosque County, Texas

Official 1962 general highway map of Bosque County, Texas showing major state and county roads, streams and rivers, towns, and other landmarks.

Date: 1962

Creator: Texas. Highway Department.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

[Chicago Union Station - South Side]

South side of the Chicago Union Station which is used by passenger trains of the Penn Central, Burlington Northern and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroads. The north side of this station is used by trains of the Milwaukee Road.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Concourse Area of Chicago Union Station]

Concourse area of the Chicago Union Station looking toward the main waiting rooms on May 16, 1969.

Date: May 16, 1969

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Chicago Union Station]

Early morning commuters from Chicago Union Station cross the Jackson Street bridge. In the background is the office portion which contains the Station's main waiting room.

Date: 1965

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["California Zephyr" leaving Chicago]

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad's "California Zephyr", one of the nation's greatest trains, is leaving Chicago for the Pacific Coast, making a cross-over on the main line tracks south of the Chicago's Union Station in October 1963.

Date: October 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Six Tracks of the Chicago Union Station]

Six tracks south of the Chicago Union Station were busy on this autumn day in 1963. Burlington commuter train (center) backs into the station. The Morning Zephyr is pulled by a switcher on its way to be washed, turned and cleaned for its return run to the Twin Cities as the Afternoon Zephyr. Pennsylvania's The General is departing for New York and the Broadway Limited, which has just arrived from the East, is backing into the terminal.

Date: 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Super Chief" in Colorado]

Santa Fe's "Super Chief" daily all-Pullman streamliner operating between Chicago and Los Angeles, ascends the steep grades near the old Dick Wootton Ranch at Wootton, Colorado.

Date: 1960

Creator: Meitz, Frank

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Amarillo Depot]

The Santa Fe's attractive and well maintained depot at Amarillo, Texas.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 35.208518 -101.825951

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Electro-liner in the Roosevelt Road Yard]

A famous name train which operated for many years between Chicago and Milwaukee, the North Shore Line's "Electro-liner" stands on elevated railway track in the Roosevelt Road Yard, Chicago on January 18, 1963.

Date: January 18, 1963

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Unidentified Group of People]

Photo of an unidentified Group of People

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[O'Neill Hotel - 313 Spring Street]

Photo of the O'Neill Hotel and Coffee Shop, which was located at 313 Spring Street, Palestine. It was actually the third hotel to sit on the site. In 1873, following the coming of the railroad to town, the Laclede Hotel was built there, but was destroyed by fire in 1876. The following year, a Dr. Manning of Oakwood erected a brick building known as the International Hotel on that location. It was purchased in 1882 by Col. George Burkitt who turned over operations to Mrs. Emma Nolen. During her … more

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Palestine Memorial Hospital]

Photo of the old Memorial Hospital, which is located on the corner of S. Sycamore and Angelina Streets in the south side of Palestine. This building still stands, but no longer houses a hospital. It remains vacant as of the end of 2007.

Date: 1960~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission