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Buddy and Katie Sinclair Dallas, TX, T Patch Memorial

Description: Photograph of L. M. "Buddy" and Katie Sinclair standing beside the memorial that they dedicated in honor of the "Texas" 36th Infantry Division. The soldiers in the division were the first American troops to invade Hitler's Europe at Salerno Beach, Italy on September 9, 1943. The monument also contains a brief summary of the division's actions during World War II and contains a list of the awards and citations the division received.
Date: 1996-09-07~
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Partner: Sulphur Springs Public Library

[Stalled train near Carneros]

Description: Stalled on the grade to Carneros --- Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's southbound freight headed by Engine No. 261, a Consolidation type 2-8-0, leased from the National Railways of Mexico, is over taken by a second freight, double-headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engines Nos. 12 and 3, both Consolidation types. Then the mixed train arrives, headed by Coahuila and Zacatecas' Engine No. 11, also a Consolidation type. It pushed as well. Eventually these trains arrived at Carneros station which … more
Date: January 7, 1961
Creator: Richardson, R. W.
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Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Female Singer]

Description: Photograph of an African-American woman wearing a light-colored floral dress, standing at a microphone. Several people are visible in the background, including several accompanying band members holding instruments and audience members seated at a table.
Date: October 7, 1955
Creator: Douglass, Neal
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Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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