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["Sam Houston Zephyr" leaving Dallas for Houston]

Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 3, southbound, enroute out of Dallas to Houston. Hotel Dallas is in the background.

Date: 1955

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Texas Eagle" in Arlington, Texas]

Texas and Pacific's " The Texas Eagle", train No. 2, eastbound, a modern streamliner powered by diesel electric locomotives with a consist of fifteen cars, rolls over the high-iron near Arlington, Texas, enroute from Fort Worth to Dallas and St. Louis.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["The Golden State" arriving in El Paso]

Southern Pacific's " The Golden State" train No. 3, westbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 6036, arriving in El Paso, Texas station on March 17, 1955.

Date: March 17, 1955

Creator: Plummer, Roger S.

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["San Francisco Chief" at Amarillo, Texas]

Santa Fe's "San Francisco Chief" train No. 1, westbound, at the Amarillo, Texas depot.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Johnnie Bell Ballard]

Photo of Johnnie Bell Ballard

Date: 1955~

Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas Representatives]

Photograph of seven men standing together by a brick wall at the Clear Creek High School dedication. They are representatives, or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Texas and their duties are to confer dedicatory services. A few of them have masonic aprons tied around their waist. A handwritten note on the back provides a thorough narrative of the subjects.

Date: November 12, 1955

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Crowd Inside T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store]

Photograph of a crowd of customers inside the T.A. Kilgore Grocery Store in League City. Several people are leaned over a counter on the left. To the right, a young boy is standing in an empty metal shopping cart.

Date: 1955

Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

["The Green Diamond" leaving Chicago]

Illinois Central's modern streamliner "The Green Diamond" train No. 21, southbound, leaving Chicago enroute to St. Louis.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Two trains at Dallas' Union Station]

At left, Fort Worth and Denver Railway's "Texas Zephyr" train No. 2, northbound, is ready to depart fron the Dallas Union Station. At right, the "Sam Houston Zephyr" train No. 4, northbound is just arriving in the terminal from Houston.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Portrait of William M. Petmecky]

Black and white photograph of a man posed for a portrait. Identified as William M. Petmecky, he is wearing a suit jacket with a vest, shirt, and tie underneath, although he is only visible from the chest up. He does not have much hair. According to handwriting on the back of the photograph, he was the president of the Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions.

Date: 1955

Creator: University Studio

Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Pee Dinker Football Team]

Photograph of the Pee Dinker Football Team from Cleveland, Texas. The team is seated outdoors in front of the bleachers on a football field.

Date: 1955

Creator: Young, Moon

Partner: Cleveland Historic Society

[Burning of the Railroad YMCA]

Burning of the Railroad YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened in April of 1903 and continued as the YMCA until the building burned in the mid 1950's. The building faced South Magnolia and was on the lot in front of the present Railroad General Office Building.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[West Oak Street - Palestine]

Photo looking down West Oak Street in Palestine.

Date: 1955~

Partner: Palestine Public Library

Public School - Sanger, Texas

The new brick wing added to the old building on Elm Street. A similar wing was added on the east side. This wing and the old building burned in the 1980s.

Date: 1955~