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["Sunbeam" departing from Houston]

Description: This scene depicts Southern Pacific's Grand Central Station in Houston as it appeared in the last days , the "end of the age of steam". The Southern Pacific's "Sunbeam" train No. 13 northbound headed by Engine No. 650 - a streamlined Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive - departs from the terminal on its run to Dallas at 4:45 PM on August 9, 1953.
Date: August 9, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[People gathered in Lee College cafeteria]

Description: Photograph of seven men and three women posing together in a line behind a counter in the cafeteria during the opening of Lee College. Several plates are on top of the counter and taps are visible above the countertop at the left. The people are identified, left to right, as Mrs. Hinton, Maudie Krieger, Marsh, Dr. J. C. Holsamback, unknown, Mrs. Joe Higgins, W. D. Hinton, unknown, Holly McLemore, and James Harrop.
Date: October 1951
Partner: Lee College

[Margot Arnett]

Description: Photograph of Margot Arnett wearing a white wedding dress. She is wearing a veil, elbow-length gloves, and holding a small flower arrangement.
Date: 1957
Partner: Midwestern State University

[Exterior View of Scottish Rite Cathedral]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of Scottish Rite Cathedral. It is a large three-story building with Neoclassical and Art Deco architectural influences.Passing and parked cars are visible on the streets in front.
Date: November 21, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Butler's Shoe Store]

Description: Photograph of a print of the Butler's Shoe Store located at 801 Main Street in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 2, 1950
Creator: Douglass, Neal
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Monument]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Battleship Texas at the San Jacinto Monument. There is an anchor attached to the bow of the ship, and large guns are visible on the deck.
Date: February 18, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Location: 29.755591 -95.088414
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of a procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe]

Description: Photograph of the procession carrying the decorated photograph of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Nuns, adults and children can be seen in the photograph.
Date: September 6, 1958
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Photograph of a young man with a Brahman show steer]

Description: Photograph of a young man with a Brahman show steer. The young man, who is wearing denim pants, plaid shirt, denim jacket, and black cowboy hat is holding the lead rope to the steer. There are two men in felt cowboy hats and coats standing beside the steer. The man in the center is holding a wooden cane with round metal medallion near crook. They are in a covered arena at the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition.
Date: 1950/1965
Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

["Sunset Limited" departing from Houston's Grand Central Station]

Description: Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 2, eastbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 206, departing from Grand Central Station in Houston enroute to New Orleans on July 13, 1953.
Date: July 13, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

["Valley Eagle" departing from Houston]

Description: Missouri Pacific's "Valley Eagle" train No. 11, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 8005 , departing from the Houston Union Station, enroute to Brownsville, Texas on the morning of July 12, 1953.
Date: July 12, 1953
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
Partner: Museum of the American Railroad

[Petroleum heater under construction]

Description: Photograph of a section of a Crown Central Petroleum Corporation heater under construction. The structure was built by Alcorn Combustion Company out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with materials provided by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. Two workers are at the top of the structure, each wearing a hard hat. The back of the photo is stamped "BM Photograph Business Men's Studio Beaumont, Texas"
Date: October 27, 1953
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

[A Teacher at the V.C.S. Institute]

Description: Photograph of a teacher posing with a picture in front of her three students. The teacher is facing the camera and her students. She is standing in front of a small table, which has a book and a pen on it. Next to her, on the right side of the image there are four empty fold-up chairs and a large window, which is open. There is text on the bottom of the image that reads, "May 1953 Studer S.A. TEXAS" The handwriting on the back of the photograph reads, "V.C.S. Institute Houston 1953".
Date: May 1953
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Petroleum heater under construction]

Description: Photograph of a Crown Central Petroleum Corporation heater under construction. The structure was built by Alcorn Combustion Company out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with materials provided by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. Scattered construction materials and steel beams are located throughout the site. A ladder is leaning against the left side of the structure. Several men are standing near a building in the far right background. The back of the photo is stamped "Litterst Com'l Photo Co. 2007 P… more
Date: October 27, 1953
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library

[Petroleum heater construction]

Description: Photograph of the inside of a Crown Central Petroleum Corporation heater under construction. The structure was built by Alcorn Combustion Company out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with materials provided by John Dollinger Jr., Inc. Pipes and steel beams are gathered in stacks upon the floor of the structure. Handwritten on the back of the photograph, "Alcorn Combustion Co Crown Central Petroleum Co Pasadena Heater file A2" The back of the photo is stamped "BM Photograph Business Men's S… more
Date: October 27, 1953
Partner: Tyrrell Historical Library
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