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["Autovias" train in Mexican mountains]

Chihuahua - Pacific Railway's "Autovias" train, consisting of fiat diesel cars coming out of one of the 73 tunnels which are located on the line between La Junta and El Fuerte, Mexico on the 281 mile portion of the route traversing the mountain region over the Continental Divide around 1968.
Date: 1968
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Aztec Eagle" departing from Mexico City]

"The Aztec Eagle" train No. 1 northbound, modern streamlined passenger train of the National Railways of Mexico departing from Mexico City on the 802 mile run to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico located on the Rio Grande opposite Laredo, Texas. Circa 1960.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train between Mexico City and Guadalajara]

National Railway's train No. 9 westbound on the day-long run from Mexico City to Guadalajara, Mexico around 1955.
Date: 1955~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Private Rail car at Jalapa, Mexico]

Division Superintendent's private car at Jalapa, Mexico,on the National railways of Mexico's line extending from Veracruz to Mexico City. August 1964. This was formerly the Old Interoceanic Railway, a 3-foot gauge railroad, which was converted to standard gauge in 1948.
Date: August 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Melchor Ocampo" in Fraile]

A combine second and first class coach, No. 7 named "Melchor Ocampo" is the rear-end car on the Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's passenger train which has made a station stop at the small town of Fraile on February 23, 1960. Along these narrow gauge rails in the early 1920s bandits frequently staged holdups of trains carrying payrolls in gold and silver to the mines at Concepcion del Oro.
Date: February 23, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at Saltillo Depot]

Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's Engine No. 2, a Consolidation type 2-8-0 locomotive, with its slope-back tender, stands on the turntable at Saltillo, Mexico on February 25, 1960. In the yesteryears this was a road engine used in dual service, heading a passenger train or a freight which usually consisted of ore cars.
Date: February 25, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stalled train near Carneros]

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 is the highest point on this narrow gauge railroad, elevation 6,873 feet. Carneros is located 25 miles south of Saltillo.
Date: January 7, 1961
Creator: Richardson, R. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at Concepcion del Oro]

Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's Engine No. 7 has taken a long drink an a summer afternoon at the water tank located in the yards at Concepcion del Oro, preparing to head an ore consist. This was a mining town for many years where ore trains departed on frequent schedules for the Mazapil Smelter at saltillo, Mexico.
Date: February 23, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán]

Passenger train on the bridge from Rio Jamapa at Tomatlán and is part of the 2ft gauge line of the Ferrocarril Mexicano. This narrow-gauge train, headed by a Consolidation type 2-8-0 Baldwin No. 1 steam locomotive with a diverse consist, carried a Broiler-buffet Sleeping car on the rear-end which provided meal service for Pullman passengers.
Date: September 1920
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at Avalos station in Mexico]

Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad train No. 11, westbound, headed by a type 2-6-0 locomotive, at Avalos on January 1, 1961. This runs in a 3 foot narrow gauge railroad.
Date: January 1, 1961
Creator: Richardson, R. W.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Esperanza Station]

Esperanza Station on the Old Mexican Railway, formerly the "Queen's Own" in August 1964. Photographed from the rear-end of passenger train No. 51, eastbound, enroute from Mexico City to Veracruz. This 269-mile line is one of the great scenic routes in the Republic of Mexico.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Monaghan, M.D.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Reagan School - 400 S. Michaux]

Photograph of the front and south side of the Reagan School located at 400 S. Michaux in Palestine, Texas. The three-story brick building has Tudor Revival-style architectural features and served as a school for various grades between 1916 and 1976, later becoming a museum. A car and a van with the words "Primera Iglesia Bautista, First Hispanic Baptist Church" written on the side are parked in the parking lot on the south side of the building.
Date: 1960~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Warner Building - NE Corner Main Street and Losoya]

Photograph of a two story building on a street corner with a smooth white storefront, blue painted and windowed storefront, and a stone side wall with arched and sealed doorway and windows. The building boasts three signs: hanging wall sign is illegible, banner sign on the stone wall advertises the Mill Outlet, the painted signs over the store entrance advertise the building as a super mercado (supermarket).
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Autographed portrait of two musician sisters

Two sisters in traditional dresses kneel behind a waist-high wall while holding their guitars in front of them. Autograph on photo: "Sinceramente Hermanas Gongora"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Empalme engine terminal]

Photograph of several buildings and a smoke stack comprising the Southern Pacific shops and engine terminal. There are railroad tracks visible in the lower part of the image and an open, fenced field at left. Text in the lower-right portion says "R.R. shops Empalme, Mex. Foto Hopkins."
Date: June 1922
Creator: Hopkins
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of a cathedral in Monterey

Postcard of a cathedral in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. A stage coach can be seen waiting in the street next to the cathedral. Written in the corner is "Catedral de Monterrey, N.L, MX"
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hotel Peñafiel's large pool]

Postcard of Hotel Peñafiel's large beach style pool and Olympic swimming pool with the forest and mountain landscape in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of a hotel's dining room

Postcard of a hotel Peñafiel's dining room with rows of tables, small chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and a mural on the far wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of Hotel Peñafiel's lobby

Postcard of the two-story lobby of Hotel Peñafiel.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hotel Garcia Crespo]

Postcard of the Hotel Garcia Crespo before it was named Hotel Peñafiel.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard of actor Federico Curiel

Postcard of actor Federico Curiel, nicknamed "Pichirilo" dressed as a Mexican cowboy and wearing glasses. Autograph on photo: "Con todo cariño a Mariquita, un recuerdo de Pichirilo, Federico Curiel."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

Two women standing in front of the Kiosco in Matamoros

Two women in casual dress are standing in front of a tiled wall with a metal railing on top of it. In between them, on the wall, is a tiled sign that says: "Fue construida siendo gobernador del estado el Gral del Div. Raul Garate L. Presidente de la Junta de la Administracion Civil el Sr. Leonides Guerra Lo proyecto y contruyo el Arcto Enrique Leon de la Evsra 1948" Translation: "Was constructed while being governor. Raul Garate L. President of the Civil Administration, Mr. Leonides Guerra. Projected and built by architect Enrique Leon de Evsra 1948" This is the Kiosco in the main Plaza de Armas in Matamoros.
Date: 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Three people engaged in conversation

Two men and a woman are engaged in conversation while standing in an unknown room. Behind the woman is a poster that says "Mexico Verac--" "Departamento de Turismo de la Sec--" Translation: "Department of Tourism of the--"
Date: 1949
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

People in a river boat

A group of people ride in a river boat named "Rosita" by the banks of a forest.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History