Monterrey's Union station in the "Glory Days of Steam" January 1920. In this era, it was one of the finest railroad passenger depots in Mexico. This station had ten stub-end tracks. There were sixteen through passenger trains daily, inbound and outbound. In addition, there were trains originating at Monterrey, such as those to Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Realta, Saltillo and Tampico. The track in the foreground was a portion of Monterrey's electric street railway system. The paralleling track in the background was the main line of the National Railways of Mexico coming into Monterrey from Tampico.

The Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico engine terminal of the National Railroad of Mexico in March 1920. At this time Mallet (Articulated) type 2-6-6-2 steam locomotives frequently headed passenger trains on the Monterrey - Tampico Line. This was one of the earliest divisions on the National Railways where Mallet (Articulated) type locomotives went into service.

Saltillo, Mexico passenger depot of the National Railways of Mexico, September 1920. This was a busy terminal on the Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City main line. Also for local trains operating to Monterrey, Piedras Negras, and Torreon.

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.

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."

Porter Locomotive No. 4, type 0-6-4T heads an empty ore train, enroute from the smelter in Chihuahua City to the mines at Santa Eulalia, Mexico on the 30-inch gauge El Potosi Industrial and Chihuahua Railroad in June 1922. On the mountain side in the background are steel towers supporting an aerial tramway, which had recently been completed for transporting ore from the mine to a reduction mill.

In the "Age of Steam" Engine No. 155, a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive, heads the morning train of the National Railways of Mexico enroute from Mexico City to Guadalajara around 1928.

Relatively unchanged from an era of long ago, Coahuila and Zacatecas Railroad's train No. 2, northbound, headed by Engine No. 6, a Pacific type 4-6-2 coal-fired steam locomotive with a consist of four cars, is backing into the depot at Concepcion del Oro, in the state of Zacatecas. The train has reversed direction on the wye at this southern terminal in the days of the great copper mines owned and operated by the Mazapol Copper Company, Ltd. Soon it will depart on its run over the narrow gauge rails to the northern terminus of the line in Saltillo, capitol city of the state of Coahuila, Mexico in February 1948.

A man and a woman stand on a road. In their background is a field and a landscape of trees.

A group of seven women and two men are standing together in a large unknown room. One of the women is in a wedding dress, one of the men is in a suit and the rest are all in casual clothing. Behind them are several paintings and hanging plants. This picture was taken at the Clasa Studios, Mexico, during a rest from the film "Soy Charro de Levita," a classic comedy film from 1949. From left to right, the individuals are: Queta Lavat (with the wedding dress), Germán Valdés, Hiram Parks, Rosita Quintana, Harvest Queen, Brownsfield Owen, Vivian Oslo, Marie Butrkhalter, and Carmen Molina.

Three people and a horse stand outside a restaurant hut.

Marie Burkhalter sits with Salvador Osio and people in an audience next to a rail covered with flowers.

Hiram Parks and Marie Burkhalter stand in a sidewalk near a crowd of people.

Five men and four women all in formal wear are sitting at a long table. It is covered with a white sheet and has various wine bottles on it including an ice bucket. A woman stands behind the lady sitting at the head of the table and a few feet from her is a man with sunglasses smoking a cigarette. They are all in an unknown room with wood flooring and other tables next to the the group is sitting in.

Marie Burkhalter converses with Roberto Cantu in the middle of a street.

Photograph of Marie Burkhaler, Harvest Queen and Vivian Osio plus an unknown woman sitting on a river boat called "Maria" while other boats pass by them. The man in the background is Hiram Parks. The photograph was taken at Xochimilco Lake in Mexico City.

Photograph of Marie Burkhaler, Harvest Queen, and Vivian Osio plus an unknown woman standing on a river boat called "Maria." The photo was taken on Xochimilco Lake in Mexico City.

Tito Guizar dressed in partial mariachi suit embraces Brownfield Owen in with one arm and holds his hat in the other. They are standing on the street in front of a sidewalk with grass on each side.

Tito Guizar stands next to Marie Burkhalter on the street next to a sidewalk. He is in partial mariachi dress and she is in formal wear.

Tito Guizar stands next to Marie Burkhalter on the street next to a sidewalk. He is in partial mariachi dress and she is in formal wear.

Tito Guizar stands next to Marie Burkhalter on the street next to a sidewalk. He is in partial mariachi dress and she is in formal wear.

A woman and two men stand together in the street near a building.

A large group of five women and five men in formal attire stand together in an unknown room.

A man and three women in formal wear stand in front of two stone columns next to a large stone building.