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.

Photograph of a building #5 at Camp Mabry.

Two men standing by railroad tracks. Tips Engine Works is in background.

A photograph of the exterior view of the original depot on Congress St. on the day the new Missouri Pacific Depot opened at 3rd and Congress Ave. Only one car is parked in front of the building.

Elderly man with beard and in hat standing in barn with a steer.

Elderly man all dressed up and with long beard and glasses sitting a chair.

Woman in airplane

Photograph of three men and a woman standing outside the Boy Scout Campaign Headquarters.

Miss Anderson High contestant

Miss Anderson High contestant

Miss Anderson High contestant

Miss Anderson High contestants on stage

Standing group shot of Southern Pacific Transport Co. employees at a banquet

Photographic portrait of man wearing a suit and tie. In the 1947 Austin City Directory Gene Ravel is listed as a salesman for Alamo Products Company.

Exterior view of the Federal Building at Austin.

Exterior view of The Federal Building at Austin.

Exterior view of The Federal Building at Austin.

Exterior of The Federal Building at Austin.

Exterior view of a Baptist Church in South Austin.

Exterior view of a South Austin Baptist church.

View of church sanctuary.

Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the First Christian Church. Members of the Children's Division, under the supervision of Mrs. Shirley Trahan, Superintendent, (in photo helping child at podium) brought small bricks to the platform, symbolizing the part the children played in the growth of the church. John M. Hughes, Minister, is standing behind the podium.

Photograph of the First Christian Church groundbreaking ceremony. The future members of the church are standing in the lot where the church is to be built. They are lined along the perimeter of where the church will stand.

Photograph of the First Christian Church groundbreaking ceremony. Seven persons, using gilded spades, are turning the soil in front of the platform, which stood on the site of the proposed chancel. Participating - left to right: Patsy Smith, representing the Children's Division of the church school; Mrs. John H. McDonald and C.E. Perry, two charter members of the fifty-three year old congregation; John M. Hughes, Minister; E.M. Reeder, Chairman of the Board; W. Glynn Lowther, Chairman of the Building Committee; and Bobby Morgan, representing the youth.