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Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas--6

Color halftone postcard printed on textured linen paper showing Pine Island, Caddo Lake, near Marshall, Texas. Bushes are growing on the shore in the foreground and tree branches with moss hang from above. A small motor boat with three passengers is moving across the water, and the shore in the background is covered with bushes and trees. Printed on the bottom of the image is the title, "Pine Island, Caddo Lake, Marshall, Texas -- 6." Printed between the message and address sections is: "Pub. by Gene Holder, Marshall, Texas. National Color Post Card Made in U. S. A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis., (DDF)." The postmark on the back is dated 1947, and the card is addressed to Mr. Stewart Anspacher, Seven Valleys, Penn.
Date: April 2, 1947
Creator: Geo, Florence
System: The Portal to Texas History

Union Pacific (UP) 3585

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3585, 2-8-8-2, stored at Cheyenne, WY.
Date: April 9, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 3824

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3824, 4-6-6-4, in Los Angeles, CA.
Date: April 13, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Union Pacific (UP) 3828

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 3828, 4-6-6-4, on eastbound freight extra near Etna, NV, 54 cars, 35 mph. (Tunnel was constructed for double track, but only a single track was laid.)
Date: April 13, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Postcard of an Industrial Plant]

Postcard of rows and rows of automobiles with some kind of industrial plant in the background. Also a train full of tank cars is visible in the background in front of the plant. The caption on the image reads "RUINS - Texas City Texas April 16 - 1947 M676."
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Union Pacific (UP) 7002 on "Pony Express"

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 7002, 4-8-2, on passenger train No. 38, "Pony Express", east of Denver, CO, 11 cars, 60 mph. (This was the first 7000 class in this area to be painted gray with nickel-plated cylinder heads.)
Date: April 16, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 9980 on "Texas Zephyr"

A photograph postcard showing the Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) 9980 streamlined 2-unit diesel-electric, 2 units on passenger train No. 2, "Texas Zephyr", west of Wichita Falls, TX, 9 cars, 60 mph.
Date: April 26, 1947
Creator: George, Preston
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History