["Sunbeam" departing from Houston]

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.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Historic Property, Photograph 1719-09]

Photograph of a historic property located at 3402 Garrott in Houston, Texas.
Date: August 9, 1992
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History

[J.M. & Dove Stewart House]

Photograph of the J.M. & Dove Stewart House in Katy, Texas.
Date: August 9, 1994
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History