["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.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joe G. Resweber to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-09] (open access)

[Letter from Joe G. Resweber to John J. Herrera - 1951-08-09]

Letter from Joe G. Resweber, Position Two Councilman of the City of Houston, Texas, to John J. Herrera dated August 9, 1951. This letter replies to Herrera's request for the Parks Department to clean up a city block used for a playground.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: Resweber, Joe G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 308, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 9, 1959 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 308, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 9, 1959

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1959
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul, August 9, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul, August 9, 1955]

Letter from Thomas L. James to Walter F. Woodul discussing oil leases.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: James, Thomas Leroy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Eliseo Montoya to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-09] (open access)

[Letter from Eliseo Montoya to John J. Herrera - 1950-08-09]

Letter from Eliseo Montoya of the Pasadena, Texas, LULAC Council Number 180, to John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, dated August 9, 1950. This is a request for a copy of the Charter for the Pasadena LULAC Council.
Date: August 9, 1950
Creator: Montoya, Eliseo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 59, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1950 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 59, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 9, 1950

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1950
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 56, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1952 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 56, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 9, 1952

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1952
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 58, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 58, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 53, Ed. 1 Monday, August 9, 1954 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 53, Ed. 1 Monday, August 9, 1954

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1954
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 239, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 239, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1957
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 277, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 277, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1956
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1955 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1955

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1955
Creator: Hartman, Fred
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: South wins in football opener] (open access)

[News Script: South wins in football opener]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about an all-star high school football game held between Northern and Southern Texas teams. The South wins the game 13-6.
Date: August 9, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951 (open access)

Southwestern Times (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes news and information of interest to residents of West University Place, Bellaire, Southside Place, Braeswood, Southampton, Southgate and adjacent areas along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: Brackman, Irvin H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 05, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957 (open access)

Baytown Briefs (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 05, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957

Weekly newspaper from Baytown, Texas published by the Humble Oil and Refining Company that includes news and information of interest to their Baytown plant employees.
Date: August 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1956

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1956
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951 (open access)

The Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1951

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: White, D. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from The Webb Printing Company to D. W. Kempner, August 9, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from The Webb Printing Company to D. W. Kempner, August 9, 1951]

Letter from The Webb Printing Company to D. W. Kempner discussing the cost of printing booklets.
Date: August 9, 1951
Creator: Webb Printing Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Labor Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957 (open access)

The Houston Labor Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 9, 1957

Semimonthly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes news and information concerning the labor movement along with advertising.
Date: August 9, 1957
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History