Johnson City Fair

Closeup profile shot of City Pageant Queen atop elaborate float
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson City Fair

City Pageant Queen sits atop automobile in parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson City Fair

Riders from Pedernales Electric Cooperative hold up banner in parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson City Fair

Harnessed dog pulls young boy and girl in a carriage
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson City Fair

High School Band passes with majorettes leading the way of the parade
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson City Fair

Young women in white pose on the Marble Falls float
Date: January 1, 1939
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Montrealer" near Montreal]

Photograph of one of America's most unique passenger trains. Depicted in this photograph is the "Montrealer" train No. 21, northbound, on the last portion of its journey near Montreal, Canada. The famous old name train - headed by a C,ational's Engine No. 231 - a Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive with a consist of five standard heavyweight cats - was om service for a number of decades. "The Montrealer" was a Pennsylvania train from Washington D.C. to New York; a New Haven train from New York to Springfield; a Boston train from Springfield to White River Junction; and a Canadian National train from White River Junction to Montreal. The rail distance was 669.7 miles. Over a span of years "The Montrealer" departed from Washington at 4:00 pm and arrived in Montreal at 8:55 am. This schedule was equivalent to an average running time of about 40 miles per hour.
Date: January 1938
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Austin Views/UT Tower

Looking north at the University of Texas at Austin Tower under construction.
Date: January 1, 1937
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History