Southern Pacific's ferry barge, the "Mastodon" with passenger train aboard, is taken in tow by tugboats for the crossing of the Mississippi River at New Orleans.

Southern Pacific's ferry barge "Mastodon" - with accompanying tug boats - awaits passenger train moving aboard to be ferried across the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana.

This scene became commonplace by 1929 - Pennsy passenger trains headed by famed K4s Pacifics on first-class passenger runs - because the Atlantics had been retired. In this view, "The Pennsylvania Limited" train No. 5 westbound, headed by a K4s Pacific, type 4-6-2 locomotive, Engine No. 5375 rolls on the high iron at more than a mile a minute with ten cars of standard varnish.

Photograph of Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 1 westbound, aboard the ferry barge "Mastodon" accompanied by Engine No.73, a steam switcher, type 0-6-0, with a slope-backed tender - is being ferried across the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Avondale, Louisiana.

Photo of the second grade class at Rusk School. Unidentified Year.

Photo of an unidentified child on the railroad tracks in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified class of boys, who probably attended the Rusk School in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified class of girls, who probably attended the Rusk School in Palestine.

Photograph of the front of the "H.H. Link House" located at 1003 N. Link in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, white house with both Queen Anne and Classical Revival-style architectures, including two-story Ionic columns across the front.

Frank and Rosa Schwitter's Grocery store in 1930. They stand in the center of this photo with Mrs. Artie Pagett to the right. To the left is Lillie Sullivan (Her husband was a clerk here), Herman Brumbly, and Vernon Wyett. One of the African Americans in the back is Clarence "Slick" Muse. It is unknown who the other man is. All of these people, with the exception of Lillie Sullivan, were employed here.

Photo of an unidentified group of children.

Close-up photograph of the front walk leading to the entrance of the "H.H. Link House" located at 1003 N. Link in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, white house with both Queen Anne and Classical Revival-style architectures, including two-story Ionic columns across the front.

Photo of the results of an explosion that occured in a business located on Main street in downtown Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified business.

Photo of the third and fourth grade classes of Alamo School. A partial list of the students are as follows: Doris Parnell Elizabeth Link

Photo of Aveune A from what appears to be the top of courthouse looking west.

South Station in Boston, June 1930. At this date the large train shed was being removed as part of the overall modernization of the station. Platform canopies were the replacement. This large terminal had twenty stub end tracks. In the background a steamship is moored at the wharf and in the foreground are the tracks and depot of the Boston Elevated Railway.

Photo a class of students that attended Rusk School in Palestine, Texas.

Photo of a postcard showing the Sycamore trees that once lined S. Sycamore street in Palestine.

Photo of the hangers at the Palestine Airport.

Photo of McKnight Plaza taken during the 1930s. This business district was the primary area for businesses owned and operated by African-Americans in Palestine, and was located in the 100 block of Avenue A, on the south side of the street next to what is now United Realty (the former First National Bank Building). The building was demolished in 1945.

Two Photos of unidentified Apple Farmers and the Apple Shed.

I&GN Train at the Palestine Depot.

Photo of an unidentified house in the snow.