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["The Grand Canyon" rolls through Cajon Pass]

Photograph of Santa Fe's "The Grand Canyon" train No. 24, eastbound, headed by Engine No. 3775, a Northern type 4-8-4 locomotive, rolls through Cajon Pass, California, as a freight train waits on the siding.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Flying Crow" arriving in Texarkana, Texas]

Kansas City Southern's "The Flying Crow" train No. 15, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 34, arriving in Texarkana, on the Texas -Arkansas border.
Date: 1951
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dining Car on the "Twin Star Rocket"]

Lunch is now being served aboard the Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, enroute from Minneapolis to Houston in 1951.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]

Rock Island's " Twin Star Rocket" train No. 17, southbound, headed by diesel locomotive No. 677, enroute from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Houston, leaves Dallas on the last portion of its run in 1951. This was one of the finest streamliners operating in the nation. Its route from the Twin Cities of the north to the Texas' metropolis adjacent to the Gulf covered a rail distance of 1,363 miles.
Date: 1951
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Lone Star Limited" at the Dallas Union Terminal]

The St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) Railway's "Lone Star Limited" train No. 11, westbound, headed by Engine No 677, a Mountain type 4-8-2 locomotive, at the Dallas Union Terminal Station. It has completed the run from Memphis, Tennessee. This was one of the finest passenger trains operating in the Southwest. t
Date: June 1951
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Switching a Business Car at Dallas' Union Terminal]

The Union Terminal Company's No. 7, an 0-6-0 type steam locomotive switches a business car near the Dallas Union Terminal.
Date: 1951
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Grand Canyon" in Cajon Pass]

Photograph taken in the summer of 1951. "The Grand Canyon" Santa Fe No. #3775, a 3765 Class Northern, is eastbound roaring through Cajon Pass while a freight train waits on the side. The cantilever signal was very common when the photo was taken, but now have been mostly replaced.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve]

This photograph depicts the most famous stretch of railroad main line in the world as it appeared in the autumn of 1951- the Pennsy's Horseshoe Curve, located in Kittanning Gap in Pennsylvania. In this scene a Pennsylvania K4s locomotive acts as a "helper" on the head-end of a diesel powered train.
Date: 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[The "Hustler" entering Dallas]

Southern Pacific's the "Hustler" train No. 15 northbound, headed by Engine No.650, a streamlined type 4-6-2 locomotive, entering Dallas Union Station on its run from Houston. The train is passing under the electric street railway viaduct (destroyed in the late 1950s) which spanned the railroad tracks and crossed over the Trinity River. Electric street cars to and from Oak Cliff and Interurban cars of the Northern Texas Traction Company and Texas Electric Railway used this double track facility.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Twin Star Rocket" departing from Dallas]

Burlington-Rock Island's "Twin Star Rocket" races southward out of Dallas in 1951 powered by 1500HP FP7A No.677 and a 1500HP "B"unit in an effort to beat the Southern Pacific's Hustler into Houston.
Date: 1951
Creator: Plummer, Roger S.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]

Photo taken at the dedication of the Marker for site of the John H. Reagan home. Members of the Daughters of the American Colonists are shown. Right to Left: Mrs. Howard Crane Mrs. Richardson Unknown Mrs. Erma Gooch Collins Unknown
Date: February 14, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dedication of Marker at the Site of the John Henninger Reagan Home]

Photo of Mrs. Richardson standing beside the marker for the dedication at the site of the John H. Reagan Home.
Date: February 14, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Stark Hi Twirlers]

Photograph of seven girls who are members of the "Stark Hi Twirlers" They wear uniforms and boots and carry batons. They are posed as if marching across a field.
Date: 1951
Creator: Flickinger, B.D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Orange Tigers "B" Squad, 1951]

Photograph of the Orange Tigers Football "B" Squad. They are in front of a building with "Orange High School Tigers" written on it.
Date: 1951
Creator: Flickinger, B.D.
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child with adults at the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center]

Photograph of a group of four women and one child leaving the Austin Cerebral Palsy Clinic.
Date: November 20, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sandahl pool

two adults, three children in pool
Date: June 27, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Boy Scout Campaign Headquarters

Photograph of three men and a woman standing outside the Boy Scout Campaign Headquarters.
Date: November 9, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Trio of Musicians]

Photograph of three men performing. The two men in the front are playing a violin and an accordion, respectively; the third man, standing behind them, is playing a mandolin.
Date: September 29, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fox hunt

2 men sitting
Date: September 29, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fox hunt

Photograph of four men and a young boy standing in a group outdoors.
Date: September 29, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Men standing around desk

Group of men around desk
Date: September 28, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Women with menorah Hillel Foundation

women with menorah
Date: September 25, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mr. and Mrs. Burns

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Burns on their Golden Anniversary.
Date: August 29, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History

Office shots/exec.

Exterior of Western Hatcheries
Date: October 16, 1951
Creator: Douglass, Neal
System: The Portal to Texas History