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Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor train near Trinity, Tex. collecting fares from passengers.

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Richardson, Robert W

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A railroad worker in overalls collects fares from African American (Black) men, women and children passengers aboard a crowded Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway trailer pulled by motor car #1 near Trinity in Trinity County, Texas. Lettering on the trailer reads: "[W.B.]T.& S. 2." The trailer has rolled-up canvas side awnings. Lettering on the motor car reads: "W.B.T. & S. 1." Shows a frame house with a wraparound porch near the tracks.
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Denver Public Library

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Plains to Peaks Collective

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Passengers
  3. Railroad Motor Cars
  4. Segregation
  5. Texas
  6. Trinity County
  7. Trinity County (Tex.)
  8. Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company

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