z0088
Title | Nina Gabrilowitsch Christens the Mark Twain Zephyr |
Date of Original | 25 October 1935 |
Date of Digital | 19 October 2003 |
Description | HANNIBAL, MO - Nina Gabrilowitsch, the granddaughter of Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), christens the Burlington Railroad's Mark Twain Zephyr. Watching the christening are the winners of the various contests held during the dedication. Left to right are Milton Duvall, Jr. representing Clarksville, MO (Tom Sawyer), Betty Stephens representing LaGrange, MO (Becky Thatcher), and Harold Timmerman representing Burlington, IA (Huck Finn). |
Creator | Pollard, Braxton |
Contributor | Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO) |
Publisher | Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO) |
Subject | Gabrilowitsch, Nina, 1910-1966. |
Subject | Mark Twain Zephyr (Railroad train) |
Subject | Mark Twain Zephyr Dedication. |
Subject | Hannibal (MO) |
Subject | Duvall, Milton, Jr. |
Subject | Stephens, Betty. |
Subject | Timmerman, Harold. |
Original Format | Photograph, black and white, 8 1/2" by 10" |
Digital Format | jpg |
Identifier | Z0088 |