Long Distance View of the Crowds at the Mark Twain Zephyr's Tenth Birthday Celebration

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Title	Long Distance View of the Crowds at the Mark Twain Zephyr's Tenth Birthday Celebration
Date of Original	25 October 1945
Date of Digital	19 October 2003
Description	HANNIBAL, MO - Crowds gather to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Mark Twain Zephyr. In attendance are Ralph Budd, President of the C B & Q Railroad (who also attended the 1935 dedication), Mrs. Ralph Vaughn (nee Betty Stephens, winner of the Becky Thatcher contest at the dedication), a number of railroad executives, and dignitaries from the towns along the Zephyr's route. The winners of the Tom Sawyer contest (Milton Duvall, Jr.) and the Huck Finn contest (Harold Timmerman) are unable to attend as they are in the military
Creator	CB & Q Railroad
Contributor	Hayden, Archie
Publisher	Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject	Mark Twain Zephyr (Railroad train)
Subject	Mark Twain Zephyr Birthday (10th) Celebration.
Subject	Hannibal (MO)
Original Format	Photograph, black and white, 10" by 8"
Digital Format	jpg
Identifier	Z7035