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This image shows a group of people on top of the Wells Fargo Tweetsie carriage, the one dressed as a cowboy is Fred Kirby. There are kids and an older woman inside the carriage. There is a young woman sat on the bench of the carriage looking over her…

This image shows the same man on horseback from image 328 of this series. The man is wearing a cowboy hat and red fringed shirt. He salutes the crowd during a Christmas parade down King Street. The man has been identified as Fred Kirby, and he is…

This image shows a man in a red, fringed Western shirt riding a horse in a Christmas parade at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and East King Street, with a crowd watching. The man has been identified as Fred Kirby, and he is riding Calico. A…

This image shows country-western performance artist, Fred Kirby, signing autographs during the Tweetsie Homecoming in 1956. Engine No. 12 is visible behind him.

This image shows country-western performance artist, Fred Kirby, during the Homecoming of Tweetsie Engine No. 12 at Hickory, NC. He leans over a banner on a raised platform and appears to address the crowd below. At far right, autograph-seeking fans…

Black and white image of two different images, the top of three visitors to Tweetsie Railroad standing with the train conductor, and the bottom of two women steeping onto one of the train cars with the help of a costumed actor. The costumed actor has…