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Tweetsie Railroad Visitors Photographs
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…
Fred Kirby at Tweetsie Railroad
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…
Fred Kirby Signing Autographs During Tweetsie Homecoming, 1956
This image shows country-western performance artist, Fred Kirby, signing autographs during the Tweetsie Homecoming in 1956. Engine No. 12 is visible behind him.
Fred Kirby Riding Calico in Christmas Parade 1971 #1
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…
Fred Kirby Riding Calico in Christmas Parade 1971 #2
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…
Put 'em Up
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…
Fred Kirby Speaking
This image shows Fred Kirby western costume speaking behind a podium of a stage at William J. Conrad Stadium. Cratis D. Williams and Miss Rhododendron can be seen sitting behind him on the stage. There is a flag posted that cannot be identified.…
Fred Kirby on a Carriage
This image shows the Wells Fargo Tweetsie carriage overflowing with people. Fred Kirby along with a few other men stand or sit on the roof of the wagon. Fred Kirby is in costume. Stadium Drive can be seen in the far right of the image. There are…
1963 Daniel Boone Wagon Train Begins
This picture is a color slide of the 1963 Daniel Boone Wagon train. The picture shows the Daniel Boone Wagon train as it travels through King Street. Groups of people are standing on the sidewalk to the right of the road and a few are sitting on the…
Staging Of The Wagon Train
This picture is a color slide of the 1963 Daniel Boone Wagon Train. The picture is of the parade participants gathering at the William J. Conrad Stadium parking lot. There is a gathering of people around a line of cars and a horse-drawn carriage. A…