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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…
Assembling Before 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. On the right side of the picture, there is a line of cars parked. Among the cars,…
Fred Kirby And Emergency Vehicles
This picture is a color slide of the 1963 Daniel Boone Wagon Train as it travels through King Street. There is a crowd on the sidewalk on the right side. The focus of the picture is a horse-drawn carriage with four visible riders. There are two…
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 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…
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…
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 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.…
Hear That Whistle Blow Charlotte Observer Newspaper Clipping
This image shows a newspaper clipping from the front page of The Charlotte Observer. At the top of this paper is listed "Section F, June 8, 1986." Underneath that listing "Tweetsie Railroad" is written in red pen. The newspaper depicts two images of…