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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…
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…
Marching In The Wagon Train
This picture is a color slide of the 1963 Daniel Boone Wagon Train. On the slide, "King St - Boone" is written in pen. The picture shows the parade as it travels through King Street. There is one onlooker at the top of some stairs next to the…
Marching Band In The Wagon Train
This picture is a color slide of the 1963 Daniel Boone Wagon Train. On the slide, "King St - Boone" is written in pen. The picture shows the parade as it travels through King Street. There is a crowd of onlookers on the sidewalk near the St. Luke's…
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,…
Wagon Train Gathering
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. On the left side,…
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…
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…
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 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.…