Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special

Longview, TX
Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special

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Description

Photographic postcard of the Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special train ride at the Longview Amusement Park in Longview, Texas. There are many men, women and children watching as three men gas the train up. J. B. Shores, Director of Public Relations for the Texas and Pacific Railroads, takes a turn at the locomotive controls. Burke Campbell created the Longview Amusement Park in the 1940's.

Culpepper, Cody B. [Little Texas and Pacific Sunshine Special], postcard, 1940~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth191340/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Longview Public Library.