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Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 81

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Title AlternativePrairie palace : the Great Overland StationCreatorGarrity, GaryHawkins, MikeScholz, RichardHall, MikeTrice, JamesGibson, ArtWallace, Douglass W.Calwell, DaveCrow, BlainePublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 81]
Prairie palace : the Great Overland Station
I. Prairie crossings: pioneer days & the old Kansas Pacific depot
Do you hear that whistle? The first train arrives
Union Pacific biography: T.J. Anderson
The pride of the capital city: new Kansas Pacific station and hotel
Union Pacific biography: H.H. Stanton
To Menoken and beyond: the Topeka and Northwestern R.R.
Union Pacific biography: Minnie Doering
First lady of the Topeka station
Union Pacific Park
False start
II. Handsomest in the Midwest: the new UP station
A "Union" station for Topeka
Good news... a new UP depot for Topeka
Union Pacific biography: Gilbert Stanley Underwood
Home for Christmas?
Preview: the new freight office
One of the finest west of Kansas City
Local builders did it
The dream comes true
The first day
Dining at the depot
Making way for progress
III. Life at the station
What time does the train go?
Fares- if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
The new wave: UP's M-10000 and "city of Salina"
From castle to palace: the Rock Island moves to North Topeka
Riding on a rocket
Hollywood comes to the station
Hazardous duty down at the depot
Saying welcome: the USO
Hail the conquering hero- at the UP depot
Sting operation at the UP depot
Santa Claus comes to town
Remodeled station
Red cap memories
Last of a dying breed: the watchman
Farewell to the Overland route
IV. Restoration: what of the future?
Fire!
S.O.S.: save our station!
Topeka's "Sistene"
Restoration on track
V. Down at the depot
Topeka's railroads
The depot that never was
Silver Lake UP depot: Shawnee County gem
West to Silver Lake
Manhunt at Grove
Last call for Rossville
Willard Burns
The Pauline depot
All aboard... for Tecumseh, Spencer, and all points east
Rock Island's castle
Topeka's other UP depot
Topeka's "Big 3" locomotive: AT&SF #3463
Along the KP: Kansas City to Abilene
Down at the depot: a photo albumDescriptionParts originally published in Topeka State Journal.
Parts originally published in Topeka Captial Journal.
Parts originally published in Topeka Daily Capital.
Parts originally published in Union Pacific Magazine.Date of VolumeDecember 2004VolumeNo. 81Decade1850s-2000sSubjectKansas Pacific Railway CompanyRailroad stationsChicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway CompanyRailroad accidentsFiresRailroad crossingsRailroads--SignalingRailroads--Safety measuresUnion Pacific Railroad CompanyRailroadsRailroads--FreightOffice buildingsWomen telegraphersUnion Pacific Railroad Company;Railroad stations--Design and constructionSanta Claus (Fictitious character)Railroad travelChristmasAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway CompanySteam-enginesRailroads--Buildings and structuresRailroad stations--Conservation and restorationArtFlood damageConstruction industry--EmployeesContractorsRailroad passenger carsMotion picturesUndercover operationsProstitutionPortersTrice, JamesPersonal narrativesRailroad companiesRailroads--Passenger trafficUnited Service Organizations (U.S.)YMCA of the USA Civilian war reliefRailroads--PlanningStanton, H.H., 1828-1897BiographyRailroads--EmployeesHotelsParksBands (Music)Recreation areasCommunity developmentTransportationEisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969World War (1939-1945)Railroad stations--Food serviceRestaurantsAnderson, T. J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1839-1912PoliticiansRailroad ticketsUnion Pacific (Motion picture : 1939)CelebritiesHarries, RayBus terminals;PhotographsPictorial worksDiesel locmotivesEscaped prisonersFugitives from justiceLaw enforcementUnderwood, Gilbert StanleyArchitectsFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_1537 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_1593

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SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceSilver Lake, KSTopeka, KSShawnee County, KSTecumseh, KS

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Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 81