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Title: Alan Laird and Bill Fowler Conversation, May 2021
Date: 2021 - 05
Description: This video is a conversation between Alan Laird and Bill Fowler. They discuss the life of Levy Laird, a remarkable African-American who was a cook on the Southern Pacific passenger trains for more than thirty years. Alan Laird tells a poignant story about his father, Levy Laird, whose ancestors were enslaved persons in Louisiana and his (Levy's) journey from rural Louisiana to become a respected member of the African-American community of Oakland, California.

Title: SP 2894 at Beckmann, Texas
Date: 1985 - 05 - 1985

Title: SP 9356W MBSMF at McQueeny, Texas
Date: 1982 - 07 - 10

Title: Abandonment of Southern Pacific Trackage Between Quinif, Texas and Rosebud, Texas
Date: 1978-07-19
Description: Abandonment of Southern Pacific trackage between Quinif, Texas (Milepost 119.7) and Rosebud, Texas (Milepost 133.7) on Southern Pacific's former Cameron to Waco, Texas branch line. This abandonment was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission on July 19, 1978.

Title: Modern Safety Light Standards
Date: 1936-06-07
Description: Modern safety light standards and pedestrian "islands," as proposed by the Committee of Municipal Enforcement of Gov. Guy B. Parks Missouri State Safety Traffic Committee, are shown above. Maj. Albert Bond Lambert, vice president of the St. Louis Police Board, is Chairman of the Municipal Enforcement Committee. An important feature of the recommendations of the state committee is the deflective design of the bases of the standards, which swerve the vehicle away from the light pillars instead of permitting them to the standards.

Title: Southern Pacific Yard at Yoakum, Texas
Date: 1983 - 07
Description: Depicted is the west end of the Southern Pacific yard at Yoakum, Texas.

Title: Southern Pacific Track Construction Near Eagle Pass, Texas
Date: 1981 - 06

Title: Southern Pacific Switch Engines 2725 and 2722 at San Antonio, Texas
Date: 1981 - 11
Description: Southern Pacific switch engines 2725 and 2722 at work in Southern Pacific's East Yard in San Antonio.

Title: Discuss New Downtown Building
Date: 1981-07-02
Description: Discuss new downtown building: Robert A. Mueller, right, of Sverdrup Corp., discusses construction plans on the new 910 North Eleventh Building with two of the building's major tenant, Charles L. Cramer, left, of United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. and Kennett C. Johnson, of Batz-Hodgson-Neuwoehner Inc. Sverdrup is designer and developer of the Convention Plaza buildings due for completion next spring.

Title: International Business Machine Corp. Building
Date: 1978-07-25
Description: A $48 million, 31-story office complex in downtown St. Louis, which would be the largest in Missouri, had been delayed again. The reason: the owners are concerned about rising construction prices. The office complex would provide hundreds of construction jobs and could be the key to further downtown development. The building is planned by the First National Bank in St. Louis, International Business Machines Corp. and Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States for two-block area just west of Busch Memorial Stadium.

Title: All Shook Up
Date: 1981-10-28
Description: IBM Corporation engineer Mike Massey peers through a window at the company in Austin, Texas site as an IBM Displaywriter undergoes vibration testing. The company evaluates its products during various stages of development to determine their ability to withstand jarring.

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