Christmas scenes

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20046322

Description

Joe Gerard, the "Santa" of the Santa Fe, started his annual gift giving trip from the Union Station by presenting Andrew J. Hill, 11, of Galveston his first present of the Yuletide trip that has been a feature of Gerard's work for the past 49 years. Young Hill was invited into the cab of Gerard's locomotive while waiting for the train to take him to Lawton, Oklahoma, where he will visit his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walser. Mr. Gerard, dressed as Santa, is pulling a bugle out of a box while Mr. Hill sits beside him holding the box open. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, December 24, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-12

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1285

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Gerard, Joe; Hill, Andrew J.; Walser, Paul (Mr.); Walser, Paul (Mrs.); Holidays; Christmas presents; Railroad locomotives