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1. Dallas: Bird's Eye View of Commerce Street Looking East, 1904 - 1904

   STUDY PRINT: Bird's Eye View of Commerce Street Looking East, 1904 Birds-eye view of Dallas business section taken from the Oriental Hotel looking east and showing the Post Office. Scene shows brick and stone buildings: Dallas Electric Light and Power Company, General Arthur Cigar, Jones Book Co.,Texas Property Association, and other business signs. Utility Lines on both sides of street.

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2. Dallas City Hall and Adjoining Police Station - 1904

   STUDY PRINT: Dallas City Hall and Adjoining Police Station The Renaissance Revival style Dallas City Hall building and adjoining Police Station was built in 1888-1889 at a cost of $80,000 and was located at the northwest corner of Commerce and Akard. It was replaced by the Adolphus Hotel in 1913. The seat of Dallas city government had already moved twice, when once again, on June 29, 1889, the Commerce and Akard Street location opened. Thi...

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3. Dallas Railway & Terminal City Streetcar 761 - 1948

   DIGITAL PRINT: Dallas Railway and Terminal City Streetcar 761 travels down Commerce Street in downtown Dallas as it intersects with Record Street. It is outbound to Hampton Station and followed by another Dallas Terminal Railway car. The operator and passengers are visible through the windows. An African American man crosses the street in front of car 761. Rear views of a 1946 Crosley and a 1946 Frazer are in front of him to the left. A...

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4. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company PCC 603 - 1948

   DIGITAL PRINT: Dallas Railway & Terminal Company PCC (Presidents Conference Committee Car) 603 travels near the corners of Commerce and Record streets in downtown Dallas. The Willard Hat Company sign is prominent in the background. See: Map 8

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5. Dallas Railway & Terminal Company PCC on Commerce Street - 1948

   DIGITAL PRINT: A Dallas Railway & Terminal Company PCC (Presidents Conference Committee Car), possibly car 623, turns off of Commerce Street in downtown Dallas toward Seventh Street according to the destination sign. It's followed by another PCC and a passenger motor; both unidentified. The car is visibly full of passengers. In the right foreground, a Plymouth model taxi drives away from the car. On the corner of Commerce and Record are t...

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6. DR&T Maintenance Car Near Old Red Courthouse - 1948

   DIGITAL PRINT: A Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Maintenance car turns the corner off of Commerce Street, near the Old Red Courthouse, onto Houston Street. Crane Car 503 appears to have materials ready to move once the destination is reached. Three men hang on the wiring of the crane while pedestrians watch from the sidewalk. See: Map 8

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7. Map - Dallas County Plat Book Map, Blocks 78 to 79

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Oriental Hotel, Dallas - 1905

   STUDY PRINT: Dallas - Oriental Hotel Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Company streetcar 82 is in front of the six-storied Oriental Hotel. A second streetcar is on the cross street. The Oriental Hotel opened in 1893 at the corner of Akard and Commerce Streets in Dallas. Built at a cost of $500,000, it was considered the finest hotel in Dallas, even featuring electric elevators. The hotel was demolished in 1924 to make way for the Baker ...

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9. Postcard - Postcard: Image of the Baker Hotel in Dallas

   Record Type: Archive

   
10. Postcard, Picture - Postcard: Image of old Dallas Federal Building

    Record Type: Archive

    
11. Record, Legislative - Ordinance Certification: City of Dallas: Dallas Southwestern Traction Company Ordinance Amendment

    Record Type: Archive

    
12. Sketch - Northern Texas Traction Dallas Depot [1915] - Drawing & Notes

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. Southern Traction Interurban Motor 300 - ca 1913-1917

    DIGITAL PRINT: This sepia-colored photo shows an early scene of Southern Traction Company Interurban Motor 300. The two (2) trainmen operating this Dallas Limited are unidentified. The photo was taken at the original Dallas Interurban Station, 1316 Commerce Street.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. TER Class A Locomotive 802 at Dallas Freight Depot - 1948

    DIGITAL PRINT: Texas Electric Railway Class A Locomotive 802 stands at the Dallas Freight Depot; view from Young and Market Streets, with the locomotive standing on Young Street. The Hotel Jefferson sign is in the top middle of the frame. See: Map 8, Detail B

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. TER Class B Locomotive 903 on Commerce Street - 1938, September 14

    Texas Electric Railway Company Class "B" Locomotive 903 running light on Commerce Street, in front of the Rock Island ticket office; left 3/4 view. Employee sitting in the locomotive cab is unidentified. Built after a 1931 wreck from Passenger Motor 361, Class B 903, was used as a 1200 volt freight motor until the final days of Texas Electric Railway Company in 1948. It was one of two freight motors kept in use for salvage operations at Mon...

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. TER Express Trail Car 609 on Commerce Street, Downtown Dallas - 1941

    Texas Electric Railway Company Express Trail Car 609 traveling on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. This car was built as a refrigerator car for the Kraft Cheese Company; one of two Texas Electric refrigerator cars. See: Map 8, Detail 1

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. TER Locomotive 951 Pulling Box Motor on Commerce Street - 1948, July

    SNAPSHOT: Texas Electric Railway Company Locomotive 951, with a box motor pulled behind, travels on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. It passes in front of the Adolphus Hotel at 1315 Commerce, moving toward Field Street. See: Map 3; Map 8, Detail C

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. TER Locomotive 951 Pulling Express Trail Car 608 on Commerce Street - ca 1948, July

    Texas Electric Railway Company Locomotive 951, pulling Express Trail Car 608, travels on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. It passes in front of the Dallas Multigraphing Company at 1807 1/2 Commerce and the Underwood Corporation at 1805-7 Commerce, traveling west in an area of the city once crammed with typewriter companies. See: Map 8

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. TER Passenger Motor 308 Turning Off Main Street - 1948

    DIGITAL PRINT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 308 turns left off of Commerce Street, outbound for Lancaster. Passengers are visible through the windows of the car. An unidentified man crosses Commerce Street in front of the car while two unidentified women stand on the corner opposite him, soon to be blocked from vision by the turning car. Cars are traveling to the right of the car as well as behind the car going the opposite direct...

    Record Type: Photo

    
20. TER Passenger Motor 309 - 1948

    DIGITAL PRINT: Texas Electric Railway Passenger Motor 309 travels near the corners of Commerce and Record streets in downtown Dallas. It is approaching the left turn onto Record Street, outbound to Waco. The Willard Hat Company building stands prominently in the background. See: Map 8

    Record Type: Photo