z7015

Title Costumed Huck Finn Contestants Pose by the Dining Car (Huck Finn) of the Mark Twain Zephyr
Date of Original 25 October 1935
Date of Digital 19 October 2003
Description HANNIBAL, MO - The communities along the Mark Twain Zephyr's route (St. Louis, MO to Burlington, IA) are represented in all three character contests during the Mark Twain Zephyr Dedication. The boys competing for the title of Huckleberry Finn pose by the dining car of the Mark Twain Zephyr. They are, in no particular order, Billy Thomas, Eugene Logan, Shelby Lee Ward, William Edward Meadows, Jack Kendall, Bill Kendall, Brice Carson, William Greenville, Earl Dunbar and Paul Calloway. The winner of the contest is Harold Timmerman (far left, front row).
Creator CB & Q Railroad
Contributor Hayden, Archie
Publisher Hannibal Free Public Library (Hannibal, MO)
Subject Mark Twain Zephyr (railroad train)
Subject Mark Twain Zephyr Dedication.
Subject Timmerman, Harold.
Subject Thomas, Billy.
Subject Logan, Eugene.
Subject Ward, Shelby Lee.
Subject Meadows, William Edward.
Subject Kendall, Jack.
Subject Kendall, Bill.
Subject Carson, Brice.
Subject Greenville, William.
Subject Dunbar, Earl.
Subject Calloway, Paul.
Original Format Photograph, black and white, 10" by 8"
Digital Format jpg
Identifier Z7015