Description
People eating and drinking in a Vista-Dome buffet and lounge car of the Kansas City/American Royal Zephyrs. A mix a white men and women. A woman is entering the car from a doorway to the Vista-Dome observation deck and a man is entering from a doorway below which leads to the rest of the train.
Note
Photographer's stamp on verso: Lawrence S. Williams, Photographer, 411 Maryland Ave., Havertown, PA., Hilltop 6-2263, Neg. #962. Text on inserted sheet with photo: VISTA-DOME BUFFET-LOUNGE CARS ON THE KANSAS CITY AND AMERICAN ROYAL ZEYPHRS; This stainless steel Budd-built car has about everything that the traveler needs. Pictured here is the buffet where daytime and evening snacks - also breakfast, are served. Here also is the entrance to the Vista-Dome which provides passengers with the newest thrill in railroading. To the right of the stairway is the passage to the rest of the car. These new trains operated by the Burlington start in service Sunday, February 1 between Chicago, Kansas City and St. Joseph on new faster schedules.
Contributors
Photographer: person:Williams, Lawrence S.
Date Issued
1953
Date (Unspecified)
1905-05-06
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Publisher
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Time Period
Rights
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0098
Source
Digitized from Item #16, Box #3, J.E. Lynn Railroad Memorabilia Collection, LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC Libraries.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections