Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, " Rail Rocket Sets Mark. Fifty-seven-Hour Journey to New York Indicated for Streamline Train." 25, Oct. 1934: 1. Mr. Lawrence Aloysius Downs and Mrs. Ida M. Downs stand at a railroad station in front of two trains and the tracks. Mr. Downs was the president of the Illinois Central Railroad from 1926-1938. He holds citrus fruits and a branch in his left hand, his hat in his right. Possibly in Los Angeles.
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Text from negative sleeve: Downs, L.A. Ill. Central R.R. Pres.. Handwritten on negative: Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Downs.
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