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Title
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Union Station Polishes Exhibit on Shoeshine Era
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Description
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Article documents the unveiling of an exhibit at Union Station that focuses upon the history of shoe shiners prior to the decline of rail travel in the United States. Local author and historian Sonny Gibson tells of his experiences working as a shoe shiner at Union Station in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Additional details of the exhibit, containing items and information provided by local historian Joe-Louis Mattox, are provided.
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2015-10-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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A Witness to Union Station's Transformation
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Description
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Brief article with accompanying collection of photographs of Union Station by Roy Inman. Inman's photographs document the 1994-1999 restoration of Union Station.
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Date
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2014-10-05
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
