Merci Boxcar Ceremony

Tags: carsoncity , merciboxcar , vtccdepot , vtrailroad

Date of photo: February 23, 1949

Photographer: Unknown

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Speeches are given at the Virginia and Truckee depot on Washington Street for the arrival of the Merci Boxcar. This boxcar was a thank you gift from the people of France to every state in the Union after the end of World War II. On the stage is Governor Vail Pittman.

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Date Uploaded: March 25, 2013

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Contributor: NDOT PIO (via Flickr)

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