George Barker has been collecting everything related to the 1947-1949 Freedom Train since he saw the train as a child. Undoubtedly he has the world's largest collection of Freedom Train memorabilia. |
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Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Rail Film Monthly November/December 1975 Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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A young US Marine: John Brown. Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Northwestern Newsliner Magazine Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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T-shirt signed to George from Chester Mack, designer of the Freedom Train paint scheme. Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Allis-Chalmers Freedom Train promo Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Chicago Railroad Fair stamp album Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Chicago Railroad Fair stamp album Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Copy of The Railroad Press signed by several of the Freedom Train Marines Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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The Freedom Train by Irving Berlin, as recorded by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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The Freedom Train by Irving Berlin, as recorded by Buddy Clark Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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The Freedom Train by Irving Berlin, as recorded by Johnny Mercer, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman, Margaret Whiting and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and his Orchestra Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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The Freedom Train by Irving Berlin on RCA Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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The Freedom Train by Irving Berlin, as recorded by Ray Dorey Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Freedom Train locomotive #1776 later became GM&O #291. Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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Li'l Abner comic strips collected by George Barker Part of George Barker's 1947-1949 Freedom Train collection. Image: George Barker 2013 |
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