Photograph
Locomotive Boiler Explosion
| Three-quarter view from front right of the badly damaged Engine No. 423 of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. The boiler remains on the railroad tracks after its boiler exploded and shot out from the locomotive. |
| Image ID: | 122135 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 27 1908 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Portage |
| County: | Columbia |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Album 31.61 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6.5 x 4.75 inches |
| Fred Good, the Engineer of this train, was killed in the explosion. The Fireman Christian J. Hanson and Brakeman R.N. Taylor were both injured in the incident. |
| Explosions |
| Outdoor photography |
| Locomotives |
| Railroad accidents |
| Railroad trains |
| Railroad tracks |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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