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Crowd at Accident Scene
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Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark Frothingham was killed.
March 23, 1934
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Crowd at Accident Scene
March 23, 1934
Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark Frothingham was killed.
Train-Car Crash Scene
March 5, 1933
Train-car crash scene. Shows demolished automobile and large group of onlookers at Milwaukee Road, Fair Oaks railroad crossing. The driver, Miss Lena Schmidt was killed.
Traffic Accident
October 12, 1934
Automobile and truck accident at the corner of Milton Street and West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood. A crowd has gathered to observe the damage.
Bus and Street Railroad Accident
October 1, 1932
Bus and street railroad accident at Regent and Mills Streets looking east along Regent Street. The DuBois service station at 1 N. Mills Street is in the background.
Winnebago Street from Yahara River Bridge
January 9, 1946
Winnebago Street from the Yahara River Bridge, scene of accident, near railroad crossing. There is a Victorian house at left, 1628 Winnebago Street, with a small house far right at 301 Clemons Avenue.
Body of H.C. Townley, Killed by Train
August 10, 1934
A large group of people stands around the covered body of H.C. Townley, Oregon school teacher, killed by a Milwaukee Road freight train, at the University Avenue crossing.
