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Head-On Train Collision
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The wreckage of a head-on collision of two Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad trains at Tramway. Men stand near and on top of the railroad cars. In the foreground is a field and fence, and dead cows are lying near the railroad cars.
October 1891
Publication Information
| Date Created | October 1891 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 23 x 12 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 38.17 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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