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Trolley Wreck
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Text on front reads: "Trolley Wreck at Reedsville, Dec. 22, 1906." A streetcar has rolled onto its side, off of the tracks. Several people are looking at the damage. Snow is covering the ground.
December 22, 1906
Berger and Prowell
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