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Cross Crossings Cautiously
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Unprotected railroad crossings were a particular hazard for automobiles as this 1923 poster issued by the American Railway Association dramatically points out. Text at bottom right reads: "In five years 9,101 killed, 24,208 injured."
1923
Lowry, Day, 1891-1976
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Automobile Accident
April 3, 1979
Emergency workers assist the passenger injured in an accident at North Sherman Boulevard and W. North Avenue. The automobile, which was driven by a nineteenth-year old youth, went through a red li...
Truck Accident
June 24, 1971
Accident involving a UPS delivery van and a semitrailer in downtown Milwaukee. Four men, including the driver who is holding his head, were injured.
Milwaukee Fender Bender
1956
Passers-by help move a disabled vehicle after an automobile accident on Wisconsin Avenue.
Car Wreck
May 17, 1956
Aftermath of automobile accident. The cars plunged 17 feet over an embankment. Both drivers walked away from the crash. Onlookers look down from the embankment in the background.
Locomotive Explosion
Four men pose next to a locomotive, which has a hole in its side due to an explosion.
Automobile Stopped at Railroad Crossing
April 23, 1926
A man stops his automobile at a railroad crossing while waiting for the train to cross a paved road. The traffic sign to the right of the car reads: "Railroad Crossing," "Look Out For the Cars," an...
