Interior of the wrecked passenger car in the railroad disaster near Trumbel, Connecticut, August 15, 1865, artist's impression

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Interior of the wrecked passenger car in the railroad disaster near Trumbel, Connecticut, August 15, 1865, artist's impression

Scanned by

Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/29/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 17, 2015.

Depicted ContentIn Connecticut, a locomotive ploughs into the back of a passenger train, killing at least seven and injuring many more

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The interior of the wrecked car, showing the engine completely embedded and crushed.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 2, 1865, 376.

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