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Description

The stereograph features a black and white image of a locomotive overturned in water. Train cars are also shown flooded in the water. The image was taken after the Oswaego Express proceeded through a washed out bridge over the Quequacommisscong Creek. The image is mounted on a yellow-hued card with rounded corners.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1877

Measurement

4 X 7 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

recto, at bottom of image: View No. 2 of R. R. Disaster at Millford, N. J. Oct. 4th 1877.

Subjects

Railroad accidents

Work Type

stereograph

Class

photos

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

7214

Digital ID

FVW_07214

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

View No. 2 of R. R. Disaster at Millford, N. J. Oct. 4th 1877.

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