Print, Photographic

1964.444.0001

1964.444.0001

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1964.444.0001

Description

Patnoe Train wreck, Sept. 27, 1902, Engine 1644. Update - June 2010: Sepia print. Snapshot. Mounted on grey matboard. Image of the aftermath of a train wreck in a railyard. A group of men & boys in foreground. Smoldering debris in midground with smashed box car at left. Hill in background. Shadow of the photographer & his camera in foreground center. Written on back: [blue ink] "Patnoe Wreck" "31 (3)" [black ink] "Copied by State mounted" [light blue ink] "3" [red pencil] "Page 17 pix 3 2 5/8 x 5". [pencil] "5245" Mounted on acidic matboard. Cut down from original size - edges rough & uneven. Mat back has been removed to expose inner core. Piece of photo missing from lower right edge. Image surface scratched & slightly soiled. Mat warped.

Collection

Photograph Collection