Print, Photographic

1992.022.0002

1992.022.0002

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1992.022.0002

Description

Photo, Black and White, 5 3/4 X 3 1/2, of the Wamsutter train wreck, July 8, 1952. Update 2/2010: Black and white print. Snapshot. Image of the aftermath of a train wreck. Crumpled building over the tracks with a heap of boxcars beneath it. Two of the cars are nearly standing on end. Intact railroad tracks in middle ground. Wood ties in foreground. Four workman on tracks in middle ground. Written on back in black ink: "Wamsutter Wyo July 8 1952". Stamped on back in black ink: "9" or "6". Back soiled. Emulsion cracked throughout lower half of image. Irregular emulsion in upper left corner.

Collection

Photograph Collection