Print, Photographic

1992.022.0008

1992.022.0008

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1992.022.0008

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 with a heap of railroad cars, two nearly vertical piled up against it. Telephone pole and stack of ties at left; intact track running through image at middle ground, workmen on track at right. Written on back in black ink: "Wamsutter Wyo July 8, 1952". Stamped on back in black ink: "9" or "6". Back slightly soiled. Slight corner damage. Emulsion crazed on upper left edge. Fingerprints on emulsion surface, slightly pitted.

Collection

Photograph Collection