Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
1948.040.0120Description
Post card photo of Engine 266 wreck..
Update 2/2010: Black and white print. Snapshot. Printed on postcard paper. Unused. Image of the aftermath of a train wreck showing a steam locomotive that appears to have crashed into the back of another train. the engine has been lifted up off the tracks and the engineer's cabin has been pushed back into the tender. Engine No. 266; Union Pacific. Rocky hill in background. Three men standing at right near collision point; pile of axles and wheels at center next to them. Fourth man is climbing up on the side of the engineer's cabin to look inside.
Embossed in the lower right: "M.F. Jukes Photo."
Printed on back in black ink: "Postcard" "Correspondence" "Name and Address" "Place Postage [logo] Stamp Here".
Paper yellowed, back soiled. Slight corner damage. Pin hole in center lower edge. Emulsion surface soiled.
Note: This accident occurred on the main line Eastbound in Rawlins Railroad cut. Info per Rans Baker.Collection
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