Train Wreck, Sturgeon Bay - 1943

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Train Wreck, Sturgeon Bay - 1943

Entry/Object ID

2001.02.0037

Description

Train wreck in Sturgeon Bay in Feb. of 1943. The roll-over occurred on the west side of Sturgeon Bay in about the area where the West Side Fire Station on Oxford Ave. is today (2001). This photo shows the crane being used to bring the train to an upright position.

Collection

Door County Archives Photo Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2001.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

Location

Sturgeon Bay/Door/WI

Notes

Date: Feb. 1943

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Train, Wreck, Sturgeon Bay

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

01.0053

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

7 in

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Computer generated print scanned from a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" print owned by Cyril "Butch" Moeller. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 20, 2001

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 29, 2026