Dynamite truck explosion near Halltown

Name/Title

Dynamite truck explosion near Halltown

Entry/Object ID

IMG1700

Description

Dynamite truck explosion near Halltown on February 1, 1951. View is looking southwest along Route 340 just east of Halltown. A crater eight feet deep resulted when 15 tons of dynamite exploded on a truck operated by Rude Carrier. The truck caught fire when a tire chain broke striking a spark which ignited the truck's fuel tank. The truck's engine is visible in the foreground lying in the roadway.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Date made

Feb 1, 1951

Place

* Untyped Place

Halltown, West Virginia

Notes

Date: 1951 February 1