Dynamite truck explosion

Name/Title

Dynamite truck explosion

Entry/Object ID

IMG1704

Description

Dynamite truck explosion near Halltown on February 1, 1951. View is looking southwest along Route 340 just east of Halltown. The Cobb house can be seen on the left. A fire truck and ambulance from the Citizens Fire Company in Charles Town are parked near the Cobb house. A number of unidentified onlookers can be seen walking on Route 340 surveying the damage.

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