Copyright: 98.50.37A Burlington Train Wreck, c. 1940
Name/Title
Burlington Train Wreck near Napier, MO. Photo by Shady, c. 1940
Entry/Object ID
P1998.50.37A
Description
Burlington Train Wreck near Napier, MO. Photo by Shady, c. 1940. b/w. Photo of mangled engine when two trains met head on. The train was enroute from St. Joseph to Omaha
when it ran through a wrongly lined switch near Napier, MO. It crashed into a train that was idle taking on water. The engineer was killed. Newspaper caption included.
Collection
Lewis C. Shady Photo
Made/Created
Artist
Lewis C. Shady
Date made
1940
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
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
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Railroads
Search Terms
Burlington Railroad, Train Wreck
Dimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: various
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Aug 26, 2019
Provenance
Notes
Photos taken by Lewis C. Shady, Donated by his children. Shady was staff photographer for St. Joseph News-Press, late 1930's to c. 1960.
