Postcard, Photographic

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Postcard, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

18.85.1

Description

M&StL New Richland Train Wreck. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the uprighted steam engine #456, in the railroad train wreck in which engineer, Andy Stover died. Note on back: it was Engine #456 of no. 96, which ran into 94's rear end.

Context

Postcard was glued to a poster with message: "Do you remember this train wreck one mile South of New Richland that stormy night in March, 1916?" From a collection of Clem W. Kral, former M&St. Louis telegrapher.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

Mar 22, 1916

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard, Photographic

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

December 20, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024