Postcard, Photographic

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Postcard, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

18.85.6

Description

M&StL New Richland Train Wreck. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a crane raising the engine of the train and removing the body of the engineer, Mr. A. C. Stover, after the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad train wreck, south of New Richland, Minn., March 22, 1916.

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. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad; M&ST.L; M & St. L; M & St. L; M & St L; transportation, railroad, engines, locomotives, train tracks, engineer, trainmen, steam engine, railroad station, train station, Depot.

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