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Museum purchase, 1995.36.1304  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Train Derailment near Colt Building
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1304 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Train Derailment near Colt Building

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Dateabout 1921
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1995.36.1304
DescriptionDe-railed railroad locomotive and coal car. Additional cars, still upright, are visible in the background. The dome of Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. is barely visible above the coal car. A crowd of spectators is on a hill at right.
Status
Not on view