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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

PhotographerPhotographed by William G. Dudley 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
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.
Object number1995.36.1304
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