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Image Not Available for New Haven Railroad freight train derailment, Hartford, 1959
New Haven Railroad freight train derailment, Hartford, 1959
Image Not Available for New Haven Railroad freight train derailment, Hartford, 1959

New Haven Railroad freight train derailment, Hartford, 1959

PhotographerPhotographed by Frank Lorenzo American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by United Press International American, founded 1907
Date1959 March 1
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.

Caption: HFP030101-3/1/59-HARTFORD, CONN.: New Haven R.R. work crews clear the tracks after a derailment in Hartford, 3/1. Four cars of a 125 car New Haven R.R. freight train bound for New Haven from Springfield, Mass. blocked five tracks in the Hartford Station yard. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.401
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