Worst Train Disaster In Us For 50 Years… 1938

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Description

Montana, United States of America.

Various shots of a wrecked train that crashed after a bridge over the Custer Creek River was swept away by the flood waters beneath. Numerous train carriages lie in piles; the steam engine is twisted out of shape.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
17318
Sort Number:
38/052
Time in/Out:
01:43:30:00 / 01:43:59:00
Canister:
38/52
Film ID:
971.47
Issue Date:
30/06/1938

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