Postcard of Pennsylvania Flyer crash in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1911
| Description: |
Postmarked August 17, 1911 - 4 days after the Pennsylvania Flyer train, en route from Chicago to New York, derailed at the switch and crashed into a freight train near Swinney Park in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on August 13th, 1911. At least four people died and more than 30 were injured. This image shows a train car that has Wissinoming on the side and one that reads Penn. |
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| Origin: | 1911 |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/5D7B6A06-6413-4416-B50B-273938025440 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Carole S. (Vanderipe) Grimes Collection Accidents Railroad accidents Railroad cars Tragedies Fort Wayne (Ind.) Allen County (Ind.) |
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