USA set of 8 large B&W railway crash/derailment photos NC/VA c.1930

$100.00 CAD

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Large photos of what appears to be two accident scenes. One group of 7 appears to be a set, one of them is identified as Madison North Carolina. The other has a label from Martinsville Virginia on the back and does not appear to belong with the first 7.

Photo #1 Wreckage of locomotive and passenger car

Back end view of locomotive on its side. At right, upright passenger car, windows broken.

On side of passenger car marked ‘NORFOLK’. Back of locomotive has markings ‘180081 126 tons

LR corner piece missing from photo. Horizontal crease/dent at bottom. Other crease/cracks.

Photo #2 People looking at wrecked locomotive

Young boy and two men at the front end of a locomotive on its side. Debris everywhere. On left, passenger car.

On horizontal and one vertical dent/crease. Many small creases and cracks.

Photo #3 Rescuers in debris field

Two passenger cars on the left. Overturned and wrecked railway car on right. Dozens of people digging into wreckage or gathered round.

Appears to be photo from different angle of #4 / #5.

Big horizontal crease/dent at bottom. Another one slightly higher up.

Photo #4 and #5 Rescuers in debris field

Two of the same photo. Two passenger cars on the right. Overturned and wrecked railway car on left. Dozens of people digging into wreckage or gathered round.

Appears to be photo from different angle of #3.

One has ‘Train Wreck Madison N.C” written in pencil on back.

Both have many small creases and cracks

Photo #6 Passenger car in debris field

Photo of side of a passenger card, surrounded by debris. Appears to be wreckage underneath and around it of another railway car

Horizontal crease LL side. Few other small cracks. Pencil mark on back.

Photo #7 Close up of wrecked passenger car

Photo of side of a passenger card, crumpled at one end. Pile of bricks

Paper crinkled, especially on borders. Few other small cracks. Faint scratches on photos. Pencil mark on back

Photo #8 Two railcard on their side (VA)

Photo showing two rail cars on their sides. Rail workers assessing.

Stamp on back ‘REMSEN STUDIO MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA'. Also taped on is a label from local newpaper The Martinsville Bulletin, dated Sep 29.

Damage LR corner, scuffed on ruts spot. Another rust spot upper center. Some light creases. Tape on back brown

8 x 9 ⅞”

(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)