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Train Wreck along the Deerfield River

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This catastrophic train wreck photographed in April of 1886, near West Deerfield, Massachusetts, took ten lives and injured many others.

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Item typePhotograph
Documentary Photograph
PhotographerJ. K. Patch
Date1886
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicMedia, Periodicals, Communication
Transportation, Travel, Tourism
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Albumen
Dimension detailsHeight: 4.63 in Width: 7.50 in Height: 5.25 in Width: 8.50 in
Catalog #1996.12.2511
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J. K. Patch, photographer. Train Wreck along the Deerfield River. Photograph. 1886. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-2511/. Accessed on April 19, 2025.

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