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Title
[Wreck of Southern Pacific Railroad passenger train]
Date
1894
Description
1 photographic print mounted on 10 x 12 in. board ; 7-5/8 x 9-5/8 in.
Subject(s)
Summary
The National Guard recaptured the Sacramento Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station from the striking railroad workers. With armed guards the first train left the station July 11, 1894, only to be wrecked a few miles west of the city, on land now traversed by the Yolo Causeway. The accident, in which several people were killed, was determined to be an act of sabotage by the strikers. The back of the board is stamped "L. E. Graham, Photographer, 730 Eighth Street, Sacramento, Cal."
Owning
Institution
California State Railroad Museum Library
Copyright
© CSRM Library
Call
Number
Oversize Photograph 74
Filing
Location
PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Other
Formats
CSRM Negative 3148
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