Back of a Pocket Watch Pulled From a Train Wreck
Marshall, TX
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| Photo Credit | The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | December 14, 1931 | |
| Category | Wrecks |
Description
Photograph of the back side of a pocket watch belonging to a man killed in a train wreck. There is a large dent across the back of the watch, and a faint engraving of a Freemason symbol is visible as well. Written below the image are "[sic] Watch of J. W. 'Rab' Gorman killed at Cecile La in the wreck of the 'Louisiana Limited' T&P overnight passenger train Marshall, Texas to New Orleans La. - Mr Gorman was engineer of #414 D-11 s - Wreck was Dec 14th 1931" and "Ed Robinson."
Robinson, Ed. [Back of a Pocket Watch Pulled From a Train Wreck], photograph, December 14, 1931; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860417/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.