Passenger Train Wreck in Jefferson, Texas

Jefferson, TX
Passenger Train Wreck in Jefferson, Texas

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Photo Credit The Grace Museum - The Portal to Texas History
Date October 25, 1947
Category Wrecks

Description

Photograph of the wreckage of passenger train #907 in Jefferson, Texas with a man standing in front. Written below the image are "[sic] #907 Jefferson, Texas Oct 25 1947 (Passenger train wreck fireman killed, 30 passengers injured. Too much speed)" and "R. H. Carlson."

Carlson, R. H. [Passenger Train Wreck in Jefferson, Texas], photograph, October 25, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth860608/: accessed March 5, 2020), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Grace Museum.