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Photograph caption dated January 23, 1956 reads, "Police, rescue workers remove bodies from scene of crash of commuter train. Arms and legs stuck out grotesquely from wreckage of Santa Fe two-car diesel which turned over in California's worst rail disaster, killing estimated 29 persons and injuring more than 100 others, some seriously. Both cars were derailed and pandemonium followed as passengers tried to claw their way out of windows that were high and small. Police termed accident major disaster and called for all available ambulances and doctors."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Santa Fe Southern Railway Company Diesel locomotives--California--Los Angeles Railroad accidents--California--Los Angeles Accident victims--California--Los Angeles Crash injuries--California--Los Angeles Locomotives--California--Los Angeles Disasters--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Debris--California--Los Angeles Dead persons--California--Los Angeles Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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