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Title
Distant view of derailed train burrowed in ground in aftermath of collision, Glendale, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
October 19, 1935
1935-10-19
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Related to article, "Trainwreck in Glendale Hurts Dozen," Los Angeles Times, October 20, 1935.
Distant view of derailed locomotive and bystanders--men, women, and children-- looking on wreck. Several train cars as well as the engine are present. Engine is partially buried in ground as result of impact. Engine has numbers "2451" and "76." Power lines are in the background. The Southern Pacific Railroad locomotive had collided with a seven-ton sand truck on the train tracks in Glendale. A dozen people were injured, with no fatalities.
Text from negative sleeve: 2570-- Train Wreck, S.P. = Glendale, 10-19-35, [Stamped:] OCT 23 1935
Handwritten on negative: Wrecked S.P. train, 10-19-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9035
ark:/21198/zz002dh1dg
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Railroad accidents--California--Glendale
Spectators--California--Glendale
Transportation
Disaster
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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