The Railway Accident near Newark, 1870
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Artifact Overview
Accidents were frightfully common on 19th-century railroads. Crude equipment, poor signaling and uncoordinated timekeeping all contributed to the problem. Heavily varnished wooden coaches, lit by kerosene lamps and heated by coal stoves, added serious risk of fire to a collision. This illustration shows a fire ignited by a train wreck in 1870 near Newark, England, in the United Kingdom.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1870
Subject Date
21 June 1870
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.1238
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Wood engraving (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.75 in
Width: 9.75 in
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