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Train collision, Auburn, January 2, 1947
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| Title | Train collision, Auburn, January 2, 1947 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1947 |
| Caption | Union Pacific Railroad train southbound collided with Milwaukee freight train 264 just south of Milwaukee depot at Auburn.
UPRR Crew failed to heed timetable time of No 264.
Second man from left facing camera is Henry Wallace Ward, who came to Auburn in 1884 and died in 1949 (not believed to be a railroad employee). |
| Notes | On side of train in image: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific. E68. EFI.
Labels filed with image: Inf. from Betty Mae Christenson Murphy, 1985. 2nd man from left, facing camera: Henry Wallace Ward, came to Auburn in 1884 died in 1949. Betty Mae Murphy granddaughter.
Jan. 2, 1947 -- Wreck on Milwaukee Tracks, Auburn.
Union Pacific Railroad Company also known as Union Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Company, Pacific Union Railroad Company. [Note from the Library of Congress Name Authority File.]
Acronyms for Union Pacific Railroad: UPR, U.P.R., UPRR, U.P.R.R. [Cataloger's note.]
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company also known as: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, and as Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Company. [Note from the Library of Congress Name Authority File.]
Source of caption information: notes filed with image and White River Valley Museum staff. |
| Subjects | Railroad accidents--Washington (State)--Auburn
Railroad locomotives--Washington (State)--Auburn
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Disasters--Washington (State)--Auburn
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--Washington (State)--Auburn
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company--Disasters--Washington (State)--Auburn
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company--Equipment & supplies--Washington (State)--Auburn
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| Classification | Auburn, WA/Transportation/Railroad Wrecks |
| Personal Names | Ward, Henry Wallace |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Auburn |
| Digital Collection | White River Valley Museum Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 75 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: hpittenger@auburnwa.gov. Please cite the Image Number. |
| Repository | White River Valley Museum (Auburn) |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Type | Image |
| Digital Reproduction Information | A photographic print was scanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color or 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 or 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
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