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Title	Railroad accident near Norwich.
Place	Norwich (Conn.) Thames River (Conn.)
Topic	Railroad accidents Dwellings Sailing ships Ships
Theme	Environment Infrastructure
Description	Several men and women stand near railroad tracks looking at a train that has crashed into a wood frame house. Trees, rocks, and a small building are in the foreground. Another railroad car is in the background. A two-masted sailing vessel is in the Thames River.<br>
Notes	Wood-engraving from the Illustrated News, April 16, 1853. <br>The accident occurred about two miles south of the city of Norwich on March 17, 1853. An engine on the Norwich Willimantic and Palmer Railroad ran off the track and ran into a house, detaching the kitchen and buttery. A woman inside the house was injured but no one was killed. <br>
Date created	1853.
Physical format	1 print: : wood engraving ; 18 x 21 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.1998.191.0<br>File name 0538 img0067.pcd<br>
Source	The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rights	Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
Sub-collection	Prints

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