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Title	Catastrophe on the New Haven Railroad.
Place	New Rochelle (N.Y.)
Topic	Railroad accidents Railroads -- Trains
Topic-Organization, Vessel	New York and New Haven Railroad Company
Theme	Infrastructure
Description	Three cars at the end of a railroad train have been derailed and overturned. Men and women lie on the ground or carry the injured away from the wreck. Railroad tracks, a stone wall and trees are in the background. Letterpress text beneath image: "The late Catastrophe on the New Haven Railroad."<br>
Notes	The accident occurred near New Rochelle, New York on July 16, 1851. An express train en route from New York to New Haven was thrown off the track and rolled down an embankment, severely injuring between sixty and seventy people. <br>Wood-engraving from The Illustrated American News, August 2, 1851. <br>
Date created	1851.
Physical format	1 print: : wood engraving ; 18 x 24 cm.<br>
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number X.1998.192.0<br>File name 0538 img0071.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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