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Train Wreck: 1909

Wrecked Pennsylvania R.R. car on tracks south of Brunswick Street. Jersey City, N.J. November 6, 1909. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

Wrecked Pennsylvania R.R. car on tracks south of Brunswick Street. Jersey City, N.J. November 6, 1909. View full size. George Grantham Bain Collection.

 

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4 killed in this wreck, but:

This could have been a lot worse, save for the new "steel" passenger cars.

New York Times story Nov. 7, 1909.

Hats

Interesting how people are wearing hats indoors, too.

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