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Railroad accidents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

D. & R. G. 135 and 129 wrek at Springville [Utah] , 1898 January 26

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197221961219]
Identifier: MSS P 3289 Series 1 Item 140
Scope and Contents

A photograph, taken outdoors, of a large group of men standing around two trains that had a head-on collision.

Dates: 1898 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 3289, James L. Ozment collection of George Edward Anderson photographs / George Edward Anderson glass plate negatives

[D. & R. G. 592- S. L. & U. 751 collision] , 1918 October 4

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197221961219]
Identifier: MSS P 3289 Series 1 Item 145
Scope and Contents

A photograph, taken outdoors, of a large group of men standing around two trains that had a head-on collision. Trains involved in collision were from the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

Dates: 1918 October 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 3289, James L. Ozment collection of George Edward Anderson photographs / George Edward Anderson glass plate negatives

[D. & R. G. 592- S. L. & U. 751 collision] , 1918 October 4

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197221961219]
Identifier: MSS P 3289 Series 1 Item 146
Scope and Contents

A photograph, taken outdoors, of a large group of men standing around two trains that had a head-on collision. Trains involved in collision were from the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

Dates: 1918 October 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 3289, James L. Ozment collection of George Edward Anderson photographs / George Edward Anderson glass plate negatives

[D. & R. G. 592- S. L. & U. 751 collision] , 1918 October 4

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197221961219]
Identifier: MSS P 3289 Series 1 Item 147
Scope and Contents

A photograph, taken outdoors, of a large group of men standing around two trains that had a head-on collision. There is a nearby store with a sign that reads "Taylor Bros. Co. Furniture, Pianos, Organs, Carpets, Rugs, Stoves, Wallpaper." Trains involved in collision were from the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad and the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad.

Dates: 1918 October 4
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 3289, James L. Ozment collection of George Edward Anderson photographs / George Edward Anderson glass plate negatives

D. & R. G. wrek, Springville [Utah] , 1898 January 26

 Item — Box 3: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197221961219]
Identifier: MSS P 3289 Series 1 Item 148
Scope and Contents

A photograph, taken outdoors, of a group of men standing around two trains that were in a head on collision.

Dates: 1898 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 3289, James L. Ozment collection of George Edward Anderson photographs / George Edward Anderson glass plate negatives

John Henry Weston and John N. Weston photographs of the railroad in Milford,Utah, 1896-1977

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8213 Series 1
Scope and Contents

This series contains 44 photographs relating to the railroad in Milford, Utah between 1896 and 1977. Included are pictures of trains, railroad accidents, and railroad employees. The majority of the photographs were taken between 1896 and 1950, though there are 6 photographs of an accident that occurred in 1977.

Dates: 1896-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 8213, John N. Weston, John Henry Weston, and Brad Weston collection

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