Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Collision of Two Texas and Pacific "Cannon Balls" in Jefferson, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1903
  • Digitized: 2008-05-09

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Photograph of train crewmen and curious spectators posed beside crushed locomotives near Jefferson, Texas in 1903. Trains met head-on after a mix-up in orders. Engine crewmen jumped before the trains hit.
  • Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Business, Economics and Finance - Transportation - Railroads
  • Keyword: Texas and Pacific Railway
  • Keyword: "Cannon Balls"
  • Keyword: collisions
  • Keyword: locomotives

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Marion County - Jefferson
  • Time Period: new-sou

Collection

  • Name: Where the West Begins: Capturing Fort Worth's Historic Treasures
    Code: FWHT

Institution

  • Name: University of Texas at Arlington Library
    Code: UTA

Resource Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: AR406-4-10-11_1
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth38433

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: Epson Perfection V750-M Pro
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