- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of damage caused by derailment of train, Whitfield County, 1912 Jun. 12]
- Date of Original:
- 1912
- Subject:
- Railroad accidents--Georgia--Gordon County
Disasters--Georgia--Gordon County
Transportation--Georgia--Gordon County
Railroads--Georgia--Gordon County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gordon County, 34.50336, -84.87575
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Willowdale (Whitfield County), June 12, 1912. People view damage caused by derailment of Engine No. 179 of the Western & Railroad and passenger cars it was pulling. An engineer and a fireman died when Engine No. 179 wrecked, as seen in this photograph. Many of the passengers lived in Calhoun, Ga. and were on their way to a picnic.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_gor211
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:gor211
- Additional Rights Information:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
-
