- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of people viewing damage caused by a train wreck, Whitfield County, Georgia, 1912, Jun. 12]
- Date of Original:
- 1912
- Subject:
- Railroad accidents--Georgia--Whitfield County
Railroads--Georgia--Whitfield County
Disasters--Georgia--Whitfield County
Transportation--Georgia--Whitfield County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Whitfield County, 34.80561, -84.96722
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Willowdale, June 12, 1912. People view damage caused by the derailment of engine No. 179 of the Western & Atlantic Railroad and passenger cars it was pulling. An engineer and a fireman died when Engine No. 179 wrecked, as seen in this photograph. About 40 other passengers were injured Several hundred people on the train were from Calhoun, Ga. and were on their way to Chattanooga, Tenn. for an excursion picnic.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_wtf081
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:wtf081
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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