- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Train Wreck
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Publisher:
- Kenneth Rogers photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1926-12-23
- Subject:
- Railroad cars--1920-1930
Railroads--Georgia--Rockmart
Accidents--Georgia--Rockmart
Railroad accidents--Georgia--Rockmart
Vehicles--Georgia--Rockmart
Crowds--Georgia--Rockmart
Railroad locomotives--1920-1930
Southern Railway Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Polk County, Rockmart, 34.0026, -85.04161
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the aftermath of a trainwreck involving the Southern Railways' Ponce de Leon and the Royal Palm in Rockmart, Georgia.
The Rockmart train wreck occurred on December 23, 1926 when the northbound Southern Railways' Ponce de Leon collided with the southbound Royal Palm a half mile south of the Rockmart, Georgia depot. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.153.06
ahc082153006a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/2165
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white glass plate negative
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
