1887
album 287
GUSN-322957
Two photographs of the Bussey Bridge Train wreck on March 14, 1887. The 6am train from Roslindale headed to Boston crashed through the Bussey Bridge, located over South Street in Roslindale. The structure began to collapse and the coach trains tumbled to the ground. About 23 passengers were killed and many injured. Read more details in the folder of articles.
trains (vehicle groupings)
disasters
black-and-white prints (photographs)
album number 287
2 black and white photographs
PC009
Photograph albums collection
2016
PC009.287.003
Gift
Roslindale (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation
Transportation
Bussey Bridge
Roslindale, Mass
Boston & Providence Railroad
train disasters
Component
album 287
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