Photograph
Greyhound Bus Accident Scene

Several bystanders are observing the damage to a Greyhound bus turned over on its side as the result of an accident on Highway 12 about 2 miles east of Madison. The driver and forty-one passengers were injured but all survived when the bus careened through the air, smashing trees, fences and a cement culvert. |
Image ID: | 44977 |
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Creation Date: | 08 17 1946 |
Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
City: | Blooming Grove |
County: | Dane |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | PH 6442.0830B |
Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 3.75 inches |
One of four images. Published in the "Wisconsin State Journal" on August 17, 1946. |
Children and adults |
Buses |
Traffic accidents |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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