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Tank Car Wreck

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Tank car wreck at the Grand Trunk Western Railroad car ferry docks. A man wearing a hat is in the right foreground.

Date Created:
August 1946
Creator:
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)

Publication Information

Creator
Eisenscher, Edmund, 1909-1995 (photographer)
Date Created
August 1946

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
9 x 7 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0147KP
Legacy ID
WHi 25090

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