N.Y., N.H. & H train wreck, Medfield Junction, Medfield

N.Y., N.H. & H train wreck, Medfield Junction, Medfield

Item Information

Title:
N.Y., N.H. & H train wreck, Medfield Junction, Medfield
Description:
A freight train derailed at Medfield Junction, Medfield Mass., on October 22, 1923. The accident was caused by the failure of an engineman to properly observe and obey signal indication. The accident resulted in the death of two employees and the injury of four employees (Summary of Accident Investigation Reports, No. 1, Interstate Commerce Commission Bureau of Safety, 1919).
Photographer:
Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967
Date:
[October 22, 1923]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Glass negatives
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Leslie Jones Collection
Series:
Accidents: Train & Trolley
Subjects:
Railroad accidents
Places:
Massachusetts > Norfolk (county) > Medfield
Extent:
1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6682x7986
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) Leslie Jones.
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Original data provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve: N.Y., N.H. & H train wreck, Sharon, n.d.
Corrected title and date based on information supplied by a Digital Commonwealth user and verified by library staff, January 2, 2019.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Accession #:
08_06_000468