Preview
Identifier
2009100371
Approximate Date
July 1922
Description
This black and white photograph features the town of Burrton on July 8, 1922. Smoke is billowing from wrecked train tank cars. Typed note on back of photo: "Burrton, Ks. 7-8-22. AT&SF 2/4 Calif. Ltd. eng. 1428 struck loaded tank cars when Frisco crew left switch open."
Physical Description
2 1/2 " x 4 1/2" photograph
Subject
Railroad accidents, Railroad cars, Fires, Men, Women, Burrton (Kan.), Harvey County (Kan.)
Rights
© Harvey County Historical Museum. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. To request permission, contact info@hchm.org. Please credit Harvey County Historical Museum as your source.
Publisher
Access provided by Forsyth Digital Collections
Collection
Harvey County Towns and Rural Areas, Photo Box 19 A Burrton
Repository
Recommended Citation
"Train Tank Cars on Fire" (1922). Harvey County Historical Museum Photographs. 1303.
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/harvey/1303
Language
eng
Keywords
Railroad accidents, Railroad cars, Fires, Men, Women, Burrton (Kan.), Harvey County (Kan.)
Comments
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