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GNRR Wrecks – train wreck and bridge collapse near Boulder, probably the Elkhorn Branch (taken by C.S. Walgamott); wrecked train cars in snow on the Elkhorn Branch; men and equipment working in snow at Bad Rock Canyon wreck with train cars in the river below the tracks near a tunnel; people standing and working near wrecked train cars at Havre’s west rail yards where two men were killed (1917); equipment lifting a wrecked locomotive onto the tracks near Great Falls; locomotive #450 being hauled on a flat car after colliding with locomotive #409 east of Paisley where four men were killed., 1917

 File — box-folder: 3/4
Identifier: Subseries IV

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Wrecks on the Elkhorn Branch, at Bad Rock Canyon, and near Havre, Great Falls, and Paisley.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

No textual or other language materials are included in the collection. Captions are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 Boxes

From the Collection: 401 Photographic Prints

From the Collection: 47 Film Negatives - Nitrate

From the Collection: 20 Film Negatives - Nitrate

From the Collection: 27 Film Negatives - Safety

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

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