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Title
Pere Marquette wreck of July 20, 1907
Creator
Draper, Charles G. 1865 - 1941

Institution
Plymouth District Library

Subject
Railroad accidents -- Michigan -- Plymouth

Subject
Pere Marquette Railroad

Subject
Railroads -- accidents

Item Number
JR03f004

Relation
part of the Charles Draper Collection, Plymouth Historical Museum

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
Glass Plate Negative showing the Pere Marquette Railroad wreck near Salem on July 20, 1907. Because of the steep curve in the terrain, neither engineer could see the other train until it was too late to stop. Thirty-three people died.

Pere Marquette wreck of July 20, 1907

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