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Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878.

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Image ID

G90F068_028ZF


Item data

Title

Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878.

Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
United States
States
Connecticut
Stereoscopic views of Hartford County, Connecticut

Names

Worden, N. R. (Nicholas R.) (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1878
Place: New Britain, Conn.

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 90-F68

Subjects

Connecticut
Hartford County (Conn.)
Railroad accidents
Bridge failures
Tariffville (Conn.)

Genres

Stereographs
Photographs

Physical Description

Albumen prints

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11707676
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b973b2f0-c536-012f-f391-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b973b2f0-c536-012f-f391-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878). Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b973b2f0-c536-012f-f391-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Railroad wreck on Tariffville bridge, January 15, 1878." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b973b2f0-c536-012f-f391-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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