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Description
Crowd at the scene of a train wreck in Biddeford on June 10, 1894, when a Boston & Maine train from Portland left the tracks about 1:30 p.m.
A defective switch point was said to be the cause. No one was badly hurt.
This photo is on the back of a business card that says "Goshen - Portrait, Landscape, Interior and Tintype Photographer. All work done promptly on short notice. 95 Main St., Biddeford."
About This Item
- Title: Train Wreck, Biddeford, 1894
- Creator: Goshen
- Creation Date: 1894-06-10
- Subject Date: 1894-06-10
- Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 16.5 cm
- Local Code: 1114
- Object Type: Image
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- Railroad cars
- Railroad accidents--Maine--Biddeford
- Boston & Maine Railroad
- Spectators--Maine--Biddeford
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Dyer Library/Saco Museum371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
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