Ashtabula OH Bridge Disaster Old Photos

Lake Shore Railroad Bridge before the Disaster, Ashtabula, Ohio

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Lake Shore Railroad Bridge, before the bridge collapsed -- the scene of the Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

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Wreck of the Pacific Express Ashtabula Bridge Disaster 1876, Ashtabula, Ohio

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Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

Photo from a 1920s postcard made from one of the photographs taken in 1876 after the wreck.

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Ashtabula Ohio Bridge Disaster Monument, Ashtabula, Ohio

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Memorial to the Dead, Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

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Ashtabula Ohio Bridge Disaster 1876

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Engraving depicting the Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

The engraving accurately shows the first engine of the train (it had two engines) on the bridge, upper right, the only section of the train that was not consumed by the disaster.

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Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster Rescue Workers 1876

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Rescuing the survivors and removing the dead at the Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

Photo from an old stereoview postcard.

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Ashtabula Bridge Disaster Lithograph

oldphotos — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:44:48 -0600

Lithograph depicting the Ashtabula, Ohio Bridge Disaster that occurred Dec. 29, 1876, killing 98 passengers and crew members.

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