1910 Rock Island Railroad Green Mountain Calamity Train Wreck RPPC Real Photo Postcard - Gladbrook Iowa - Photographer F. W. Norton Cedar Rapids - KRUXO Stamp Box - Progressive Era

Antique Original 1910 Rock Island Railroad Green Mountain Calamity Train Wreck RPPC Real Photo Postcard - Gladbrook Iowa - Photographer F. W. Norton Cedar Rapids - KRUXO Stamp Box - Progressive Era

Measures Approx. 5-1/2" Wide by 3-1/2" Tall

In Good Antique Condition - Unused, Unposted, Curling, Staining, Paper Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On Postcard.

Real Photo Postcard Depicting The Aftermath Of The Rock Island Railroad Wreck Near Gladbrook, Iowa, On March 21, 1910. The Image Shows A Telescoped Pullman Day Coach In The Most Fatal Train Accident In Iowa History. The Collision Occurred When A Combined Passenger Train Derailed, Causing Steel Cars To Crush Wooden Coaches. Over 50 People Died, With Dozens Injured. Captioned In Negative And Credited To Photographer F. W. Norton Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, This Postcard Documents A Significant Early 20th Century Rail Disaster.

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