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1873 engraving of Train Wreck, Meadow Brook, Rhode Island, train engineer, death

$ 1475.76

Availability: 78 in stock
  • Month: May
  • Publication Name: Harper's Weekly
  • Language: English
  • Condition: Small tear on cover in the middle - barely noticeable
  • Issue Type: Weekly
  • Year Published: 1873

    Description

    This antique wood engraving is 147 years old.  Published in Harper's Weekly, New York, May 10, 1873 showing cover of train engineer.
    Second page shows train wreck and engraving of death walking away from the train tracks.
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