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Accident to the Boston Express

This image from the March 23, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly depicts a train derailment on the Boston Express near Springfield, Massachusetts.

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ACCIDENT TO THE BOSTON EXPRESS, NEAR SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.—From a Sketch by Horatio King.—[See Page 229.]

About this Document

  • Source: Harper's Weekly
  • Citation: page 236
  • Date: March 23, 1872