Worst railroad tragedy since the '80s

A train wreck near Miles City, Montana, in which 47 passengers died.

Publication date: 1939-01-01

Size: 17.7 x 19.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Custer Creek (Prairie County, Mont.)

Temporal: 1938-06-19

Subject(s):

• Railroad accidents--Montana--Custer Creek (Prairie County)--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (January 1, 1939), p. 4

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press