Derrick RELIANCE raising railroad car from Hudson River near Newburgh, NY, September 6, 1892
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSMerritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation
USA, Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.); USA, NY, Newburgh
1892-09-06
paper
7-1/2 x 9-3/8 in.
Gelatin silver print in photograph album 2008.28.1; Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation Collection; handwritten on album page "West Shore R.R. Locomotive Cranstons Sept 6th 1892/ raised by Derrick 'Reliance'"; raising railroad car from Hudson River near Newburgh, NY, after it plunged into the river; see related photographs 2008.28.1.102, 112-113, 119; see accession file for NY Times article about the accident, 2 people killed, several injured.
2008.28.1.113