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1962 Vintage Wire Press Photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS.Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.Train wreck.Three Pennsylvania Railroad passenger cars sit in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg after a passenger excursion train derailed, plunging the three cars into the river last Saturday. At least 19 passengers were killed and over 100 injured. The train was en route from Harrisburg to Philadelphia for the Phillies-Pittsburgh Pirates night baseball game."Phillies Special" train wreck (also known as the baseball special train wreck), which occurred on Saturday, July 28, 1962, in Steelton, Pennsylvania, just a few miles southeast of Harrisburg. The disaster remains one of the worst sports-related transit tragedies in American history.
Photo is Dated: July 31, 1962.
THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR SCANS.
Photo Measures Approximately: 10 x 8 Inches.
THERE ARE FEW MINOR CREASE MARKINGS.Part Number: AAA73891
ALL items are more than likely going to have condition wear (small creases, corner wear, etc...) due to age and touching. These photos were meant to be handled and were by the newspapers and other media outlets before we purchased them.
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