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VT, BELLOWS FALLS - Rutland Railroad wreck March 14, 1920 - RPPC - 500443

VT, BELLOWS FALLS - Rutland Railroad wreck March 14, 1920 - RPPC - 500443

$34.99

VERMONT  postcard

  • a unique Real Photo Postcard mailed March 1920 (the 29th, I believe)
  • shows the train wreck & derailed train cars in a crumpled mess.  The disaster occurred March 14, 1920 according to this Real Photo postcard.  It shows the rail road train cars on their sides with their cargo strewn about.
  • The person who took the photo  of the accident couldn't spell correctly - so it was probably taken by an amateur photographer.  Wreck was spelled WRCK & Railroad spelled RAILROND.  

  • FYI - per Wikipedia - under Rail accidents for 1920.........March 14 – United States – Bellows Falls, Vermont[2] The crew of a southbound freight incorrectly reads the train order, confusing "Bartonsville" for "Bellows Falls". Instead of waiting at Bartonsville, they instead proceed south, and collide with a northbound passenger train at Williams River. At least six people are killed.[3]  

Please note that the majority of the cards are over 50 years old and as such, are sold AS IS. Tears will be noted but it would be too timely to note each fault on every card. If condition is important to you - contact us with our number in the title & what it is that you would like to know or what it is that you would like pictured more closely.

  • Because of the age of the cards - they are noted as being USED - no matter if they are written on or not.

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