Up for auction is this PRESS PHOTO of a TROOP TRAIN FIRE in
GREENWOOD, INDIANA dated February 9, 1946 and the
newspaper photo and article to match it. The Photo is Black and
White and measures 8 1/2 inches by 10 inches and shows
firefighters at work putting out a train fire. The newspaper photo
is glued to the back of the photo with a caption that describes the
photo. It states that it is the ruins of a railroad station in
Greenwood, IN after an empty troop train struck open switch, left
rails and plunged into the station. 3 were injured in this freak
accident. The train had just delivered troops to Camp Atterbury.
The newspaper photo is dated stamped February 9, 1946 and
"Mirror". The photo displays editor marks and lines and artist touch
ups. It has some spotting on the front and back but the subject
matter is quite clear. The right edge was cut at an angle. The
newspaper photo has yellowed with age and is uneven on the left
edge.
on ebay 03/2014