Train Wreck, Enid, O.T. 1894

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Original, black and white photograph mounted on a cardstock-type mat picturing the famous Rock Island train wreck/sabotage where the trestle had been sawed to force the Rock Island to stop in South Enid. Handwriting in ink on back of mat, "Rock Island train wrecked at South Enid on the night of July 12, 1894. All trains now stop at Enid.'"

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Creator: Unknown. 1894.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: William Edson Photograph Collection and was provided by the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 209 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, a property of the Oklahoma Historical Society, tells the story of the largest land run in American history. Its archives house a varied collection of historical material—including numerous eyewitness pioneer accounts, oral histories, original manuscripts, books, and more than 20,000 original and reproduced photographs.

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Description

Original, black and white photograph mounted on a cardstock-type mat picturing the famous Rock Island train wreck/sabotage where the trestle had been sawed to force the Rock Island to stop in South Enid. Handwriting in ink on back of mat, "Rock Island train wrecked at South Enid on the night of July 12, 1894. All trains now stop at Enid.'"

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William Edson Photograph Collection

Photographs dating from 1889-1980. Locations in and around Enid, Oklahoma, are emphasized.

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  • 1894

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  • March 20, 2017, 2:22 p.m.

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  • Feb. 26, 2024, 11:22 a.m.

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Train Wreck, Enid, O.T. 1894, photograph, 1894; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc963070/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center.

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