Pennsylvania Bradford Narrow Gauge Train Wreck Oil Fire Large 1884 Antique Print

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Seller: xajagirl ✉️ (3,140) 100%, Location: Lake Villa, Illinois, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 176305777324 Pennsylvania Bradford Narrow Gauge Train Wreck Oil Fire Large 1884 Antique Print.

Huge original antique print from an 1880s illustrated journal.  It depicts a very dramatic scene as a barrow-gauge passenger railroad train fights its way through an oil spill and lights it on fire. It was the Bradford, Bordell & Kinzua (BB&K) in Smethport near Bradford Pennsylvania. Many people were killed. 

It started when a 250-barrel tank leased by the Anchor Oil Company leaked and ran down a hill upon and along the railroad track. It was night and the oil was concealed by the snow. The engineer came so suddenly upon the oil, if indeed he noticed it in quantities to excite alarm, that he could not stop. The gas immediately caught from the fire in the boiler and the flames spread along the oily pathway with the rapidity of lightning, so that the train ran through a fiery pathway for several hundred feet, splashing the burning oil upon the cars.

The print is very large (folio size), measuring approximately 11 x 16 inches (28 x 40.5 cm). The picture fills most of the page, with a caption below.

The page is in excellent condition for its age. There is unrelated text/photos on the back of the print. See scan for an accurate view of the condition.

This print will come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
 

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  • Type: Print
  • Subject: Transportation
  • Style: Realism
  • Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
  • Print Type: Engraving
  • Original/Reproduction: Original Print
  • Date of Creation: 1800-1899
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Year of Production: 1880s

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