A collision between a passenger train and a snow plow in De Kalb Junction

People posing on top of a passenger train that collided with a snow plow between De Kalb Junction and Canton. February 23, 1912. Town of De Kalb, NY. Photo taken by Myrtle Penny Rice, donated by Naomi Rice.

Where: De Kalb
When: 1910-1920
Work: Emergency Services, Transportation
Photographer: Myrtle Penny Rice
Institution: Town of De Kalb Historian's Office
Donor: Naomi Rice
Tags: blizzard, disaster, winter

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