This is a detail of the previous image. This view of a wreck on the Western Maryland was taken from one of W. R. Hicks negatives. The wreck involved two trains, Train No.601 a work extra headed East with Engine No. 601 and Train No. 301 a local freight being pulled by Engine No. 313. They collided 3/4 of a mile West of Westminster on July 13, 1912. In this view you can see a group of people tending to the injured man. A lady wearing a bonnet is seated at his head while another woman fans him with a straw hat, the gentleman is laying on what appears to be a mattress. This is probably a photo of a postcard view.
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