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[Train] Wreck of the Don Milo

Description: Photograph of the train wreck of Don Milo. The wooden bridge is broken and at the top left is the freight train. In the right corner is debris of the partially-collapsed bridge. Men in dark suits are on top of the bridge, by the debris, and along the hillside. Accompanying information lists the broken bridge as the Lavaca River Bridge on the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
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Partner: Friench Simpson Memorial Library

Wreck of the Don Milo

Description: Photograph of the Lavaca River Bridge after the wreck of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass "Don Milo" freight train. There are pieces of the wreck still in the water, and there are men on what is left of the bridge, on the bank, and in the water. A train engine is on the tracks just before the bridge. There are cows in the background. According to the accompanying article, the wreck happened on Saturday, January 5, 1890 at 5:30 P.M. after heavy rainfall, and three people were killed. On the back… more
Date: January 15, 1890
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Trip to Mexico

Description: Photograph of men standing and sitting near train tracks. In the foreground are a group of benches underneath a tree. In the background are homes and stone buildings behind a wooden fence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Fey and Braunig
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Electric Railway.

Description: Patent for an electric railway that has the electric conductor on or under the ground, in a tube. The tube gets electricity to the trains via contact-pieces embedded in the tube, and it collapses whenever the train wheels go over it. The tube and conductor are kept safe in a u-shaped hanger underground.
Date: January 12, 1897
Creator: Lomb, George W. C.
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Oil-Burning Equipment for Locomotives.

Description: Patent for improved oil burning equipment for locomotives including illustrations and specifications. Improvements are made in the construction of the fire box for full use of the oil fuel.
Date: July 13, 1915
Creator: Gilman, Benoist P.
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