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Railway Accident Paris
Railway accident, October 22, 1895, Montparnasse, Paris

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Photographer unknown. Railway accident, October 22, 1895, Montparnasse, Paris. Vintage collodion paper print. 14,3 x 10,5 cm. Annotated in pencil on the verso, hinge mounted in upper edge in mat.

On October 22, 1895, a train derailed at Paris’s Montparnasse station due to excessive speed, crashing through the station wall and falling onto the street below. While all passengers survived, a woman on the street was tragically killed. This photograph is notably rare. It shows a more distant perspective than commonly published images, and captures details such as the advertising column at right, which is not seen in most other views. – Some handling dents and bumps, otherwise in good condition.