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Custer Creek train wreck...
Custer Creek train wreck...
Item # 572118
June 20, 1938
THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 20, 1938
* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck
* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"
* Miles City, Montana
This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Creek Defies Hunt for Wreck Dead" with subheads and large photo of the disaster area (see photos). Also list of the dead and injured. Large photo on the back page as well.
Tells of the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian," on Custer Creek near Miles City, Montana. Nice issue for display.
Other news of the day throughout including period advertisements. This rag edition has minor staining, but is otherwise in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century