Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing an aerial view of the Southern Pacific Argonaut passenger train derailment near Ontario, California. According to the original news caption, a broken rail caused several cars of the New Orleans-bound train to leave the tracks about four miles east of Ontario, injuring 36 people. The dramatic overhead photograph was taken from a helicopter. Measures approximately 6½" × 9¼" overall. This original photograph came from a newspaper archive from a newspaper near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Please see photos.
