Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing the mangled automobile involved in a horrific train-auto collision south of Denver, Colorado. According to the original caption, ten Kansas residents, including seven children, their parents and another adult, were killed when their automobile was struck by a Colorado & Southern Railway train. The caption states that bodies were scattered for a quarter-mile along the tracks. Separate original caption is held to the bottom of the photograph with one piece of tape. Measures approximately 8⅜ x 6½ inches. Shows tape on the corners and typical age, handling wear and newsroom/archive use as pictured. This came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper. Extremely dramatic railroad disaster image with significant fatality history.
