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Description: photography of the rail accident in Münchenstein, Switzerland. On June 14, 1891 a railway collapsed under a heavy train with more than 500 passengers. More than 70 persons were killed.
Title: Birs 1891 c
Credit: book Bericht über die Mönchensteiner Brücken-Katastrophe, Zürcher & Furrer, Zürich 1891
Author: Wilhelm Ritter (1847–1906) and Ludwig Tetmajer (1850–1905)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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