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Car-Train Collision

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
March 2, 1971
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107616188
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
John Sylvester McMahon of Lethbridge received minor undetermined injuries when his car was in collision with a CP Rail freight train at the crossing on Highway 4, two miles east of the Green Acres Drive-in Theatre. The mishaps occurred about 9:30 a.m. The car, a late model station, apparently colli…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
March 2, 1971
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
John Sylvester McMahon of Lethbridge received minor undetermined injuries when his car was in collision with a CP Rail freight train at the crossing on Highway 4, two miles east of the Green Acres Drive-in Theatre. The mishaps occurred about 9:30 a.m. The car, a late model station, apparently collided with the front unit of the train. Damage to the car was estimated at $2,000; damage to the train at $50. Mr. Mahon was the manager of Service Master, a carpet and upholstery cleaning company in the city.
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