Wreck involving a Strickland Transportation Company trailer truck

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20036605

Description

Strickland Transportation Company truck driver, G. E. Burton, escaped with minor injury as the trailer truck overturned at the 1600 block Hemphill, while avoiding a collision with another automobile. The overturned truck blocked the 56-foot street, causing detours that lasted for more than two hours. The photograph shows the truck in the center of a tri-section. Sixteen people stand on the nearest corner with their backs to the camera, looking at the truck. Several people on the far side look on as well. The cars are back-up on the street leading to the accident. Four wreckers were used to move the 22,000-pound vehicle. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, July 17, 1946.

Archival Date

1946-07-16

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-441

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Burton, G. E.; Traffic accidents; Traffic congestion; Wreckers (Vehicles); Spectators; Automobiles; Trucks; Strickland Transportation Company