• Railroad underpass known as the "Death Trap" circa 1910
Railroad underpass known as the "Death Trap" circa 1910
Railroad underpass known as the "Death Trap" circa 1910

Railroad underpass known as the "Death Trap" circa 1910

"Death Trap" railroad underpass Palisado Ave.
Print, Photographic



1895 – 1915 (Earliest/Latest dates)
Black and white photo print of the "Death Trap" underpass beneath the Broad St./Palisado Avenue/Rte 159 railroad crossing before it was reconstructed in 1916. The view shows a trolley car and an automobile which have collided. Man with bicycle and another man with top had and white moustache are on the sidewalk beside the accident. Circa 1910.

This print was likely originally made from a glass plate negative. Multiple print copies in the WHS collection.
1954.003.005