Rare historical lot of 5 original vintage photographic postcards documenting a railway accident involving a steam locomotive near Agryz, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, in April 1925.
One photograph bears a handwritten inscription on the reverse identifying the location and event: “Agryz, Tatar Republic, Train Wreck, April 1925.”
The photographs show a steam locomotive partially buried in earth, damaged railway tracks, extensive excavation work, railway wagons, and numerous workers participating in the recovery operation.
The images provide fascinating documentary evidence of early Soviet railway history, industrial labor, and emergency recovery operations.
Two photographs depict the same scene with different photographic exposures, one darker and one lighter.
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown.
Original period photographs, not modern reproductions.
Quantity: 5 photographs.
Date: April 1925.
Location: Agryz, Tatar Republic, USSR (present-day Tatarstan, Russia).
An unusual historical photographic collection for collectors of railway history, steam locomotives, train accidents, Soviet industrial history, and documentary photography.
The photographs shown are the actual items offered for sale.
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