Poster from the Southern Pacific Company offering a $5,000 reward for information about the wrecking of the Streamliner "City of San Francisco" near Harney, Nevada.
August 15, 1939. · San Francisco:
by [Railroad].
Printed poster, on thin card stock. 30.5x41.5 cm (12x16"). Also includes a 6" x 10" flyer. Poster with vertical crease along which is an archival tape repair/reinforcement; flyer trimmed, slightly bowed, normal aging, laid down on cloth backing. On August 12, 1939, the City of San Francisco train derailed outside of Harney, Nevada, United States, killing 24 and injuring 121 passengers and crew. While other train wrecks were deadlier, this one was especially horriffic because was caused by sabotage of the tracks. Despite a manhunt, reward offers, including $5000 from the Southern Pacific, and years of investigation by the Southern Pacific Railroad, the case remains unsolved to this day. Accompanied by a handbill version of the poster. (Inventory #: 106700)