Little Missouri River Bridge Collapse

Bridge collapse on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway across the Little Missouri River; circa 1900.

Damaged steel truss bridge with collapsed section and train in debris between near stone support

Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age (1875 - 1900)

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