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Photographer: Syd Whittle
Taken: October 21, 2010
Caption: Displayed in the Theodore Judah Wing - Roseville Carnegie Library Museum
Additional Description: Where were you on Saturday April 28, 1973?
On that day, a train loaded with artillery shells headed to Mare Island Naval Station exploded at the south end of the Roseville rail yard, destroying the town of Antelope.
The explosion was felt from downtown Sacramento to Auburn, and shells continued to explode for about 24 hours. Unexploded shells were found buried in the area through the 1980’s.
Though no one was killed, many were injured by flying glass as windows shattered in their homes. A piece of one of the exploded boxcars holds this sign. Behind you is one of the exploded shells.
Submitted: October 23, 2010, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p133389
File Size: 2.361 Megabytes

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