Back to photostream

Oswald Garside (photographer, Warrington) 22 Oct 1895, Gare de Montparnasse accident

Not many know the photographer of this famous image was Oswald Garside of Warrington, Lancashire. Oswald studied photography at Warrington Art School.

The Granville to Paris express careered through the buffers to land on the street thirty feet below. The only person killed was a lady selling newspapers on the street, killed by falling masonry. The current (2-2016) exhibition of local photographers at Warrington Museum & Art Gallery tells you Oswald's life story along with other prominent local photographers, including of all people Lewis Carroll of Alice in Wonderland fame.

7,110 views
88 faves
20 comments
Uploaded on February 3, 2016
Taken on February 3, 2016