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| Title | Carl Ben Eielson funeral procession, Hatton, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1930-03-26 |
| Description | There are three automobiles visible, and a funeral procession of military personal, the front two are carrying flags. |
| General Subject | Military
Social Life & Customs
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Funeral processions
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Automobiles
Flags
Military parades & ceremonies
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| Personal Name | Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929
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| Location | Hatton (N.D.)
Traill County (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1930-1939
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| Item Number | 2070.353.1 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 7 x 12 cm. |
| Publisher of Original | Fargo Film Finishing Co. (Fargo, N.D.)
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| Place of Publication | Fargo (N.D.)
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| Transcription | "Eilson funeral"--Handwritten on back of photograph.
"Fargo Film Finishing Co.--Stamped on back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | Carl Benjamin Eielson was born at Hatton, N.D. in 1897 where he grew up. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 and received training in flying. After being mustered out in 1919 he returned to Hatton and was employed at a local mercantile store. While there he organized the Hatton Aero Club and was involved in stunt and passenger flying in North Dakota and Minnesota. After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1921 he entered Georgetown University pursuing a law degree. In fall 1922 he went to Fairbanks, Alaska as principal of the high school. He continued his flying in Alaska by purchasing a Curtis Airplane. In 1924 he received a contract from the government to fly mail between Fairbanks and McGrath, Alaska. Several years later he would join with Hubert Wilkins and in April 1928 at Point Barrow, Alaska they began their successful, historic flight over the Arctic Ocean to Spitzbergen, Norway. After a homecoming celebration at Hatton on July 21, 1928 Eielson joined Wilkins on another historic flight over Antarctica. Ben Eielson returned to Alaska and in December 1929 he and his mechanic Earl Borland lost their lives attempting to rescue crew and cargo of a ship frozen in the ice off the coast of Siberia, Soviet Union. Their bodies were found in Siberia and Eielson's remains were transported to Hatton, N.D. and buried March 26, 1930. |
| Repository Institution | Cass County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Cass County Historical Society Photography Collection 2070 (Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo)
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| Credit Line | Cass County Historical Society, Bonanzaville, West Fargo (2070.353.1) |
| Ordering Information | http://www.bonanzaville.org/main.php
(701) 282-2822
Cass County Historical Society
1351 West Main Ave.
West Fargo, ND 58078 |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2008-2009, NAR08-RC-10021-08 |
| Digital ID | dm20703531 |
